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51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades expansion supported with $1 million gift for future academic building - Sept. 14, 2017

51±¬ÁÏ â€“ Cascades has received a $1 million gift from Charles McGrath, the founder and president of Grace-Bio Labs of Bend, to help construct the next academic building planned on its new campus. 

The future…


51±¬ÁÏ food scientist and baker to explore history of leavening agents at Science Pub - Sept. 14, 2017

Baked goods are made delicious in part by leavening agents that create the rise in their texture. Some of the earliest leavening agents were derived from antlers, ashes or even urine.  Sue Queisser, an 51±¬ÁÏ food…


51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades professor emeritus to lead workshop series examining art since 1968 - Aug. 16, 2017

Henry Sayre, a retired 51±¬ÁÏ â€“ Cascades professor of art history will lead a special workshop series this fall that examines the transformation of contemporary art over the last half-century.  Registration for the…


51±¬ÁÏ-Cascades Advocacy and Advisory Board to Hold Special Meeting - Aug. 10, 2017

The 51±¬ÁÏ - Cascades Advocacy and Advisory Board, will meet on Thursday, August 10.

The meeting will focus on next steps towards the campus expansion, following the recent conclusion of the Oregon State Legislature’s…


September workshop set to explore drilling project at Newberry Volcano - Aug. 9, 2017

An international group of geoscience experts will convene in Bend Sept. 10-14 to develop a proposal for drilling one of the hottest wells in the world at Newberry Volcano in central Oregon.

More than 40 scientists and engineers will…


Among gun owners, culturally tailored suicide prevention messages work best - July 31, 2017

BEND, Ore. – Gun owners are much more receptive to suicide-prevention messages tailored to respect their rights as firearms enthusiasts than they are to messages that use language that aims to be culturally neutral, a study published last week…