Archive May 2013

May 17, 2013
Law school commencement on Saturday at the Hult
The University of Oregon School of Law will hold 2013 commencement exercises at 1 p.m. on Saturday (May 18) at the Hult Center for the Performing Arts in downtown Eugene. A reception will immediately follow the ceremony at the Knight Law Center, 1515 Agate St.
May 17, 2013
University Day showers sprout hearty volunteers
  Pouring rain and cooler temperatures didn’t stop volunteers from participating Thursday in University Day, the campus-wide beautification project that occurs each year. Started in 1905 to improve the grounds before commencement, the day has evolved to celebrate and preserve the natural beauty of the campus.
English Professor Ben Saunders (photo by Tim Christie)
May 17, 2013
Weekly Wrap for the week of May 10-17
The Weekly Wrap is an update each Friday morning from the Office of Strategic Communications. It provides highlights of news you may have missed during the week and showcases UO stories about amazing students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Keynote Speaker Peter Scott
May 17, 2013
Spark Initiative event to highlight need for safe cookstoves
Environmental, health and engineering experts from across Oregon will discuss the impacts of fuels and cooking throughout the world at the inaugural Spark Initiative showcase, to be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today (Friday, May 17) at the University of Oregon's Erb Memorial Union.
May 17, 2013
Young scientists coming to UO for SPICE's Science and Invention Fair
Just as undergraduate students complete a week of events celebrating their research efforts, younger budding scientists from grades 1-8 in the Eugene 4J School District will invade the University of Oregon on Saturday. They'll be showing off their experiments and inventions.
Three of the UO’s premier large musical ensembles are featured May 19
May 17, 2013
UO celebrates spring with Hult Center concert
Three of the UO’s premier large musical ensembles are featured in the May 19 annual spring concert: the University Symphony, University Singers, and Oregon Wind Ensemble.
May 16, 2013
Undergraduate Research Symposium fills the EMU
There was extra foot traffic and mingling crowds all day on Thursday, May 16, in the Erb Memorial Union as students gathered to share their research efforts during the third annual Undergraduate Symposium.
Thomas Connolly
May 16, 2013
Book by three University of Oregon archaeologists lands state award
"Oregon Archaeology," written by three archaeologists at the University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and Cultural History, earned a 2013 Oregon Heritage Excellence Award from the Oregon Heritage Commission.
Kenneth Helphand
May 16, 2013
Landscape architecture symposium to honor retired Helphand
University of Oregon Landscape Architecture Professor Emeritus Kenneth Helphand will be honored for his 40 years of teaching at a special symposium, “Landscape Thinking.”
Bernhardt was described by a classmate as “the epitome of an entrepreneur."
May 16, 2013
Outstanding Students in Law and Entrepreneurship announced
One was called “the epitome of an entrepreneur.” The other, “an incredibly hard worker.” Together, Kala Bernhardt and William “Brent” Hamilton are the 2013 Outstanding Students in Law and Entrepreneurship.
President Gottfredson (right) with Jim Brau, Knight Professor of Natural Science
May 15, 2013
President Gottfredson: Institutional board bolsters UO mission
If approved as proposed, a public institutional board for the University of Oregon would provide a springboard for “astonishing” successes, university President Michael Gottfredson said May 14, at a campus gathering with faculty and staff.
Tributes to Turing include lectures and a play
May 15, 2013
Lectures, play are tributes to Turing
Until recently, perhaps the most noticeable tribute on campus to computer genius Alan Turing was the gargoyle high on one side of Deschutes Hall. That’s changing.

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