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Sara Goodrum with Quinton McCracken of the Milwaukee Brewers during spring training
Sara Goodrum Breaks Through With Milwaukee Brewers
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY - On January 29, the Brewers announced they were naming Sara Goodrum their new minor league hitting coordinator, making her what is believed to be the first-ever woman to hold that title for a major league franchise.
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Duck Tale: Hitting Home Runs, in Industry
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY - By James “Jim” Livesay, BS ’53 (physical education), owner of Lake Oswego-based PSI Conveying Groups, as told to Matt Cooper of Oregon Quarterly
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Undergraduate students begin summer research fellowships
The 14 fellowship recipients are pursuing projects in a range of disciplines, from conducting a study of the experiences and health of transgender people of color during COVID-19 to research that seeks to increase the accessibility of hydrogen fuel usage to an investigation of the effect of video-coaching interventions for early childhood caregivers.
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I3 seed funding program awards grants to four research teams
Four interdisciplinary teams have been awarded seed funding through the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation to pursue interdisciplinary research projects. The Incubating Interdisciplinary Initiatives awards, known as I3 awards, will provide up to $50,000.
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New study probes the effects of opioid use during pregnancy
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY - A new UO study is examining the effects of opioids on an understudied population: developing infants. Human physiology associate professor Adrianne Huxtable is focusing her newest research project on the effects of opioids during pregnancy on essential breathing circuits.