Eugene will study a redesign of 13th Avenue by University of Oregon students when it considers changes for the roadway in the months ahead, a city official said recently. The news capped an open house on the redesign held May 28 by LiveMove, an interdisciplinary student group that spent the academic year rethinking the corridor for safety and access.

“Breaking the Code,” a biographical drama and comprehensive character study that deciphers the life of Alan Turing – brilliant mathematician, code breaker, and founder of computer science – opens at 8 p.m. Thursday, May 30, at the University of Oregon’s Hope Theatre.

UO-affiliated business startups have brought nearly $40 million in revenue and more than 270 jobs to Oregon since last summer.

The University of Oregon's marshal will lead the way, with official mace in hand, and a total of four student musical groups will perform. The list of notables in attendance will include UO officials, the State Board of Higher Education president, Oregon University System chancellor, Oregon Education Investment Board chair and a U.S. Senator.

The UO Libraries seeks input from teaching faculty and graduate teaching fellows as it reviews options for the university’s learning management system. The UO has been a Blackboard site since 1999, and the current contract expires in March 2015. There are several alternatives on the market, both commercial and open source, that must be reviewed to determine how well they align with campus instructional needs. Six vendors have scheduled public presentations on campus to demonstrate their products.

Girl in a Coma, THEESatisfaction and Tender Forever are among the bands on tap for OUT/LOUD, the Pacific Northwest’s largest queer women’s music festival, June 1 on Kesey Square in Eugene. Presented by the ASUO Women’s Center, the all-ages, student-run festival runs from noon to 10 p.m. and also features Staceyann Chin, Taina Asili Y La Banda Rebelde, Dalice Malice and more.

This year's "What is ____?" conference, sponsored by the University of Oregon's Graduate Philosophy Club, tackles the often politically charged term "liberalism." The seventh annual event, which is open to the public, will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 25, in the Knight Library Browsing Room.

The University of Oregon Opera Ensemble will present a program of modernized scenes. In addition, a UO dancer will collaborate with digital and visual artists for a unique performance experience at the Hult Center.

Primary documents in the UO Libraries are essential to telling the story of women’s political work in Oregon in the mid-to-late twentieth century. And a new online finding aid provides access to them.

W. Andrew Marcus, associate dean of social sciences, College of Arts and Sciences, has been appointed acting dean of the college while Scott Coltrane serves as interim provost, Provost James Bean said recently, in a message to the university community. “Andrew begins July 1 and will serve as long as needed,” Bean said. “I am confident that he will do a great job."