AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoManufacturing & Skills: Central Oregon Community College plans an $8 million manufacturing center makeover in Redmond, while Oregon is directing $6.4 million to hands-on career learning at 51 schools. Virus Research: Portland State’s Extreme Virus Lab won a $1 million NSF grant to study how RNA and DNA viruses interact and evolve. Vaccine Science: Oregon National Primate Research Center researchers are part of a $16.4 million NIH effort to develop a hepatitis C vaccine. Data Center Debate: Clackamas County approved a data center moratorium as Oregon communities weigh the impacts of large-scale computing projects. Assistive Engineering: Oregon State students are building customized ride-on cars to give children with limited mobility more independence and access to play. Robotics: Salem-based Agility Robotics is advancing commercial deployments of its Digit humanoid robot, powered by Nyobolt batteries. Mount Hood Watch: A USGS assessment found a pond below Mount Hood’s glacier is unusually large and could raise debris-flow concerns.
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