News Archive
Project seeking participants for online exercise classes.
ORI's Exercise & Healthy Aging research team is seeking people 65 years or older to participate in free online Tai Ji Quan classes.
Categories: Press Releases
Type: Press Release
New Grant: Teaching Whole Number Concepts
ORI scientists Keith Smolkowski, Ph.D. and Derek Kosty, Ph.D., join colleagues at the University of Oregon in developing a program to help struggling second graders understand whole number concepts.
Categories: New Grant Award
Type: News
ORI Senior Scientist Ed Feil, Ph.D. shares information on First Step Next
ORI Senior Scientist Ed Feil, Ph.D. shares information on First Step Next, a school and home intervention program that redirects focus from negative behavior to more positive behavior.
Categories: ORI in the news
Type: News
Using Smart Speakers To Teach Positive Parenting
ORI research scientists were recently funded to use smart speaker technology to provide caregivers the parenting tools and skills they need to support youth with challenging behaviors.
Categories: New Grant Award
Type: News
Prediction of Nicotine Metabolism and Consumption
ORI scientist Andrew Bergen PhD and colleagues have demonstrated the ability to predict the nicotine biomarkers of cigarette smokers of multiple ethnicities using statistical and machine learning.
Categories: Press Releases
Type: Press Release
ORI Investigators Funded to Promote Community Treatment of Maternal Depression
Investigators are partnering with Head Start agencies to deliver a highly effective treatment for maternal depression and healthy child behavior in Oregon, Idaho & Washington.
Categories: New Grant Award
Type: News
Promoting Social & Emotional Learning in Children
ORI joins multi-site research study to promote social, emotional learning in children. Strong social and emotional skills are essential to student success in both academics and life.
Categories: New Grant Award
Type: News
ORI Mourns Passing of Charles Turner, Ph.D.
It is with great sadness that ORI mourns the loss of Senior Scientist Charles W. Turner, who passed away on Friday, August 21.
Categories: Event at ORI
Type: News
ORI Statement on Black Lives Matter and Anti-Racism
At Oregon Research Institute, we stand together with the Black community against racism in all forms, racial injustice, and racial discrimination. The recent wave of protests and demonstrations in the
Categories: Press Releases
Type: News
Racism and Health: Evidence and Needed Research
Structural racism and racial disparities, injustice, & discrimination negatively affect mental/physical health outcomes for racial/ethnic minorities. Effective public health programs needed.
Categories: Research Dissemination
Type: News