PSU Magazine Spring 1988

PSU ·MAGAZINE· Cover: PSU electrical engineering pro– fessor Lee Casperson is leading innovative laser research in his Port– land State laboratory. See story on pages 4-6. ---·CONTENTS·--- FEATURES SPRING 1988 Laser Research Under the direction of Lee Casperson, PSU's laser research lab is affecting the way the world uses lasers. Pages 4-6 A Body of Evidence Helping crime labs identify skeletal remains has become a fascinating sideline for anthropologist Ann Bennett. Pages 7-9 The Day the Stock Market Fell Conservative investing lessened the blow of Octo– ber's Black Monday for alumnus Richard Huson and his clients. Pages 10-11 Working Together for Excellence The University's 35 Advisory Councils are creat– ing new bonds between PSU and the community. Pages 16-20 DEPARTMENTS Around the Park Blocks Campus Notes 2-3 14-15 22-27 29 Alum Notes Calendar PSU Magazine is published quarterly for alumni and friends of Portland State University by the PSU Office of Public Affairs. Editor: Kathryn Kirk.land, Contributors: Clarence Hein ('65), CliffJohnson, Cynthia Stowell; Calendar Editor: Pat Scott. Letters to the editor, news items and inquiries about advertis– ing should be directed to the Editor, PSU Magazine, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, Oregon 97207; (503) 464-3711. Please send address changes to the Office of Development, Portland State University, P.O. Box 751, Portland, Oregon 97207. PSU supports equal educational opportunity without regard to sex, race, handicap, age, national origin, marital status or religion. PSU MAGAZINE PAGE 1

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