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Item Open Access Marion Dean Ross / Pacific Northwest Chapter Officers' Handbook (2005 edition)(Marion Dean Ross / Pacific Northwest Chapter, September 2005)Item Open Access Fostering STEP Community: Project Summary(National Science Foundation (U.S.), October 2011) Udovic, DanielA summary of the project 'Fostering Community in the STEM Talent Enhancement Program: Annual Meetings, a Community Website, and On-Line Activities.'Item Open Access Using STEPcentral.net(National Science Foundation (U.S.), October 2011) Udovic, DanielAn introduction to joining and participating in the STEPcentral.net online community.Item Open Access STEP Leadership Workshop: Draft Agenda(National Science Foundation (U.S.), October 2011) Udovic, Daniel; Hulpke, Kate; STEP Leadership Workshop (2011 : University of Oregon)Agenda of the National Science Foundation STEP Leadership Workshop, October 16-17, 2011, University of Oregon. (STEP = Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math Talent Expansion Program.)Item Open Access Communities of practice: A brief introduction(National Science Foundation (U.S.), October 2011) Wenger, EtienneThe term "community of practice" is of relatively recent coinage, even though the phenomenon it refers to is age-old. The concept has turned out to provide a useful perspective on knowing and learning. A growing number of people and organizations in various sectors are now focusing on communities of practice as a key to improving their performance. This brief and general introduction examines what communities of practice are and why researchers and practitioners in so many different contexts find them useful as an approach to knowing and learning.Item Open Access Shared Scooter Parking: The Role of Parking Density and Land Use in Compliance and Demand(University of Oregon, 2024-03) Meng, Sian; Brown, Anne; Klein, Nicholas; Thigpen, Calvin; Haydu, Brandon; Stout, NicoleThe findings of this report attempts to address the planning questions of how much parking is needed, and how a city can navigate the many challenges to installing a dense network of parking spaces while considering that parked shared micromobility vehicles can at times obstruct sidewalks, storefronts, and pedestrian ramps. Drawing on data provided by Lime from a dozen cities in the US and Europe, the study provides three key planning and policy recommendations for cities to consider as they work to make scooters a part of the overall transportation system.Item Open Access Episode 1: Christen Smith, University of Texas – Austin(Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2024) McKinley, Michelle; Roach, ShoniquaItem Restricted Episode 2: Mireille Miller-Young, University of California – Santa Barbara(Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2024) McKinley, Michelle; Roach, ShoniquaItem Open Access Episode 3: Rhaisa Williams, Washington University in St. Louis(Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2024) McKinley, Michelle; Roach, ShoniquaItem Open Access CSWS Annual Review: 2024(Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2024) Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon2024 Annual Review for the Center for the Study of Women in Society.Item Open Access Autonomous Vehicles: A Guide for Cities(University of Oregon, 2023-11) Bellows, Story; Ricks, Karina; Clark, Erin; Bridgford, Camron; de Uquijo, Carolina; Larco, Nico; Götschi, ThomasWhile autonomous vehicles are still experimental and nascent in many corners of the U.S., the same kind of unguided tectonic shift seen with the introduction of the automobile nearly a century ago is possible. Autonomous Vehicles: A Guidebook for Cities was created in response to cities seeking to manage and influence autonomous vehicle (AV) pilots and deployments happening on their streets, as well as cities trying to prepare for these pilots. The Guidebook offers considerations, tools, and examples of various ways to manage effectively autonomous vehicle deployments.Item Open Access CSWS Annual Review : 2023(Center for the Study of Women in Society, University of Oregon, 2023-10) University of Oregon. Center for the Study of Women in SocietyOur 50th anniversary event programming team has spent the last year collaborating with schools, departments, programs, and other units on campus to bring you invited speakers, exhibits, performances, and events that speak to intersectional feminist research and the ways in which gender, race, class, ability, and sexual orientation intersect and inform our visions of social justice. See the full schedule on the outside back cover and go to csws.uoregon.edu for event details. You can also sign up for our bi-weekly newsletter to have updated event information sent directly to your inbox; see the bottom of our website home page