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May 16, 2013

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.

President Gottfredson (right) with Jim Brau, Knight Professor of Natural Science
May 15, 2013

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.

May 10, 2013

Longtime University of Oregon supporters will be honored Friday night at the annual Pioneer Awards Gala at the Nines Hotel in Portland.

Charles and Gwendolyn Lillis are loyal Ducks and have been active UO volunteers and supporters. They received the UO Presidential Medal in 2001 and their leadership gifts made construction of the Lillis Business Complex possible.

Richmond (right), with Kimberly Andrews Espy, vice president for RIGE
May 8, 2013

Geri Richmond, the University of Oregon’s Richard M. & Patricia H. Noyes Professor of Chemistry, spoke before an audience of faculty members, students and community members at the Spring 2013 Presidential Research Lecture on May 7.

May 8, 2013

A busy month of research-themed events got under way on Monday, with an Innovation Luncheon, featuring a speaker from a venture capital firm, and an Innovation Open House, highlighting companies and programs with ties to University of Oregon research.

Both events were presented by the office for Research, Innovation and Graduate Education.

May 8, 2013

The final round of the University of Oregon Graduate School's Three Minute Thesis Competition is today (May 8) from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., in the EMU Fir Room.

Geri Richmond (right) with students
May 6, 2013

Geri Richmond, the University of Oregon’s Richard M. and Patricia H. Noyes Professor of Chemistry, will deliver the Presidential Research Lecture at 7 p.m. on May 7, in the Lillis Business Complex Auditorium, Room 182. 

May 3, 2013

The University of Oregon Police Department is poised to take a critical next step in its evolution.

After months tuning job descriptions, compensation details and union representation, openings have been posted for police line officers. 

The department is accepting applications from experienced officers or newcomers, as long as they have the right stuff for the university.

Scott Coltrane
May 2, 2013

University of Oregon President Michael Gottfredson has announced that Scott Coltrane, dean of the UO's College of Arts and Sciences, will serve as interim senior vice president and provost beginning July 1.

May 2, 2013

“Speaking Between,” an exhibition featuring work by 13 University of Oregon Department of Art MFA students, opens with a free public reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 3, at the Disjecta Interdisciplinary Art Center, 8371 N. Interstate Ave. in Portland. The exhibition will be on view through May 26.

April 30, 2013

Six University of Oregon faculty have been named winners of the 2013 UO Research Excellence Awards, sponsored by the Office for Research, Innovation and Graduate Education. The awards highlight outstanding research activities taking place at the UO.

Michael Gottfredson addresses the OSLC
April 26, 2013

University of Oregon President Michael Gottfredson welcomed the Oregon Social Learning Center's annual conference to the UO today (April 26) by paying homage to OSLC work from more than 30 years ago that supported his own academic research on the causes of crime.

Jon Erlandson
April 24, 2013

University of Oregon archaeologist Jon Erlandson, whose research has found some of the earliest evidence of seafaring societies contributing to the peopling of the Americas, is a newly elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Ingo Braasch
April 22, 2013

Using an international database of zebrafish maintained at the University of Oregon, two UO researchers have identified more than 50 genes still present in fish but potentially "left in the water" when fish began to walk on land.

President Michael Gottfredson's investiture is May 30
April 17, 2013

The investiture of University of Oregon President Michael Gottfredson may still be nearly six weeks away, but some deadlines are fast approaching for those wishing to attend and/or participate in the May 30 event.