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A2 The BulleTin • SaTurday, January 1, 2022 The Bulletin LOCAL, STATE & REGION how to reach us CIRCULATION didn’t receive your paper? Start or stop subscription? 541-385-5800 BOWER AWARD AND PRIZE FOR ACHIEVEMENT IN SCIENCE UO PROFESSOR RECEIVES AWARD PHONE HOURS 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday 7 a.m.-11 a.m. Saturday-Sunday and holidays GENERAL INFORMATION 541-382-1811 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. ONLINE www.bendbulletin.com EMAIL bulletin@bendbulletin.com AFTER HOURS Newsroom ................................541-383-0348 Circulation ................................541-385-5800 NEWSROOM EMAIL Business ........business@bendbulletin.com City Desk .............news@bendbulletin.com Features.................................................................. communitylife@bendbulletin.com Sports ................. sports@bendbulletin.com NEWSROOM FAX 541-385-5804 OUR ADDRESS Street .............. 320 SW upper Terrace drive Suite 200 Bend, Or 97702 Mailing ........... P.O. 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I see the award as a recognition of the work we’ve all done to- gether,” Slovic said. “It’s a trib- ute to them and a tribute to our whole field of judgment and decision-making in which I work.” The Franklin Institute hon- ored Slovic “for foundational theoretical and empirical con- tributions to the study of de- cision making, including un- derstanding perceptions of individual and societal risk, and cognitive and emotional factors affecting preference.” Slovic has lived in Eugene since 1964 when he joined the dana Sparks/The register-Guard Paul Slovic, seen here in his office in Eugene, has won the Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science. Oregon Research Institute. He worked there until 1976 when he and two colleagues founded the nonprofit De- cision Research, focused on decision-making habits and the valuation of potential out- comes. He joined the UO staff in 1986 and works there today primarily as a research adviser. UO professor Ellen Peters, Philip H. Knight Chair and di- rector of the Center for Science Communication Research, nominated her longtime col- league for the Bower Award. “Eugene is a hotbed of re- search in decision-making and science communication, and that’s largely because of Paul Slovic,” Peters said. “He revo- lutionized the science of deci- sion-making, especially with respect to risk perception and risk communication.” Slovic entered the field while working for a University of Michigan professor studying gambles with the chance to win money. 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A months-long internal affairs investigation into a Portland Police Bureau leak found officers Brian Hunze- ker, Kerri Ottoman and Ken Le disclosed the false infor- mation, according to an Oc- tober disposition letter sent to Hardesty and obtained Thursday by Oregon Public Broadcasting in a public re- cords request, the news outlet reported. The letter, which both Hardesty and the city did not want released, gives public confirmation of the facts be- hind the leak after much spec- ulation. The internal affairs letter confirms for the first time that Hunzeker leaked the infor- mation as an act of retaliation against Hardesty. “There were many reasons Officer Hunzeker cited as the driving factors for why he shared the information and one of those factors, he admits, was in response to Commissioner Hardesty’s false allegation about offi- cers setting fires during the civil unrest,” North Precinct Commander Kristina Jones wrote. Hardesty had said she didn’t think protesters in Portland were setting fires in the city and that it was “a po- lice action.” Hardesty apolo- gized for her statements after strong pushback. The investigation did not find that race was a motivat- ing factor for the leaks, ac- cording to the letter. Sgt. Kevin Allen, a police bureau spokesperson, said that despite the release of the letter, the internal affairs investigation remains on- going. Earlier this month, Hardesty filed a $5 million lawsuit against Hunzeker, Ottoman, the police union and the city. TO PLACE AN AD OBITUARIES no death notices or obituaries are published Mondays. When submitting, please include your name, address and contact number. Call to ask about deadlines, Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Phone ..........................................541-385-5809 Fax .................................................541-598-3150 email .......................obits@bendbulletin.com Vacant house catches fire Friday morning in Madras A home, shop and vehicles were burned in a fire early Fri- day morning in Madras. Shortly after 1 a.m., the Jef- ferson County Fire District No. 1 was dispatched to a structure fire on NE Daisy Street, ac- cording to a news release from the fire department. When the crew of four staff and six volunteers arrived at the scene, multiple structures — including a shop, shed, an- other home and several vehi- cles — were involved in the fire. Fire in the house, which firefighters were told was va- cant, was put out while salvage and overhaul was performed by the fire crew. To establish a water source, the crews had to close U.S. Highway 26. A nearby home was also evacu- ated until the fire was under control. No injuries were reported, and the cause of the fire is still under investigation by Oregon State Police arson investigators. — Bulletin staff report Congratulations to Dr. Wisco & Dr. Clark for being selected by the American Board of Dermatology to be Certifi ed in Micrographic Dermatologic Surgery in the inaugural year of the program! To sign up for our e-editions, visit www.bendbulletin.com to register. Classified ......................................541-385-5809 advertising fax ..........................541-385-5802 Other information ....................541-382-1811 ied how people gamble based on factors such as probability of winning or rewards. “We found the same gamble was evaluated very differently when we asked ‘How much would you like to play this gamble’ or ‘How much would you pay to play the gamble?’ We would get opposite re- sponses depending on the way we asked the question,” he said. Slovic’s research has been applied to issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic, an event he believes is marked by a “profound failure of commu- nication.” Slovic dug into research from decades ago to reveal apparently unlearned lessons about how poorly people intuit ideas like “exponential growth” and how using it to explain the spread of the virus failed. “That lesson was not heeded. In fact, it was disregarded by our government,” he said. “Not enough was done to stop it, so then it grew exponentially and we see the results.” Decision-making research can be used to determine the most effective ways to present options, such as whether to un- dertake a risky surgery, Slovic said, or to understand if peo- ple will be willing to factor in the global community when weighing their choices. “We now have to contem- plate things that are huge in scale and affect millions of people. Our intuitive brain does not understand millions,” Slovic said. “Our risk percep- tion is mostly a feeling of how risky it is, and our feelings don’t do arithmetic particularly well.” The Bower Award and Prize for Achievement in Science will be presented to Slovic in 2022. The prize is $250,000, but Slovic said he hasn’t yet de- cided how he’ll spend it. The 2021 winner was Kuni- hiko Fukushima, who in 1979 invented the convolutional neural network “Neocogni- tron,” contributing to the de- velopment of artificial intelli- gence. Find it all online bendbulletin.com Oliver Wisco Matt Clark DO, FAAD, FACMS MD, FAAD OTHER SERVICES Back issues ................................541-385-5800 Photo reprints .........................541-383-0366 Apply for a job ........................541-383-0340 all Bulletin payments are accepted at the drop box at City hall or at The Bulletin, P.O. Box 6020, Bend, Or 97708. Check payments may be converted to an electronic funds transfer. 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