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Willamette faculty prepare students for an AI-integrated future

April 3, 2025

Faculty across Willamette’s five schools find ways to use artificial intelligence to enhance learning and critical thinking while maintaining educational integrity.

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Student research helps preserve endangered plant species on Kaua’i

April 17, 2025

With funding and faculty support from Willamette, Laulea Miike BS’27 conducts essential conservation research on her home island.

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The College

Funding the future of sustainable farming

April 17, 2025

With an Economics degree from Willamette in hand, Cameron Ramey BA’09 set his sights on creating a more sustainable world. Today, he’s fulfilling that vision as Chief Operating Officer of an investment group dedicated to supporting sustainable agriculture.

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From Viking ruins to sustainable building solutions

April 17, 2025

After fieldwork experiences at Willamette, Alex Casteel BA’17 developed a passion for Viking and Medieval Norse studies that led to a project studying Icelandic turf houses and their use in modern building design.

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Law

Polar law course introduces students to complex legal issues in one of the planet’s most vulnerable regions

April 17, 2025

As polar ice caps melt and international tensions heat up, a first-of-its-kind law course is equipping future attorneys to navigate the legal issues surrounding the earth's most extreme environments.

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Pacific Northwest College of Art

Reimagining hope at the intersection of arts and ecology

April 17, 2025

Drawing on strong influences from ecology and its intersection with art, PNCA faculty member Ryan Pierce invites viewers to perceive their own narratives about our planet’s future.

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Pacific Northwest College of Art

PNCA and Portland Community College announce new specialized transfer pathways in Illustration, Animated Arts, and Graphic Design for visual arts students

April 8, 2025

The new transfer partnership establishes clear academic pathways for PCC students to transfer to PNCA's Illustration, Animated Arts, and Graphic Design Bachelor of Fine Arts programs.

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