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Dr. Martin Monto (left) and Dr. Nick McRee

Newly released study shows significant levels of self-harm among U.S. high school students

Sociology

According to a new study in the American Journal of Public Health, this year 1 in 4 high school girls will deliberately injure themselves by methods as extreme as cutting themselves or burning their own skin.

University of Portland is a national top producer of Fulbright students and faculty

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Awards and Rankings

Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement

Sociology

University of Portland ranks fourth among peer institutions for number of student Fulbrights and ties for second among peers for faculty Fulbrights.

University of Portland professor Alice Gates wins 2015 Marie O. Weil Outstanding Scholarship Award

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Sociology

Social Work

Alice Gates, a faculty member of the University of Portland’s sociology and social work department, is this year’s winner of the Marie O. Weil Outstanding Scholarship Award, co-sponsored by the Association of Community Organizations and Social Administration (ACOSA) and Taylor & Francis Publisher.

University of Portland professor Martin Monto wins Hugo Beigel Award for Scholarly Excellence

Sociology

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University of Portland sociology professor Martin Monto has received the Hugo Beigel Award for Scholarly Excellence

University of Portland professors John Orr and Nick McRee awarded Faculty Fulbrights to teach abroad

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Awards and Rankings

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Two University of Portland professors have received prestigious Fulbright grants to teach overseas, according to the U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.