The UO has placed more than 70 life-saving Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) on campus.The portable devices are used to treat sudden cardiac arrest, which occurs when the heart's normal heart rhythm suddenly becomes chaotic. A person suffering from cardiac arrest collapses, stops breathing, becomes unresponsive and has no detectable pulse.The AED delivers a potentially life-saving electrical shock to the victim's heart that can restore the heart's normal rhythm.

The new year is a popular time to review bad habits and begin good ones, and a number of upcoming events offer a chance to get started.

Ten more UO employees won stainless steel AroundtheO travel mugs when their numbers were drawn in today's AroundtheO scavenger hunt contest. Each submitted one or more correct answers in this week's daily contests to become eligible for the weekly drawing.

Update (3 p.m. Friday): The University of Oregon received approval from the Oregon University System Friday afternoon to move forward with improvements that will create easier and greater access for fans entering and exiting the north side of Autzen Stadium. The Finance and Administration Committee of the State Board of Higher Education voted unanimously to approve a license agreement that enables the UO to proceed with the project.

Multimedia, long a tool used to various ends, is now helping to end mass atrocity crimes. Mark Hackett, the 26-year-old CEO and executive director for Operation Broken Silence, will explain how when he visits the University of Oregon Jan. 30 through Feb. 1. Hackett heads an emerging human rights organization that specializes in using multimedia tools to end mass atrocity crimes.