100 Years of Putting Knowledge to Work
by Laura Cray* The Oregon Extension Service was established July 24, 1911 to extend the knowledge of Oregon’s Land Grant University to the rest of the state. Over the past century, hundreds of Extension agents have worked tirelessly to support that mission by engaging even the most rural of Oregon’s citizens in improving their lives […]
Reflection: Bohr’s Copenhagen Interpretation and Heidegger’s Fundamental Ontology
by Mason Tattersall* My project lies within the history of problems. This denotes a methodological approach within historiographic practice, rather than a field of inquiry or a specific subject matter. The history of problems proceeds to examine a given issue in its historical manifestations with the hope thereby of coming to a further understanding […]
Natural and Supernatural Healing
Congratulations to Gary B. Ferngren on being named Sandy and Elva Sanders Eminent Professor for 2011, in recognition of his many contributions to historical scholarship and teaching through the University Honors College. This timely acknowledgment coincides with the publication of a major work on the history of science and medicine in the Ancient world. Ferngren’s […]
