Inside Learning
PBS to Shine National Spotlight on ‘Classroom 4’
Airing November 25 on PBS, Classroom 4 captures the transformative Inside-Out course taught by Professor Reiko Hillyer—where students break down the walls imposed by incarceration to study, connect, and change each other.
Spotlight: Research and Scholarship
Ben Olsen, assistant professor of physics, is establishing Lewis & Clark’s first Quantum Information Science and Engineering lab to probe how unusual types of matter behave at the subatomic level. But first he and his students have to build “The Apparatus.”
Greg Hermann, professor of biology, has secured a $414,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to unravel how the size of organelles impacts overall cell function in a worm model. This deep dive into the basic workings of cells may lead to future applications in medicine.
Global Law Alliance clinic students joined advocacy groups from across the country to urge U.S. negotiators to act aggressively within the scope of their authority as the Global Plastics Treaty negotiations begin to come to a close.
New research by Sharon Torigoe and several undergraduates is among the first to confirm a characteristic of gene expression important for establishing and maintaining naive-state pluripotent stem cells. Their findings may lead to advances in regenerative medicine.
Assistant Professor of Professional Mental Health Counseling and “Burnout Scholar” Justin Henderson has an innovative approach to understanding workplace well-being.
The annual Festival of Scholars and Artists returns for 2025 to celebrate the work of Lewis & Clark’s student body.
Watson is one of 441 students selected from a pool of more than 5,000 nationwide for the Barry Goldwater Scholarship, the preeminent award for undergraduates in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics.
Lewis & Clark’s John S. Rogers Science Research Program gave these young alumni scientists the skills—and the confidence—to soar into graduate programs nationwide.
Portland’s community gardens became a classroom for Assistant Professor of Biology Heidi Liere and two of her students. Together, they took a hands-on look at Portland’s lady beetle species to understand how these beneficial predators preserve biodiversity and respond to a changing climate.
In a historic achievement, Lewis & Clark Law Professor Lydia Loren has helped lead the first-ever Restatement of Copyright to completion as one of five reporters appointed by the American Law Institute.
When Lewis & Clark Law student Danielle Morvan ’25 takes the stage at an international legal conference in South Africa, she’ll shine a spotlight on how forced arbitration quietly strips vulnerable consumers of their day in court.
Lewis & Clark Law Professor Tabrez Ebrahim has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to conduct comparative legal research in Jordan, studying similarities and differences in intellectual property law and business law between the United States and Jordan, and their corresponding impact on entrepreneurship and innovation.
In her Medieval Manuscripts course, Professor of English Karen Gross brings history to life with the help of Watzek Library’s rich archival collections. Students get hands-on experience with centuries-old texts as they explore the art of archival research.
For Associate Professor Melanie Kohnen, San Diego Comic Con is a fieldwork site, where she investigates how the blockbuster event reflects deeper media trends around fans, brands, and technology.
Freddy Vilches partners with Chile’s National Center for Artificial Intelligence on the creation of a Latin America-focused chatGPT and an AI translator of Indigenous languages.
Rachel Young BA ’11 recently published groundbreaking research in the journal Nature on the long-term health impact of tropical cyclones. The article is part of her growing scholarship on the quantifiable social effects of climate change and natural hazards.
Nhân Hàn BA ’27 and Thoan Nguyễn BA ’27, with project manager Zoë Maughan BA ’19, curated a 15-panel, bilingual traveling exhibit highlighting stories from Vietnamese Portland: Memory, History, Community, an archive documenting experiences of Vietnamese Portlanders.
This summer, several Rogers Science Program students immersed themselves in hands-on field work investigating the behavior of deer mice in Tryon Creek State Natural Area with Assistant Professor of Biology Tracy Burkhard―and found their career paths.
From the Magazine
The Many Lives of Fuji
Andrew Bernstein, professor of history, pens a sweeping biography of Mount Fuji, one of the world’s most recognizable mountains.
Histories of Faith and Form
On a new overseas study program to South Korea and Japan, students use the lenses of religion and art to explore questions of cultural identity.
Outside the Lines
Both fierce and vulnerable, the poetry of Corey Van Landingham BA ’08 balances societal issues with the timeless questions of love, loss, and home.