News and Events
- NEWS
Data Processors
In a cross-school collaboration, Professors Greta Binford and Liza Finkel prepare middle and high school teachers to weave real-world data science into their environmental curricula.
Q&A with Tracy Burkhard, Assistant Professor of Biology
Tracy Burkhard’s research areas include ecology and animal behavior.
Lady Beetles: Understanding the Beneficial Predators Among Us
Assistant Professor of Biology Heidi Liere and her students take a closer look at Portland’s lady beetle species to understand how these beneficial predators preserve biodiversity and respond to a changing climate.
Decoding Cellular ‘Shape-Shifters’
Biologist Sharon Torigoe and her students investigate the mechanisms that determine a cell’s fate.
2024 Project Descriptions for Rogers Program
Summer science research
Swanson Promise Award Lecture by Margaret Metz
Lynwood W. Swanson Promise for Scientific Research Award Lecture by Margaret Metz
Understanding the Neurological Mechanisms Behind Parkinson’s Disease
Associate Professor of Biology Tamily Weissman’s research, supported by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), could shed light on new treatment pathways for Parkinson’s and other neurological disorders.
Students Take a Deep Dive Into Software Development
Peter Drake, associate professor of computer science, teaches a 400-level capstone course that enables students to address real-world problems through software development.
Hayes Elected New Chair of L&C’s Board of Trustees
Paula Hayes BS ’92, Lewis & Clark’s new board chair, is an entrepreneurial cosmetics chemist and founder and CEO of Hue Noir.
Sri Lankan Olympic Swimmer Competes for Lewis & Clark
Aniqah Gaffoor BA ’26, who represented her home country of Sri Lanka in the Tokyo Olympics, now competes on the L&C swim team. She’s also setting her sights on the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
- EVENTS
Past Events
Lynwood W. Swanson Promise for Scientific Research Award Lecture by Margaret Metz
All are invited to this public lecture in which Dr. Margaret Metz will discuss her forest ecology research and the importance of undergraduate collaboration in her work. Dr. Metz is an associate professor in the department of biology at Lewis & Clark College, which she joined in 2014. This event and the reception to follow celebrate her 2022 receipt of the Lynwood W. Swanson Promise for Scientific Research Award from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust.
Philosophy Colloquium: Trusting Science by Matthew H. Slater (Bucknell University)
Abstract:
Many say that we are suffering from a crisis of a lack of trust in science in this country. In response, significant effort has been lavished on improving science communication—with the aim of promoting such trust. But it’s not always clear what “trust of science” ought to mean. Does “science” really deserve “our” trust? Why? Without compelling answers to these questions, we are rudderless when it comes to improving the relationship between science and the public. I will attempt to steer us in a better direction.
Please attend, and please encourage your colleagues, students, and friends to attend.
