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Date	Title
23 Nov 2009	Sherril Gelmon presents at American Public Health Association meeting Sherril Gelmon, Public Administration faculty, made four presentations at the recent annual meeting of the American Public Health Association in Philadelphia. She presented "Practical Applications to Integrate Public Health in Undergraduate Liberal Education" (co-authors Shawn Smallman, Carlos Crespo and Jeff Gerwing); "Recognizing and Rewarding Community Engaged Scholarship in Public Health" and "Faculty for the Engaged Campus" with colleagues from Community-Campus Partnerships for Health; and "Building Public Health Nursing Capacity through Partnerships with Philanthropy" with colleagues from Northwest Health Foundation.
16 Nov 2009	Sheila Martin speaks on the future of libraries Sheila Martin, Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, presented a guest speech on the implications of changing demographics and economic trends for the design and delivery of future library services at the Multnomah County Library Advisory Board Library Future Committee in Portland, Oct. 6.
16 Nov 2009	‘The Cosmopolitan Neighborhood,' Nov. 19 "The Cosmopolitan Neighborhood: Political Theological Models for Living in an Open World," a free lecture, is Nov. 19, 6:30 p.m., 296 Smith Union.
10 Nov 2009	Drew Hubel selected to ESPN academic all-district first team Portland State University Quaterback Drew Hubel named to the ESPN Academic All District 8 team for Division I
09 Nov 2009	Hillary Jenks speaks at conference on diversity in suburbs Hillary Jenks, University Honors faculty, presented the paper "‘Seasoned Long Enough in Concentration': Postwar African and Japanese American Suburbanization in Los Angeles" at a conference, The Diverse Suburb: History, Politics, and Prospects, at Hofstra University, Long Island, N.Y., Oct. 22.
09 Nov 2009	Jennifer Dill speaks at conference on women and transportation Jennifer Dill, Urban Studies faculty, presented an invited talk, "From Spokes to Sprockettes: A History of Women and the Bicycle," at the Fourth International Conference on Women's Issues in Transportation in Irvine, Calif., Oct. 27.
02 Nov 2009	Emily Salisbury and Kris Henning author paper in Child Maltreatment Emily Salisbury and Kris Henning, Criminology and Criminal Justice faculty, co-authored "Fathering by Partner-Abusive Men: Attitudes on Children's Exposure to Interparental Conflict and Risk Factors for Child Abuse," published in Child Maltreatment, Issue 14, No. 3, 2009.
02 Nov 2009	Kris Henning authors article in Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma Kris Henning, Criminology and Criminal Justice faculty, and recent graduate student Rochelle Martinsonn co-authored "Gender Differences in Risk Factors for Intimate Partner Violence Recidivism," published in the Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, & Trauma, Issue 18, No. 6, 2009.
02 Nov 2009	Masami Nishishiba appears on panel at language curriculum conference Masami Nishishiba, Public Administration faculty, presented "University-Wide Learning Goals, Unit-Planning and Course Implementation" at the Fourth Culture and Language Across the Curriculum Conference as a panelist for the ACE Plenary Panel on Support for Internationalization and Language Study in Berea, Ohio, Oct. 16.
02 Nov 2009	Richard Lycan and Charles Rynerson present paper on community planning Richard Lycan and Charles Rynerson, Population Research Center, presented a paper, "Using Tax-lot Data to Coordinate School and Community Planning," at the Urban and Regional Information Systems Annual Meeting in Anaheim, Calif., Oct. 1.
02 Nov 2009	Steve Johnson speaks on community organizing Steve Johnson, Urban Studies and Planning adjunct faculty, gave a presentation on community organizing at the Oregon Bus Project's Politicorps Summer Camp, July 9.
02 Nov 2009	Jennifer Dill speaks on alternative transportation finance Jennifer Dill, Urban Studies faculty, gave an invited talk, "Attitudes Toward Alternative (Including ‘Green') Methods of Transportation Finance: What Do Voters Think?" at University of California - Los Angeles Lake Arrowhead Symposium, Oct. 18-20.
02 Nov 2009	Milton López Norori to speak on elders in Nicaragua, Nov. 9 Milton López Norori will present "Health and Quality of Life of Elders in Nicaragua" on Nov. 9 from noon to 1 p.m. in 228 Smith Union.