A close up image of a metal and leather bracelet made from bombs dropped in Laos during the 1960s.

WINTER 2024

The Legacies of War

Mike Burton ’71, ’74 wants the US to clear the bombs it left behind in Laos 50 years ago.

  • Jessica Murphy Moo

Feature

For Love or Money

University of Portland athletics enters into the landscape of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) deals with a focus on what’s best for the student athlete.

  • Cheston Knapp

Light to Hidden Suffering

Fr. Richard Berg’s book—Scars: The Effects of Post-Traumatic Stress on Family, Relationships, and Work—has been adapted into a feature film.

  • Jessica Murphy Moo

Beware the AI Shortcut

Advice from a national best-selling author on artificial intelligence in education and literature.

  • Jess Walter

Speaking of Silence

Frustrated by religious language, this spiritual seeker found peace in quiet.

  • Jimin Kang

Alumni

Starshine

Maddie Tran ’18 took Portland Center Stage by storm.

  • Marty Hughley

At the Heart of Education

Caryn Anderson ’97 is the OnPoint Community Credit Union's Educator of the Year.

  • Emily Nelson

Backwoods Comes Back Home

Steve Waters ’10 is back on The Bluff brewing beer and business with his alma mater where it all started.

  • Danielle Centoni

On the Bluff

Computer Science Majors Make a Fantasy-Western Video Game

A team of UP students is leveling up their studies with a nontraditional capstone project.

  • Danny McGarry

Two All-Timers Hit Their Stride

UP cross country runners Matt Strangio and Laura Pellicoro are breaking records and defying expectations.

  • Dan Devine

New Causes for Hope

UP alum Sam Mowe ’22 sat down with author David James Duncan to discuss life and his new book.