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In the 80s and 90s, with support from Oregon 's Senator Mark Hatfield , the university grew significantly. Research centers were founded to focus on the following areas:
The university grew in other ways as well. In 1992, the longest suspended pedestrian skybridge in North America, with a length of 660 feet (200 m), opened on the Marquam Hill campus, connecting OHSU and the Veteran's Affairs Medical Center. About the same time the university opened a number of outpatient primary care facilities, first on campus (the Physician's Pavilion) and then in clinics throughout the Portland metropolitan area. In 1998, the university dedicated the Mark Hatfield Research Center. It also assumed control of an affiliated Primate research center now known as the Oregon National Primate Research Center , located in Washington County . In 2001, OHSU changed its name to Oregon Health & Science University as part of a merger it undertook with the Oregon Graduate Institute Of Science And Technology in Washington County . With the Marquam Hill (nicknamed ''Pill Hill'') campus running out of room for expansion, beginning in 2003 OHSU announced plans to expand into the North Macadam district of Portland. North Macadam, also called the South Waterfront district, is an Urban Renewal district lying east of the Marquam Hill, south of city center, and along the Willamette River . The new Portland Aerial Tram has been planned to connect the two campuses. From 2004 to 2005 , president Peter Kohler was also involved in a proposed purchase of the local electrical utility, Portland General Electric (PGE) by Texas Pacific Group . Had the purchase been approved, he stated that his duties as president of the subsidiary managing PGE would not have detracted from his duties as president of OHSU. EXTERNAL LINK |
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