A survey of more than 1,000 Central Oregonians found that community belonging is an important determinant of physical and mental health, researchers said Tuesday.
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This week at Elton Gregory Middle School in Redmond, a nonprofit is teaching people of all ages how to ride a bike.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University–Cascades has launched a tour program in response to community interest in developments underway at the growing Bend campus. The community tours are free, for groups of 12 to 24 participants, and will be offered monthly, generally on fourth Fridays, and take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Oregon State University–Cascades will offer a new bachelor’s degree this fall to address the growing need for mechanical engineers in Central Oregon and across the state, the school said Monday. Job opportunities for mechanical engineers are projected to grow 8.9% in Central Oregon and 7.3% across Oregon over the next four
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Bend-La Pine Schools on Wednesday paid a nearly $7,000 fine imposed by Oregon OSHA for failing to investigate injuries reported by staff at the La Pine Elementary School Learning Lab on four occasions last year, an agency spokesman said. Online reports indicated the injuries were caused by students.
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The Redmond School Board voted unanimously last week to place a renewal bond measure before voters on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. It represents the second phase of a two-part construction program to make long-term repairs and improve student opportunities in the Redmond School District without raising taxes.
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Three newly minted physicians are the first trainees of the Three Sisters Rural Track Program, or RTP, a three-year family medicine residency program that is Central Oregon’s first graduate medical education program.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – Oregon State University–Cascades has given its 2024 Employee Awards to eight faculty and staff members for outstanding contributions to the Bend campus and surrounding community. The recipients of the campus’ 2024 employee awards were: Cassie Copeland received the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award. Copeland is assistant director of TRIO, a program
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Dr. Laurie Chesley, president of Central Oregon Community College, has announced her plans to step down from her role and retire as of June 30, 2025, having served the college as president since July of 2019. Chesley is only the sixth president in COCC’s nearly 75-year history. The college’s board of
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Oregon State University doctoral student and researchers at Adobe have created a new, cost-effective training technique for artificial intelligence systems that aims to make them less socially biased. Eric Slyman of the OSU College of Engineering and the Adobe researchers call the novel method FairDeDup, an abbreviation for fair deduplication. Deduplication
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As the conversation around the use of technology in schools heats up in Bend-La Pine and elsewhere, state Rep. Emerson Levy of Bend held a virtual forum Monday night to discuss how cellphones and other technologies impact students, staff, teachers, and caregivers in and out of the classroom.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A summer enrichment camp has arrived at Bend’s Miller Elementary School for a week of fun. The school is bustling this week, as kids from around Central Oregon participate in Camp Invention. The nationally recognized nonprofit brings exploration and creativity to children in grades K to 6. “I get to play around with my friends
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Camp Invention®, a nationally recognized, nonprofit summer enrichment camp program, has arrived at Bend’s Miller Elementary School for a week of fun, exploration and creativity. A program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame® in partnership with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Camp Invention challenges children in grades K-6
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Bend Senior High School held a long-awaited groundbreaking ceremony Thursday morning – with officials wielding sledgehammers, not golden shovels – marking the start of a major renovation and reconstruction project aiming to revitalize the school for the next generation of students and beyond.
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A “letter of concern” by 135 health care professionals was presented to the Bend-La Pine School Board Tuesday night, raising concerns about the use, overuse or misuse of potentially addictive technology in schools, especially in the classroom.
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Technology moves fast, in general, and government bodies don’t, also in general. But the concerns voiced by 135 health care professionals in a letter presented to the Bend-La Pine School Board Tuesday evening about over-use of ‘addictive tech” in the classroom, especially in younger grades, came as the district already was considering significant changes this fall.
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(Update: Adding video, comments from kids) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Hundreds of young Central Oregon students kick-started the beginning of their summer with a party on Tuesday. The group Life in Bend hosted its second annual School’s Out for Summer Party, held at Compass Park. The kids were running around the park, having a blast with their friends, all
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Bend-La Pine Schools recently announced that all schools in the district will provide one free breakfast and one free lunch for all students every day, starting next school year. Parents don’t have to complete any forms or requirements for students to access the meal.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine Schools has hired Paul Dean as its new Chief Operations Officer, effective July 1. Dean replaces Terry Cashman, who has retired, and will absorb additional executive duties. The COO oversees Transportation, Facilities and Maintenance, Custodial and Sustainability, Information Technology, and School Safety to ensure the day-to-day operations of the
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Oregon State University College of Engineering researcher has helped develop a new artificial intelligence chip that could improve energy efficiency six times over the current industry standard. As the use of artificial intelligence soars, so does the amount of energy it requires. Projections show artificial intelligence accounting for half a
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