Feb. 22, 2026 | Professor of Politics & Government Jules Boykoff provides his insight on how and why U.S. athletes are speaking out politically at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games. "We're living in a pick-a-side moment in the U.S. right now. Athletes can't just transcend it, jam their fingers in their ears, and say 'la la la.'"

Feb. 19, 2026 | Associate Professor of Biology Bonnie Bolkan's Fulbright work studying DNA for zoonotic diseases in water in Uganda was highlighted on KXL-FM in Portland.

Feb. 18, 2026 | KGW-TV remembers the life and legacy of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, who died on Feb. 17, 2026 at age 84. Jackson debated Peter Ueberroth at Pacific University's 1992 Tom McCall Forum on "American Cities: An Agenda for the Next President."

Feb. 15, 2026 | Optometry faculty members Maggie Kenning and Maggie Ho shared 10 tips on using modern instruments to obtain the best results for common retinal conditions in the February 2026 edition of Review of Optometry.

Feb. 12, 2025 | Politics & Government Professor Jules Boykoff is quoted in The American Prospect's story on how the Trump Administration's immigration enforcement could affect visitors coming to Los Angeles for the 2028 Olympic Games. "Will this affect the amount of people coming to the U.S.? Absolutely."

Feb. 12, 2026 | Pharmacy Today's February 2025 cover story on building opportunities for pharmacy technicians includes Pacific's five-year extended PharmD pathway. "[The program] was intentionally designed to support pharmacy technicians seeking to advance into pharmacist roles," said dean Marketa Marvanova.

Feb. 5, 2026 | Professor of Politics & Government Jules Boykoff provided the CBC with his thoughts on requests by the Vancouver Whitecaps of MLS for revenue sharing from Vancouver's city government. "They're making it sound like it's this terrible nightmare that they're locked into. And it really makes me wonder about the kinds of the motives at work here.

Feb. 5, 2026 | Associate Professor of Optometry Patrick Caroline was profiled by Vision Monday after he received the Award of Excellence from the Global Specialty Lens Symposium in January 2026.

Jan. 22, 2026 | Politics & Government Professor Jules Boykoff tells the Associated Press essential workers will be in the spotlight as the Olympic Games come to Los Angeles in 2028.

Jan. 21, 2026 | Inside Higher Ed columnist Rachel Toor says in this profoundly divided time, some leaders in higher education, like those at Pacific and Willamette, can be better together.