There is an ongoing debate about the increasing influence of the brain sciences – and the next Noon Talk by the Center for the Study of Women in Society will provide a platform for it. Faculty affiliate Kate Mondloch, an associate professor and director of graduate studies at the UO Department of the History of Art and Architecture, will examine the neuroscientific turn across the humanities, and in relationship to art history in particular.

Benjamin Wilkinson is passionate about coffee. He loves creating it, describing it and presenting it. Ask Wilkinson where his favorite cup of coffee in Eugene is, he says without hesitation: “UO Dining Services, of course!” Wilkinson is the Food Services Manager at UO Dining Services, and though some may call his opinion biased, it is not entirely unfounded. Wilkinson is experienced, to say the least, when it comes to coffee.

Tai chi translates as “supreme ultimate fist.” But this martial art can also be a source of inner peace and health, as demonstrated by Scott Huette, an instructor in Architecture and Allied Arts at the University of Oregon.

The Dalai Lama who will visit the University of Oregon on May 10 is the 14th in a line of Tibetan spiritual – and at times political – leaders that began during the 13th Century. Information and updates about his UO visit are available on AroundtheO's Dalai Lama web page.

President Obama signed into law the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 on Jan. 2, and federal income tax rates that have been in effect since 2001 have become permanent as a result. A new 39.6 percent rate has been added for individuals with taxable income of more than $400,000 ($450,000 for married couples), according to a summary of the act and its potential payroll impacts that was prepared by the UO Business Affairs office.