Oregon white oaks are iconic trees in the Willamette Valley. Sure, they re more sturdy than sexy with their gnarled branches twisting from stout trunks and canopies of leaves budding from broad crowns, but they are noticed and appreciated in parks, on farms and vineyards, and at private residences.
And, they re protected in Salem by city ordinance.
Despite their historical and cultural value to this community and the region, they ve been vanishing from the landscape for the past two centuries.
Many of our old white oaks were hit hard by the recent ice storm, and two professors at Willamette University are hoping to salvage data from the carnage with your help.
Juliana Pereira is from a small island called Florianópolis, located in the state of Santa Catarina, Brazil. Juliana is pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering with a research focus in Geotechnical Engineering – the study of foundations. She also did her masters at Purdue in the same department.
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I didn’t know Purdue before my professor in Brazil mentioned that she has two great students who became professors at Purdue, and it could be an excellent opportunity for me to study under their supervision. Then I started researching the university, and I just fell in love with Purdue. The university is huge and has so many different opportunities for international students. Besides, the city is not that big, so the living costs are not high if you compare to other places in the USA. And for sure, Purdue has a great international reputation, especially in Civil Engineering. In 2016, Purdue won the title of the best civ
Police helped identify the suspect in the January fatal shooting of a 23-year-old man at an apartment complex near UCF through his tattoo of his last name, according to newly released records which detail the moments leading up to the shooting.
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1 killed in Ettrick shooting, Crime Insider says
1 person killed in Chesterfield shooting, Crime Insider says
By: WTVR CBS 6 Web Staff
Posted at 11:17 PM, Feb 20, 2021
and last updated 2021-02-21 00:05:20-05
CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. At least one person was killed in a shooting police are calling an âisolated incidentâ at an Ettrick apartment complex Saturday night.
Officers were called to the 4000 block of Hickory Road near the University Apartments at Ettrick for a report of shots fired around 8 p.m.
Multiple Crime Insider sources said a male victim died at the scene, but police have not yet released specifics about the victim.