Sergeants hone leadership skills

Two sergeants from the University of Oregon Police Department have completed a prestigious leadership program in Salem.

Michael Matchulat and Brad Petrie received certificates on June 13, at the Oregon Department of Public Safety Standards and Training police academy in Salem, acknowledging completion of the International Public Safety Leadership and Ethics Institute's 160-hour Leadership Development Course.

STEM initiative brings 4J teachers into the lab for an introduction to nanotechnology

More than two dozen science and math instructors from Eugene’s 4J school district received a crash course in real world nanotechnology this spring, courtesy of Kurt Langworthy, director of the high-tech extension service CAMCOR.

In two sessions, teachers were introduced to basic concepts in materials characterization and given an overview of the CAMCOR facility, which is located in the Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories.