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ReadUP Event: Cheryl Strayed Lecture and Book Signing (Mar. 13)

March 3, 2025

As part of UP’s Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series, Portland-based author Cheryl Strayed will visit campus on March 13 to discuss her book “Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail,” which is this year’s ReadUP book selection. (Read More)

Filed Under: 2025-03-03, Events, Issues Tagged With: Read UP, Schoenfeldt Distinguished Writers Series

Join Outdoor Pursuits and Garaventa Center for a Walk In The Park: Hoyt Arboretum (Feb. 22)

February 3, 2025

UP staff, faculty, and students are invited to join the Garaventa Center and Outdoor Pursuits for a walk in Washington Park’s Hoyt Arboretum! This hike will explore themes in ReadUP’s visiting author, Cheryl Strayed’s book, Wild, as we hike around the arboretum and enjoy some of the wonderful nature that Portland has to offer. (Read More).

Filed Under: 2025-02-03, 2025-02-17, Events, Issues Tagged With: Garaventa Center, Outdoor Pursuits, Read UP

Read UP Discussion Group: Jan. 31

January 27, 2017

The first community discussion of All the Light We Cannot See will happen on Tuesday, January 31, at noon in the Library Conference Room. Fr. Charlie Gordon, C.S.C., will facilitate the conversation which will focus on the first third of this great big book. Light refreshments will be served; participants are encouraged to bring their lunch if […]

Filed Under: 01-23-2017, 01-30-2017, Academics, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Read UP, Rev. Charlie Gordon C.S.C.

Third Annual ReadUP Books Available Now

November 18, 2016

For those who pre-ordered copies of All The Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, copies are now available. To pick up your copy, please go to the main circulation desk in the Clark Library anytime between 7:30 a.m.- 10 p.m. More information regarding upcoming book discussions and other highlights can be found at up.edu/readup.

Filed Under: 11-21-2016, Academics, Library Tagged With: Clark Library, Read UP

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Susan Mcdaniel and Nicole Hanig, Music, will be performing on the concert series “Chatter PDX” on June 1 at 10:30 a.m. at the Pacific Center with Hilary Oseas, viola and James Shields, clarinet, both of the Oregon Symphony. There will also be spoken word from former professional football player and writer, Marcus Lattimore, in the hour-long concert. Tickets and information at ChatterPDX.

Maureen Briare, Nursing & Health Innovations, published Fountain of Life Mass Setting, with a special dedication to the priests and brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross at the University of Portland. GIA Publications. Released April, 2025 

Mohammadhadi Hajilou, Engineering, presented “Effect of fuel size, ignition energy, and wind speed on smoldering to flaming transition of Douglas fir lumber.” Co-presenters: R. Spring, N. Bolden, A. Henry, T. Rowley, A. Burton. 14th US Combustion Meeting, Boston, MA. March 16-19, 2025. Hajilou also published “Fire Whirl Emissions and Burning Rates for Crude Oil Slicks of Varying Thickness.” Co-authors: J. Dowling, W. Cui, M. Gollner. Fuel, 393 138482 (2025).

Kiya Riverman, Environmental Science, was awarded a grant for $489,935.00 on behalf of the U.S. Department of Defense, for her research “Impacts of spatial-temporal precipitation, snowpack properties, and snowmelt variability on alpine landscapes and runoff.” February 15, 2025.

Christina Astorga, Theology, served as a Member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of Moral Theology. February 26 – July 7, 2019. Astorga also served as the Head of the Local Arrangement Committee for the Catholic Theological Society of America. June 13, 2024 – June 15, 2025

Mohammad Arbabian, Business, published “Optimal Inventory Management Policies When Supply Is Bundled.” 9th North American Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management, Washington D.C. June, 2024. Arbabian also published “Evaluating the Role of 3D Printing in Decentralized Supply Chains: A Stackelberg Framework for Optimal Manufacturing Decisions.” 15th International Conference on Industrial Engineering and Operations Management. February, 2025.

Aziz Inan, Engineering, has been credited for his research on palindrome dates in multiple news outlets including: USA Today, NDTV, NBC New York, News9live, Courier Journal, 13newsnow.com, Ozarksfirst.com, Inquirer.net, Austin American-Statesman, and The News of Israel.

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