January 2022 | University of Portland

News - January 2022

Nicole Ralston

Nicole Ralston and Tim Doughty awarded a 4-year grant from the Kern Family Foundation

Awards and Rankings

Engineering

Education

January 31, 2022

Nicole Ralston, College of Education; Tim Doughty, School of Engineering; and Heather Dillon at the University of Washington Tacoma, were awarded a four-year grant from the Kern Family Foundation related to the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN network) which is a community of more than 3,000 engineering faculty and staff across North America who aim to graduate engineers with an entrepreneurial mindset (EM).

Andra Davis

School of Nursing & Health Innovation’s Andra Davis to Lead Development of a Regional Center of Excellence in Palliative Care Education

Awards and Rankings

Nursing

January 31, 2022

Andra Davis, PhD will lead development of a Regional Model of Excellence in Palliative Care Education focused on schools in Idaho, Oregon, Utah, and Washington. Funded through Cambia Health Foundation, the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) at the City of Hope, received a three-year grant which began in August 2021, totaling $420,000, to advance its work strengthening the nursing workforce in the care of patients and families living with serious illness.

Painted wall

What You've Been Making

Portland Magazine

January 28, 2022

We asked you what you've been making during the pandemic and you didn't disappoint. Check out some of the inspiring things UP faculty, staff, professors, students, and alumni have created over the last two years.

Updated Guidance on Quarantine + Isolation

Pilots Prevent

January 25, 2022

When it comes to protocols for quarantine and isolation, UP follows CDC and Multnomah County Health Authority guidance. But since residential college campuses offer more close contact between people, they’re also a higher-risk setting. That’s why UP also follows guidance from the American College Health Association in determining its quarantine and isolation protocols.

FAQ’s Regarding COVID-19 Boosters

Pilots Prevent

January 25, 2022

Have questions about complying with University of Portland’s booster requirement? We have answers. Check out our list of frequently asked questions.

It’s Time to Take Self-Care Seriously

Pilots Prevent

January 25, 2022

It’s easy to dismiss healthy habits as something we “should” do but don’t “have” to do. So, we put them off. We’ll eat more healthfully tomorrow, start that exercise routine next week, catch up on our sleep later when there’s not so much to do.

Troublesome Omicron Variant Demands Our Constant Attention

Pilots Prevent

January 11, 2022

The number of positive tests, hospitalizations, and rapid-spread infections bear it out: the Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a game-changer in the ongoing battle against the pandemic. Though viewed as less dangerous overall than the earlier Delta variant, Omicron brings with it a higher level of challenges.

UP’S new campus minister for liturgical music Hector Mendoza

Beauty, Holiness, Connection

Portland Magazine

January 1, 2022

Hector Mendoza, UP’s new campus minister for liturgical music, started his musical journey when he was only a child. By the age of seven, he was already performing percussion in the Venezuelan ensemble “El Sistema.”

Border wall leading into the ocean.

The Line

Portland Magazine

January 1, 2022

University of Portland professor, Blair Woodard, shares observations of the art and resilience along the US–Mexico border, also known as La Línea.

Tips for Upgrading and Rotating your Masks

January 1, 2022

Research proves that wearing a mask is one of the best defenses against contracting or spreading the COVID-19 virus. And since the Omicron variant is highly transmissible, it’s more important than ever to mask up in indoor public spaces or crowded outdoor spaces, even if you’re vaccinated and boosted. But the type of mask you wear, how you wear it, and how you take care of it are all important factors too.

Jordy Wolfand

Jordy Wolfand was awarded an National Science Foundation sub-award grant

Engineering

Awards and Rankings

January 1, 2022

Jordy Wolfand, Professor in Civil Engineering in the Shiley School of Engineering, in partnership with Portland State University and Utah State University, was awarded a National Science Foundation sub-award grant to focus on the Microplastic Cycle Across the Columbia River Basin to the Ocean.

Forrest

College of Arts & Sciences, Department of Biology, won a Faculty Start-Up Grant

Awards and Rankings

College of Arts and Sciences

January 1, 2022

In summer 2021, the Department of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences won a $36,000 Faculty Start-Up Grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust. This is the sixth Murdock Trust Faculty Start-Up grant won by the College of Arts and Sciences since 2017.