Our thoughts are with our Āé¶¹Ö±²„ Ohana which is coping with devastating wildfires on the islands of Maui and Hawaiāi and the effects of high winds from Hurricane Dora.
Students participated in a tri-county data collection effort that aims to identify "hot zones" and support vulnerable communities who are especially at risk from extreme temperatures.
PacificĀ Health Sciences AssociateĀ Professor Angela Lee has been awarded the NIH National Library of Medicineās Collection Equity Award. The $1,500 grant will be used to purchase interactive multimedia diversity training programsĀ or to fund diversity training programs with a goal ofĀ advancingĀ key university-wide DEI initiatives.
Andy Saultz, PhD, interim dean of the College of Education, has received a $50,000 research grant award from the Spencer Foundation for the project āInnovations in Measuring, Analyzing, and Discussing Race and Racial Inequality in Education Research and Journalism.āĀ Pacific will collaborate with the Northwest Evaluation Association on the project.
Āé¶¹Ö±²„ās Oregon Healthcare Workforce Institute (OHWI) has been awardedĀ a $12,000 grant from Worksystems, Inc. The grant will go towardĀ an upcoming four-day healthcare career exploration program, which targets underserved high school sophomores and juniors from Hillsboro High School.
National honor society names Pacific among 208 "Transfer Friendly" universities in the country in recognition of its pathways to support community college transfer students seeking bachelor's degrees.
Engineering physics major and astrophysics minor join a robust Physics & Engineering Department that offers hands-on experience. The new major and minor open to students in Fall 2023.
The Pacific MFA in Writing is thrilled to toast faculty writer Chris Abani on theĀ selection of his collection Smoking the Bible as the 2023 UNT Rilke Poetry Prize winner, whichĀ recognizes a book written by a mid-career poetĀ that demonstrates exceptional artistry and vision.
MFA faculty Chris AbaniĀ is among the finalists for the 2024 Neustadt International Prize for Literature.Ā This prestigious prize recognizes significant contributions to world literature and has a history as a lead-up to the Nobel Prize in Literature.