for a link.Item Open Access The Impact of Operated Window Shading on Visual Comfort, Non-Visual Health, and Energy Demand from Electric Lighting(Institute for Health in the Built Environment, University of Oregon, 2023-09) Rockcastle, Siobhan; Mahic, Alen; Safranek, SarahThis paper introduces a simulation-based workflow to assess annual circadian lighting performance, glare risk and energy demand for an array of seated view positions under operated shading and electric lighting conditions. This workflow uses a combination of 9-band and 81-band simulations to represent daylight and electric lighting respectively. Annual climate-driven calculations rely on python-based code provided by the Lark spectral lighting software, which was used to run 180-degree high dynamic range (HDR) renderings with 9-bands of spectral resolution. The results reveal the impact of shading systems on equivalent melanopic lux (EML) and daylight glare probability (DGP) over time and the energy demand (kWh) from electric lighting systems to supplement eyelevel recommendations from the WELL v2 Building Standard (Feature L03).Item Open Access The Fear of Personal Death and the Willingness to Commit to Organ Donation(Sage, 2023-09) Kogut, Tehila; Pittarello, Andrea; Slovic, PaulIn three studies, with samples from different countries (the United States and Israel) and religions (Christians and Jews), we found that individual levels of fear of death significantly predicted lower willingness to register as organ donors (Studies 1 and 2). Moreover, after being asked about their organ donation status (i.e., whether they are registered as donors), fear of death significantly increased among unregistered people. This did not occur among registered people, who had already faced the decision to become donors in the past (Study 2). Finally, providing non-registered (non-religious) people with a defense strategy to manage their fear of death increased their willingness to sign an organ donation commitment, partially by increasing their feelings of hopefulness. The implications of these findings for increasing organ donation registration are discussed.Item Open Access Disparities in Circadian Potential: the Impact of Building Form and Interior Wall Composition on Dynamic Light Exposure(Institute for Health in the Built Environment, University of Oregon, 2023-09) Rockcastle, Siobhan; Carlberg, Hadley; Esmailian, Maryam; Lovísa Ámundadóttir, MaríaThis paper builds on previous efforts to evaluate and compare dynamic light-exposure profiles over time and throughout space. This paper examines two office-floor plans through the eye-level exposure of 10 representative occupant profiles as they move throughout a series of seated locations over time. These 10 profiles are then used to create a weighted score for the full occupant population by applying the performance of each representative profile by the number of similar profiles in that same class. This allows us to compare the percentage of occupants that are expected to meet the WELL v2 Feature L03 150 EML target at a building scale, while also accounting for typical use patterns and pushing the WELL standard to account for dynamic behavior. The findings presented in this paper are meant to illustrate the impact of building form, interior material, and typical occupancy scenarios on circadian light exposure across a dynamic occupant population.Item Open Access Potential Impacts of Autonomous Vehicle Deployment on Parking and Development(University of Oregon, 2023-02) Larco, Nico; Howell, Amanda; Leavitt, Mason; Carlton, Ian; Kim, JamesAn often-claimed benefit of autonomous vehicle (AV) deployment has been its reduction on parking demand and the potential impact this could have on development. If demand for parking is drastically reduced by the deployment of AVs, the logic is that developers would need to build far less parking than is required today by code and/or is deemed necessary to serve users, freeing up land for development and making projects financially viable. Using San Francisco as a case study, researchers at the Urbanism Next Center and ECONorthwest explored this idea in depth, modeling the potential impacts that AVs could have on development. To inform our analysis, we first conducted a literature review of modeled/predicted reductions of parking demand based on the deployment of AVs. Efforts to estimate the potential impact of AVs on parking demand have produced varied results ranging from as much as a 90% decrease in demand in some scenarios to an overall increase in demand in others. The inconsistency in results underscores the complexity of the topic and the difficulties that are associated with trying to model future demand. Model results are dependent on the parameters and assumptions made about factors such as fleet mix (e.g., shared vs. individually