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Wilber Ramirez-Rodriguez '10 Outside Of The Smile Care Van

Serving The Community, One Smile At A Time

A passion for dental care and serving his community has led School of Dental Hygiene Studies professor Wilber Ramirez-Rodriguez '10 to national service appointments with both the American Dental Therapy Association and the Hispanic Dental Association.

Pacific University Mathematics Professor Nancy Neudauer

Mathematics Professor Nancy Neudauer Named Fulbright Global Scholar Recipient for 2023-2024

Professor Nancy Neudauer will be connecting women in mathematics while researching matroid theory as part of a 2023-2024 Fulbright Global Scholar Award. The project supports her dream of bringing matroids to a wider audience in collaboration with researchers in South Africa and New Zealand.

Student And Professor Working Together In Chemistry Lab

Pacific Tops List Of Northwest's Private Research Institutions

Pacific ranks No. 1 among all private colleges in the Pacific Northwest in research and development and is among the top institutions on the West Coast.

Pacific Receives $1.8 Million From OHA To Diversify Mental Health Workforce

The university's Master of Social Work and Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology programs will split a two-year, $1.8 million grant from the Oregon Health Authority aimed to increase the capacity and diversity in the state's mental health workforce.

Education Professor Steve Rhine Receives $633,000 Federal Grant For Digital Math Tools

The grant from the U.S. Department of Education will fund a project to create a toolkit to help elementary school teachers use digital tools in math instruction.

Marketa Marvanova Receives ASCP Female Spotlight Award

School Of Pharmacy Dean Marketa Marvanova Honored By ASCP

Marketa Marvanova receives the Women's Spotlight Award from the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, honoring longtime advocacy for senior care pharmacy.

Pacific's Nancy Neudauer Helps Land $1.6 Million NSF Grant For Math Research

The National Science Foundation award will provide mini-grants for research opportunities over the next five years through the Center for Undergraduate Research in Mathematics.

Dr. Saultz Goes To Washington To Advocate For Education Reform

The interim dean of Pacific's College of Education is the co-author of a report advocating for changes to the Education & Secondary Education Act and will be part of a joint briefing on the report on Capitol Hill on September 27.

Roma artist Ceija Stojka (left) and Pacific German professor Lorely French

French Receives Grant For Transcription Of Roma Holocaust Survivor's Notebooks

The National Endowment for the Humanities grant provides funding for professor Lorely French to continue her work transcribing notebooks by Roma artist, activist and Holocaust survivor Ceija Stojka.

Pacific Receives NIH Grant To Further Post-Doctoral Teaching

The five-year sub-award, earned in conjunction with Oregon Health & Science University, will provide undergraduate teaching opportunities to a diverse group of post-doctoral scholars.

Adelle Monteblanco Recognized With '40 Under 40' Honor

The Pacific University assistant professor is the only academic honoree on Portland Business Journal’s honor roll of influential professionals

Health Sciences Associate Professor Angela Lee Earns Collection Equity Award from NIH National Library of Medicine

Pacific Health Sciences Associate Professor Angela Lee has been awarded the NIH National Library of Medicine’s Collection Equity Award. The $1,500 grant will be used to purchase interactive multimedia diversity training programs or to fund diversity training programs with a goal of advancing key university-wide DEI initiatives.