From the Media

Fifty years ago, "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" hit theaters. Set in an Oregon state hospital, the movie based on Ken Kesey's novel received critical acclaim and told a history of Native Americans in the Oregon area. College of Arts and Sciences cinema studies senior instructor Stephen Rust spoke at a panel at an anniversary screening of the film. Rust highlighted Will Sampson’s role as Chief Bromden for his textured performance that came after producers were looking for a stereotypical tall, stoic Native American.

Ben Hansen, a University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences economics professor and avid skier, has watched the intricate and complex system of pricing at Oregon’s ski resorts evolve over the years. As of Friday, the highest priced season stood at $1,499, at Mt. Bachelor. But there are many discounts to be had for buying months earlier, online, on Black Friday or Cyber Monday at Mt. Bachelor and resorts across the state. Hansen spoke with Oregonian/OregonLive.

How can skiers train for the cold? The Weather Channel spoke with Chris Minson, the Kenneth M. and Kenda H. Singer Endowed Professor in the Department of Human Physiology. Minson is one example of the department's many faculty experts who are on the forefront of increasing sports performance.

As one of America's coffee capitals, Portland, Oregon, has grounds for worry: coffee prices have soared to historic highs. Christopher Hendon, a College of Arts and Sciences chemistry professor at the University of Oregon, studies the global industry and said the tariffs cost independent coffee operators more than consumers. "[The consumer is] probably not feeling it," Hendon told CBS News. "You might not care today, because the price didn't change all that much, but you might care if your local café disappears."

Josh Roering, a University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences geomorphologist, and Annette Patton, an Oregon State University geomorphologist, combined 20 years of rain records collected at Sitka’s airport with US Forest Service data on landslides near Sitka to determine what intensity threshold of rain has triggered landslides historically. Roering spoke with the Sierra Club about an innovative natural-disaster monitoring system in Alaska.

In a study that was recently published in Frontiers in Physics, a team of physicists and psychologists led by Richard Taylor wanted to learn more about Jackson Pollock’s famous Action Painting method, and how he created his unique style. “Remarkably, our findings suggest that children’s paintings bear a closer resemblance to Pollock paintings than those created by adults," Taylor said. Forbes covered his study.

Kate Kelp-Stebbins, director of the Comics and Cartoon Studies Program at University of Oregon, curated this first exhibition at Portland’s newest museum that pays tribute to the region’s vibrant comic arts scene. She noted that UO was the first college in the country to offer a comics and cartoon studies minor. “I would say the Pacific Northwest in general is absolutely invaluable in terms of the development of alternative comics,” Kelp-Stebbins told the Oregonian/OregonLive.

Trish Gaut is one of more than 7 million grandparents in the U.S. who have become full-time caregivers amid spiraling cost of living, mental health crises. An informal guardianship agreement prevented her from getting the assistance she needed to get out of the woods. Social stigma almost kept her there. Central Oregon Daily interviewed Claire Herbert, an associate professor at the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences. An expert in housing and homelessness, Herbert said that even as Gaut's situation is becoming more common, significant barriers to accessing assistance remain.

The first protein shake was a concoction of "melted-down beef hides and carcasses." Now, consumers have various options, some that could be on a dessert menu. Hannah Cutting-Jones, a food studies assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages, spoke with The Guardian about the earliest protein shakes.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame is a who's who of the Silver Screen, stretching over 18 blocks in Los Angeles. But the city also boasts another walk of fame that highlights stars from the adult film industry. SF Gate spoke with Peter Alilunas, associate professor of cinema studies at the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences. “You get this moment where adult films start to have premieres, and they start to have publicity, and they start to take themselves seriously,” Alilunas says. “And so they start to form themselves into an industry in the sense of all the trappings that go with that,” he adds, including critics’ associations, award shows. And walks of fame."

Landslides in Oregon are becoming more frequent and more unpredictable than earthquakes. CAS Earth scientist Josh Roering spoke with the Eugene Register-Guard about the past few decades of landslides. "Over the last couple decades, the landslides and the surface processes and surface hazards that I've been working on have become much more prominent, primarily due to climate change and humans inhabiting more areas in hazardous terrain," said Josh Roering, a professor of earth sciences at the University of Oregon who studies weathering, erosion and landslide processes.

Research by College of Arts and Sciences economist Jonathan Davis and data scientist Rori Rohlfs is featured in the Nov. 8 print and digital issue of the Economist about the Eugene-based mental health de-escalation program CAHOOTS. The article mentions a study co-authored by Davis showed that CAHOOTS reduced the probability that a 911 call ends in an arrest by 76%. Each arrest costs taxpayers, so the service provided significant savings. And Rohlf's research is that police were dispatched to 23% fewer calls when CAHOOTS responds.

Protein shakes and bars have surged in popularity over the years. But how did the protein craze emerge? Oregon Public Broadcasting spoke with Hannah Cutting-Jones about protein. Cutting-Jones is a food historian and assistant professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages and has written about the rise of protein as a diet trend.

College of Arts and Sciences economist Keaton Miller speaks with The Oregonian/OregonLive about the loss of SNAP funds and what it means for the state's grocery stores. “(Grocery stores) have to pay for their facilities. They have to pay for their staff. They have to pay for all of the logistics, no matter how much they’re selling to consumers,” he said. “So, that’s going to put potentially upward pressure on pricing.”

The publication Astronomy wrote about a study by researchers who detected a unique incident of a star wandering near a supermassive black hole. “What’s exciting about this one is how well-sampled the data are,” said Yvette Cendes , an assistant professor in physics at the College of Arts and Sciences who analyzed the radio data. “We’ve seen second brightenings before, but this time we watched the rise and fall in real time.”