News Archive
Does Vaping Help or Harm Tobacco Reduction?
ORI scientist Erika Westling, Ph.D., comments on aggressive marketing of e-cigarettes to youth. "A lot of these kids think that it’s just flavored water, so no big deal.”
Categories: Research Dissemination
Type: News
Physical Inactivity, Overweight & Obesity in Childhood
Children's own motor competence and their physical self-concept (aka perceived motor competence) play a major part in increasing the amount of time spent on exercise.
Categories: Research Dissemination
Type: News
Successful Weight Management
Regular eating and having no history of dieting were associated with weight maintenance in young women and men.
Categories: Research Dissemination
Type: News
ORI Loses Long-time Colleague
It is with great sadness that ORI announces the recent passing of esteemed ORI scientist & colleague Dean P. Inman, Ph.D.
Type: News
ORI study on teen marijuana use cited in Register Guard news report.
ORI study on teen use of marijuana cited in Eugene Register Guard news article.
Categories: ORI in the news
Type: News
Marijuana Legalization and Youth Use
Scientist Julie C. Rusby, Ph.D., and her team studied the impact of marijuana legalization in Oregon on marijuana use by young teens.
Categories: Press Releases
Type: Press Release
Cooperative Learning Aids in Preventing Alcohol Use in Rural Middle Schools
A study by ORI Scientist Mark Van Ryzin finds that adolescents' use of alcohol is a risk factor for education problems, diminished work capacity, disease, and later substance abuse.
Categories: Press Releases
Type: Press Release
Mental health programs in schools -- Growing body of evidence supports effectiveness
School-based mental health programs can reach large numbers of children, with increasing evidence of effectiveness in improving mental health, according to a research review.
Categories: Research Dissemination
Type: News
High Use of Electronic Cigarettes seen in 8th-9th graders in Oregon
An ORI study shows rates of e-cigarette use among Oregon 8th & 9th graders is higher than national samples, and that e-cigarette use is closely linked with marijuana & other tobacco use.
Categories: Press Releases
Type: Press Release
ORI Scientist Tony Biglan receives award from the Society for Advancement of Behavioral Analysis
ORI senior scientist Tony Biglan, Ph.D., is the recipient of the 2017 Award for Scientific Translation from the Society for Advancement of Behavioral Analysis (SABA).
Categories: Press Releases
Type: Press Release