owned AVs), market penetration/adoption rate, the percentage of rides that are pooled, and more.Item Open Access Milwaukie Courtyard Housing Project (MCHP) Energy Analysis(Institute for Health in the Built Environment, University of Oregon, 2023-02) Fretz, Mark; Mahic, Alen; Northcutt, Dale; Sheine, Judith; Stenson, JasonOur society is facing a set of converging challenges. Climate change, with its associated health impacts, social inequalities, homelessness, access to healthcare, caring for an aging population, unaffordable housing and a pandemic are all affecting the health of individuals, communities and the planet. The Milwaukie Courtyard Housing Project (MCHP) is a proposed systematic response to these challenges through the innovative use of panelized Mass Plywood Panel (MPP) wood products in single-family residential construction coupled with new urban cluster housing infill development and infrastructure models. Higherdensity courtyard infill housing of small individual or paired units can provide an alternative to multifamily developments in traditional single-family neighborhoods for what is called “workforce housing” aimed at affordability at 80% -120% of area median income (AMI). By working to meet Net Zero energy goals, the homes are designed to be energy efficient, have significantly less embodied carbon than light wood frame assemblies, and be affordable to middle income families. The MPP panelized designs are optimized for aesthetics, affordability, energy efficiency, resilience and biophilic benefits of wood. This new approach to residential construction seeks to decrease land costs per unit, reduce travel distances to work and play (thus, lowered transportation carbon emissions and cost savings), and provides shared ‘grid-enhancing’ solar microgrid energy and water infrastructure. This infrastructure will provide benefits to the larger grid during normal conditions while being capable of sustaining operations within the courtyard “cluster” during grid-disrupting events. The courtyard cluster model is intended to be large enough to take advantage of economies of scale but small enough to facilitate construction without requiring significant municipal investment. On-site infrastructure is intended to increase the resiliency of water and energy resources while reducing lifetime operational costs. The research and development team hopes to demonstrate that this approach is affordable over time and thereby increase access to resilient clean energy and water resources in underserved communities that are increasingly exposed to the adverse impacts of climate change. The Milwaukie Courtyard Housing Project brings an affordable, replicable, mass timber, smallplex solution to a overpriced housing market. The project addresses overlapping issues that are designed to benefit the end users, including Energy Trust customers: smart densification, sustainable building, and below market-rate housing. All aspects of the project are ‘energy sensitive,’ from the design to the construction of the energy-efficient homes themselves. The energy efficiency goals will contribute to housing affordability for Energy Trust customers.Item Open Access 2023 OIMB Summer Seminar Series(2023) Oregon Institute of Marine BiologyThe Oregon Institute of Marine Biology hosts weekly seminars at the Boathouse Auditorium in Fall, Spring and Summer terms. Guest speakers report on their research to students and staff. Seminars cover a wide variety of marine topics and provide students with an opportunity to meet marine scientists. One seminar each term is specifically designed for the public, but all are open to public attendance.Item Open Access Best Practices in Equitable and Culturally Responsive Behavioral Strategies in the Classroom(NASP, 2023) Nese, RhondaThis chapter will introduce readers to the history and current relevance of classroom discipline practices in U.S. public schools, the impact of inequitable practices on student outcomes, and the need for and implementation of equitable and culturally responsive classroom behavioral strategies. Using the three-pronged framework of equity and social justice, problem-solving, and multitiered service delivery as the guide, this chapter provides readers with recommendations for comprehensive and inclusive classroom supports that set all students up for successItem Open Access Spring 2023 OIMB Seminar Series(2023) Oregon Institute of Marine BiologyThe Oregon Institute of Marine Biology hosts weekly seminars at the Boathouse Auditorium in Fall, Spring and Summer terms. Guest speakers report on their research to students and staff. Seminars cover a wide variety of marine topics and provide students with an opportunity to meet marine scientists. One seminar each term is specifically designed for the public, but all are open to public attendance.