UO Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry hosting nanotech pioneer Drexler Nov. 22
Eric Drexler, a pioneer in the field of molecular nanotechnology, will deliver a public talk at 3 p.m. Nov. 22 at Oregon State University, in an event sponsored by the Center for Sustainable Materials Chemistry.
Architects from Shanghai come to Oregon to learn sustainability practices
UO Libraries committee encourages nominations for purchase of diversity resources
The UO Libraries’ Diversity Committee is encouraging all members of the campus community to submit nominations for the purchase of diversity-related materials to add to the library’s collections. Priority consideration will be given to nominations submitted by Dec. 6, 2013.
The committee established the Library Diversity Fund last year to set aside funds to purchase materials that add to the library’s diversity collections.
UO offers suicide prevention training for faculty and staff
The University of Oregon Suicide Prevention Team and the University Counseling and Testing Center are hosting two suicide prevention trainings for faculty and staff to teach suicide-warning signs and how to steer at-risk students toward professional help.
The trainings run from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 21 and from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 9. Registration is available through Suzie Stadelman.
COMING ATTRACTIONS: UO graduate composer, Native American law professor head upcoming events
UO Wayne Morse Scholars get up-close-and-personal with politics
Let it RAIN: O-Corps workshops to begin in January
The inaugural O-Corps workshop of the Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (RAIN) will begin in January 2014 with a series of weekly sessions designed to guide researchers through the process of innovation development.
This winter’s program is intended for graduate students and post-doc researchers working in human physiology who are interested in learning more about how research can be moved from the laboratory and into public or commercial use.
UO professor receives Paul Davidoff Book Award honorable mention
UO to host renowned Native American law professor Nov. 21
Robert Anderson, professor of law and director of the Native American Law Center at the University of Washington, will present "A Problem-Prone Promise: Recurring Issues in Fulfilling the Federal Trust Responsibility to Indian Nations" at the University of Oregon School of Law.