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More than 1,200 new laser/optics technicians and engineers are needed per year in the US and only 230 students graduate with that specialty.

Oregon Institute of Technology President Dr. Chris Maples recently started blogging for The Huffington Post regarding issues in higher education.

To train students with the most advanced ultrasound technology available, Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) installed 16 AplioTM 300 ultrasound systems from Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc.

On paper, it’s difficult to believe Dr. Mateo Aboy is less than 40 years old. In addition to multiple degrees in a variety of disciplines from universities such as University of London, Aboy is a Registered Patent Agent and the Associate Provost and Vice President for Research at Oregon Tech.

An Oregon company developing a “smart” solar powered, rooftop ventilator that can lower energy costs in industrial buildings ranging from big-box superstores to agricultural barns is using a commercialization grant from Oregon BEST (the Oregon Built Environment & Sustainable Technologies Center) to tap research expertise at Oregon Tech to generate test data that will enable the company to market its product nationally.

Students and faculty from Oregon Tech's Civil Engineering Department traveled to Bend, Oregon to visit Desert Rain, the first home in the region to seek Living Building status.

Oregon Institute of Technology (Oregon Tech) and Klamath Community College (KCC) have formed a new partnership, one that will allow current Oregon Tech students who began their educational careers at KCC to be awarded degrees from the community college for work completed at Oregon Tech.

Thanks to the efforts of Oregon Tech university administrators and Oregon lawmakers, student veterans studying at the university’s urban campus in Wilsonville soon will have a much easier time covering the costs of their housing.

Healthcare has lagged far behind other industries in the area of information technology. Two years ago, that meant the need for 50,000 new jobs as the industry sprinted to catch up.