Current Issue / Summer 2023

The Sport and Wellness Issue
Volume 102 Number 4. Illustration by David Gill.
Teens’ Outdoor Time May Do Inner Good
Being outside could help reduce youth stress, and a new study is using tech tools to measure the benefits

Taking the Reins, Budding Designers Gain Experience
Portland-based product design students drew inspiration from projects to improve horse-centered therapy

Academics, Athletics Merge to Improve Performance
Researchers and experts from different fields are crossing campus, joining together, and changing the game
Fighting Hunger from the Willamette Valley
Food law expert Michael Fakhri addresses issues, starting with seeds and rising to corporate practices
Healthy Schools are Key to Health Promotion
Faculty and programs of the College of Education improve children’s education and their well-being
A Shot in the Dark
Josh Frankel was the backup to the backup when, against USC in 1999, his number was called
Wrestle Wolves. Regale Trees. It’s Self-Care the Viking Way.
Thorfinn from the CBS series “Ghosts”—aka Devan Long—offers tips for being fit as a pirate Norseman
Six Ways to Kick a Bad Mood
Tips from psychologist Ruth Ellingsen will put the skip back in your step
Letters: Travel and Running are Keys to Better Living
Responding to an OQ survey, readers divulge the ingredients to their secret sauce