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The publishers of the Portland Tribune and the Forest Grove News-Times honor the distinguished university professor of education for his lifelong service to students and teachers at ½ðɳÓéÀÖ and in the larger community.

Several ½ðɳÓéÀÖ University faculty members have earned indefinite tenure and/or promotions in rank. Recommendations for rank promotions and tenure status come from college and department personnel committees, then are reviewed and recommended by the University Personnel Committee, the provost and the president of the university.

A passion for dental care and serving his community has led School of Dental Hygiene Studies professor Wilber Ramirez-Rodriguez '10 to national service appointments with both the American Dental Therapy Association and the Hispanic Dental Association.

Professor Nancy Neudauer will be connecting women in mathematics while researching matroid theory as part of a 2023-2024 Fulbright Global Scholar Award. The project supports her dream of bringing matroids to a wider audience in collaboration with researchers in South Africa and New Zealand.

½ðɳÓéÀÖ ranks No. 1 among all private colleges in the ½ðɳÓéÀÖ Northwest in research and development and is among the top institutions on the West Coast.

The university's Master of Social Work and Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology programs will split a two-year, $1.8 million grant from the Oregon Health Authority aimed to increase the capacity and diversity in the state's mental health workforce.

The grant from the U.S. Department of Education will fund a project to create a toolkit to help elementary school teachers use digital tools in math instruction.

Marketa Marvanova receives the Women's Spotlight Award from the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, honoring longtime advocacy for senior care pharmacy.

The National Science Foundation award will provide mini-grants for research opportunities over the next five years through the Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics.

The interim dean of ½ðɳÓéÀÖ's College of Education is the co-author of a report advocating for changes to the Education & Secondary Education Act and will be part of a joint briefing on the report on Capitol Hill on September 27.

The National Endowment for the Humanities grant provides funding for professor Lorely French to continue her work transcribing notebooks by Roma artist, activist and Holocaust survivor Ceija Stojka.

The five-year sub-award, earned in conjunction with Oregon Health & Science University, will provide undergraduate teaching opportunities to a diverse group of post-doctoral scholars.