This is an event in which we tell one another about our favorite books or about what we’re currently reading. Some of us may be looking for a gift for a friend. Some are just interested in what others are reading. Some of us are just plain nosy.
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Share Your Book
06/01/2014
HGP members
California Gold Rush
05/25/2014
Mark Eifler
Presentation by Mark Eifler. Traditionally we think of the gold rush as being about unattached young men on a lark. In fact they were closely tied to family, and they struggled with the meaning of "success." We look at three young men whose letters reveal the California rush in a new light: one who was a stunning success, one who was a horrific failure, and one who never really understood if he had succeeded or failed. Together, the three stories tell us strike themes that still ring true today. Mark Eifler received his Ph.D. from U.C. Berkeley. He now teaches at the University of Portland.
Changing Racial Ecology Through the Arts
05/18/2014
Bonnie Ratner
This topic relates to “The August Wilson Red Door Project” and Bonnie Ratner is its Executive Director. The goal is to have people from diverse backgrounds and experiences live, work, play, and create together, with a view to everyone fulfilling their highest human potential. Ms. Ratner is a community development expert, writer, and educator with over twenty years’ experience assisting people in strategic planning, community building, and race equity work.
Development of Targeting Drugs
05/11/2014
Dr. Jeffrey Tyner
Dr. Jeffrey Tyner gives us a summary of efforts to apply gene-targeted therapies for cancer on an individualized basis. This touches on the basic biology of cancer as well as the technological revolution that is unfolding in the realm of DNA sequencing. Tyner is Assistant Professor in the Department of Cell & Developmental Biology at OHSU. His research focuses on identifying cancer-causing genes and on patient-tailored, gene-targeted, therapies.