10/17/2024 – Great ShakeOut Panel Event
October 17 is the Great ShakeOut! Get your earthquake questions answered at the UofO Museum of Natural and Cultural History, 6:30-8:00 pm.
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Events
What we're doing, what we've done, and where we're going.
8/6/2024: August 2024 Newsletter
CRESCENT’s Quarterly Newsletter – Out Now! Learn about: Cascadia Paleoseismology Fieldwork, Topical Workshops, Seed Grant Awardees, Geoscience Education & Inclusion Twinning Program, Partnerships & Applications Workshop, recent media mentions and presentations, upcoming events… and more in the latest edition of “Seismic Moment” – CRESCENT’s Quarterly Newsletter. Read the full newsletter here
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2023-24 Seed Grant Awards
The CRESCENT Seed Grant Program has the dual goals of broadening community participation and increasing the breadth of scientific investigations related to the center’s goals. The center invited the community to participate through a proposal call to address key scientific challenges identified through CRESCENT’s three major pillars. This year we had 42 seed grant applicants of which 14 were funded.
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7/11/2024: UofO College of Arts and Sciences News Article
Scientists, community leaders discuss resilience at CRESCENT workshop Held on June 27 in Portland, the inaugural Partnerships and Applications Workshop welcomed local, state and federal agencies; tribal organizations; emergency managers; utilities; industry; nonprofits; and educational institutions, as well as staff to Gov. Tina Kotek, Sen. Jeff Merkley and Rep. Suzanne Bonamici. Read the full article here
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5/17/2024: Oregon Delegation USGS Funding Request
The University of Oregon asked the Oregon delegation to make funding for the US Geological Survey (USGS) subduction zone science budget a priority for the FY25 federal budget.Â
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Twinning Student Application
Eligibility Undergraduate students who are citizens or permanent residents of the United States or its possessions are eligible to apply. An undergraduate student is defined as a student who is enrolled in a degree program (part-time or full-time) leading to a baccalaureate or associate degree. The student must be enrolled in a degree program during the 2025-2026 academic year. We welcome students from 2-year and 4-year institutions to apply. CRESCENT has a mandate to help diversify the workforce of the future. Students from groups that are historically underrepresented in the sciences, such as people who identify as one of the following: BIPOC (Black, Indigenous and people of color), Latinx, LGBTQ+, and
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6/27/2024: Partnerships & Applications Workshop
Our inaugural Partnerships and Applications Workshop on June 27, 2024 is designed to bring together representatives from communities concerned with Cascadia earthquake hazards resilience and research…
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5/13-14/2024: Community Velocity Model Topical Workshop
Meeting Goals An online workshop to update the community on CRESCENT CVM goals and broaden the participation of/interaction with the Cascadia-focused research community. The workshop will include presentations and discussions on existing velocity models, velocity model creation workflows, model validation techniques, and uses of velocity models by various sub-disciplines and communities to further research agendas. We look to solicit feedback and create potential collaborations that can contribute to the success of the CRESCENT CVM by learning from prior experiences and better understanding community needs, uses, considerations, and potential pitfalls. Meeting Resources Proceedings coming soon. Agenda Note: all times Pacific Time DAY 1: Monday, May 13th 8:00-8:10am | Introduction to CRESCENT
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10/23-25/2023: CRESCENT Kickoff Meeting
Meeting Goals The purpose of the CRESCENT Kickoff Meeting was to review the center’s plans as a community and to make recommendations for adjustments as necessary, based on participant input and recent advances in the field. The panoply of breakouts set forth in the agenda were organized mostly around the Science Working Groups, with the aim of discussing the specific Science, Geoscience Education and Inclusion, and Partnerships & Applications contributions for each Working Group. Participants also learned about the Special Interest Groups (SIGs), which can be conceptualized as “proto-working groups”, representing activities recognized as important, but beyond the scope of full research funding in this first five year iteration of
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10/18/2023: Web Site Launch!
Welcome to our newly designed web site! Explanations of CRESCENT’s mission, the organizational structure, and planned community activities can be found here!
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