coe-staff: The Weekly Vol 2 #27

[Randy Kamphaus]

Dear Faculty and Staff,

We have experienced an important confluence of information this week. Our university launched a new academic freedom<https://provost.uoregon.edu/academic-freedom> website and Emerson Sykes<https://around.uoregon.edu/content/aclu-attorney-discuss-black-student-activism-and-free-speech> provided his thoughtful and insightful colloquium on "The Case for Free Speech and Racial Justice: Supporting Black Activism on Campus." Thanks to Dianna, I had the pleasure of attending a small group meeting with Emerson Sykes yesterday. The clarity of his thinking and his depth of knowledge about free speech, constitutional law, and racial justice are astounding. Dianna will announce the availability of his recording as soon as it is available. And the new UO website is not without merit. The support of UO leadership for academic freedom serves as an important value statement for our publics and the compendium of related policies and resources for supporting our work is most useful.

Wishing everyone a good week,

Randy

Updates and Upcoming:


  *   New EPoL Website: The new Education Policy and Leadership (EPoL)<https://education.uoregon.edu/epol> Master's of Science Program is now featured on our website. The program combines methodological training, theoretical grounding, and practical expertise in US education policy, evidence-based decision-making, organizational leadership, and policy-making processes. If desired, EPoL students can add on an optional specialization in data science. This is the only program in the state focused on education policy and one of only a couple in the region. Information sessions are being held for prospective students in the next few months. Congratulations to Ilana Umansky, Juls Davis, and Emily Barker on their hard work making the programs web presence come to life.


  *   Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series: You are invited to a colloquium "Parent-based Prevention: Making the MOST of Diverse Applications"<https://conta.cc/3pITpgR>  by Dr. Jennifer Doty, Assistant Professor of Youth Development and Prevention Science, University of Florida, on Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 from 9:00 a.m.-10:00 a.m. in HEDCO Education Building, Room 220. Please RSVP<https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_55xlUFP5hNc8Mdg> if you plan to attend.


  *   AEC Accessibility Ally Training: The Accessible Education Center (AEC) is hosting a live workshop for their "Accessibility Ally" training. Interested individuals can sign up for the two part series here. <https://oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bCPWzIocki42HD8>

Accolades:

  *   Several faculty affiliated with the Prevention Science Institute have received grants over the past few months, including:


  *   Wendy Hadley

        *   Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia as a Predictor of Substance Use among Early Adolescents
        *   Funded by: Rhode Island Hospital (NIDA)
        *   Project period: 09/01/2021-06/30/2026
     *   PI Camille Cioffi; Co-I Leslie Leve
        *   Project Nature Expansion Study
        *   Funded by: Oregon Health & Science University (NIDA)
        *   Project period: 09/24/2021-08/31/2026
     *   MPIs Leslie Leve, Dave DeGarmo, and Bill Cresko; with Co-Is Liz Budd, Anne Marie Mauricio, Jorge Ramirez Garcia, and Hannah Tavalire
        *   Optimizing SARS-CoV-2 Testing and Promotores Interventions to Serve Latinx Communities (RADx-UP Phase II)
        *   Funded by: NIDA
        *   Project Period: 09/01/2021-08/31/2023
     *   Nichole Kelly
        *   Understanding the Nuanced Relationship between Children's Executive Functioning and Health Behaviors Across Life Stages and Ecological Contexts
        *   Funded by: ECHO Opportunities Infrastructure Fund (NIH)
        *   Project Period: 09/01/2021-08/31/2023
     *   Atika Khurana
        *   Determined to Succeed: Maturation, Motivation and Gender Gaps in Educational Achievement
        *   Funded by: Research Council of Norway
        *   Project Period: 09/15/2021-09/15/2023
     *   Stephanie De Anda
        *   Word Recognition in Dual Language Learners: The Mechanisms Underlying Listening and Reading in Two Languages
        *   Funded by: University of Iowa (NICHD)
        *   Project Period: 2020-2022
Congratulations to Wendy, Camille, Leslie, Dave, Liz, Anne Marie, Jorge, Hannah, Nicole, Atika, and Stephanie!


  *   David Liebowitz was awarded funding from the American Institutes for Research as part of a project from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to improve school performance and post-high school outcomes for low-income Black and Latino students. Congratulations, David.


  *   Thank you to those of you who attended Dr. Fergus-Arcia's scheduled colloquia and discussion sections this past Friday, October 22nd. It was a well-received session. We were able to record the session, however, it will not be posted publicly. If you or your students were unable to attend the session and would like to view the recording, please contact Lisa Fortin at lfortin at uoregon.edu<mailto:lfortin at uoregon.edu> for access to the recorded link.

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