Ahead of the 2024 Summer Olympics, human physiology professor Brad Wilkins spoke with the Washington Post about advances in training and breaking records. “It’s part of who we are as a species to push limits and to push beyond what we think we’re capable of doing,” Wilkins said. “It’s probably part of why our species survived as a species — because we were driven to go further and build things and do things our Neanderthal counterparts weren’t able to do. I do believe a human is limited. But humans are not.”

Kevin Dicus, an archaeologist in the College of Arts and Sciences's Classics and Humanities Program, spoke to Telegraph India about recent research published in the journal Frontiers in Earth Science that offers proof that Pompeii was simultaneously wrecked by a massive earthquake.

In addition to negative effects on human health, wildfire smoke also reduces earnings for workers in sectors like manufacturing, crop production, utilities, health care, real estate, administration and transportation, according to a 2022 study by economists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Oregon. Eric Zou's research is mentioned in this article by NBC-Los Angeles.

Richard Taylor, a College of Arts and Sciences professor of physics, psychology, and art has been using computers for more than 25 years to analyze Jackson Pollock’s paintings and help authenticate canvases of uncertain origin. He spoke with Oregon Public Broadcasting's Think Out Loud program about his work and the role AI could play in the art world.

Christopher Minson, a professor in the department of human physiology, studies thermoregulation. He spoke with Upworthy about how the brain and body interact and adapt as we heat and cool, and the scientific reason why being cold is more common for women.

College of Arts and Sciences geography researcher Mark Carey writes an essay in the publication Edge Effects about the concept of "buying time" against climate change through geoengineering policies, such as a long 100-meter-high wall, or curtain, on the seafloor near Greenland to address glacial melting.

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY - Heat will only become a bigger issue for summer sports, such as track and field. Outside Magazine's Alex Hutchinson tries out the heat adaptation protocol created by Chris Minson and John Halliwill, both of whom run the Exercise & Environmental Physiology Lab at the Bowerman Sports Science Center.

Chandler James, an assistant professor of political science at the University of Oregon, tells USA Today researched norm-violating behavior in the Trump era. He said the Confederate flag may not be significant to all of Kari Lake’s supporters, but it does signal to them that she is willing to push her politics in a way they want.

For younger people, summer allows more time to listen to music, as many students are out of school and going out more, Philip Scher told USA Today. Scher is an anthology professor with academic expertise in pop culture and chair of the Department of Cinema Studies.

“American politics has long been a contest over who is the real man,” C.J. Pascoe, an associate professor of sociology. “Part of what is now happening with Republicans is they are trying to legalize these cultural visions of masculinity." Pascoe spoke with the Los Angeles Times about the 2024 presidential election.

Ben Hansen, an economics professor in the Department of Economics, told The National Desk that not only are prices going up, but financial aid provided during the pandemic, such as expanded child tax credits, no longer exists.

Kari Marie Norgaard, Professor of sociology and environmental studies, speaks with High Country News about dam removal on the Klamath River. In her interview, she says there's a direct link between these health disparities and settler colonialism, including the creation of the Klamath Dams.

The increase in wildfires started in or exacerbated by extreme wind events has grown, making electrical power shutoffs more common and making wildfires harder to predict, according to Amanda Stasiewicz, an assistant professor in the Department of Environmental Studies. Stasiewicz focuses on policy and human impacts of wildfire, as well as forest and rangeland management. Stasiewicz spoke to Government Technology about wildfires.

America can’t get enough protein. From whey smoothies to protein-packed pancakes, pasta, and ice cream, the muscle-building macronutrient has become the guaranteed solution to all health ills. “It’s this catchall,” Hannah Cutting-Jones, a food historian and director of food studies at the University of Oregon, tells Inverse. Want to gain muscle? Eat more protein. Lose weight? Focus on protein. Everybody, from your dog to your grandparents, needs more protein. But do they, really?

Courtney Cox, an assistant professor in the Department of Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies, provides expert commentary to KING-TV in Seattle. Cox, who is currently finishing a book on women's basketball around the world, researches identity, technology and labor through sports media.