The two-year program will delve into Oregon's school funding problem as well as issues of access, opportunity and equity in education.

The day-long seminar will bring together researchers, policymakers and water experts to discuss the implications of declining water supplies.

The annual conference, hosted by the UO's Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics, will be held at the White Stag Building in Portland.

The More magazine and website praises Wood for her work using the public trust doctrine as a vehicle to speed action on climate change.

Oregon Law students, who began the fall semester last Monday, welcome a first-year class of 128 students from 31 states and three countries.