Oregon Research Institute (ORI) is a non-profit, independent research center dedicated to understanding human behavior and improving the quality of human life.
ORI Senior Scientist Sarah Hampson is retiring from her research career and has been named Scientist Emerita at ORI. In her 32 years as a scientist at ORI, Sarah has made a major impact in the field of research on personality and health. https://t.co/YN6I97oQ2a #Personality
Regular Use of Prescription Drugs for Pain
& Sleep Increases Frailty Risk by 95%
ORI/FAU study 1st to show statistically significant links between regular use of pain and/or sleep prescriptions & frailty risk in older adults https://t.co/NxqUIqnuwu @FAUNewsDesk@FloridaAtlantic
ORI Science Director Carol W. Metzler, Ph.D., will accept the award at the SABA Annual Convention in Chicago on May 25, 2019. #science#research#behavioranalysis
ORI received the 2019 Programmatic Contributions to Behavior Analysis award from the Society for the Advancement of Behavior Analysis. The award is given to an agency, or department of an organization that contributes to the ongoing and enduring development of behavior analysis.
Join ORI Scientist Ken Winters on Thursday, April 18, 2019 @ 1-2:30pm ET for this free webinar - Adolescent Substance Use: Contemporary Trends in Prevention and Treatment #treatment#adolescenthealth https://t.co/z2t3Diayuw
At their annual meeting in San Francisco in February 2019, the Society for Research on Nicotine & Tobacco (SNRT) recognized their 2019 Fellows - including ORI Senior Scientist Herb Severson, Ph.D. https://t.co/EW8gusoNCV #OregonResearchInstitute#tobacco#science
A 6 month Tai Ji Quan program led by ORI Scientist Fuzhong Li reduced the incidence of injurious falls among frail elderly by 53% compared to regular exercise. Read more here: https://t.co/EZFTuBUMqP