UO McNair Scholar confirms ancient harpoon technology and receives award
Gabriel Sanchez attended Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science national conference and received an undergraduate research award.
Fall Presidential Research Lecture to be presented tonight (Oct. 30)
The University of Oregon's fall 2013 Presidential Research Lecture will be presented beginning at 7 p.m. today at 182 Lillis Hall by Edward J. Kame'enui, Dean Knight Professor of Education and founding director of the UO's Center on Teaching and Learning.
Kame'enui's talk on the "architecture of instruction" is free and open to the public. It will also be live-streamed online.
Hawkins goes the extra mile to balance football, school
At 6:50 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, Daryle Hawkins was reclined on a table in the Ducks’ athletic treatment center as he watched “SportsCenter.”
UO Abroad: Lecturer Jan Hodder explores marine biology of Panama
1. Where in the world were you?
I was in Bocas del Toro, Isla Colon, Panama at the Smithsonian's Tropical Research Institute's Marine Laboratory.
2. What work were you doing there?
Mandatory workplace harassment prevention training begins
A required training program on prevention workplace harassment is now available online for University of Oregon faculty, staff and GTFs.
“Workplace Harassment Prevention” must be completed by all regular, full- and part-time UO employees and GTFs by March 30, 2014, said the university’s human relations department.
Applications being accepted for UO Faculty Research Awards
Applications are being accepted through Dec. 2 for the University of Oregon’s 2014 Faculty Research Awards, which aim to stimulate research by supporting faculty research expenses.
UO welcomes Board of Trustees nominees to campus
Today and tomorrow, nominees to the University of Oregon's new Board of Trustees are on campus for orientation workshops that will begin to familiarize them with many aspects of the university and its organization. A similar orientation will take place in Portland in mid November.
UO’s College of Arts and Sciences underscores its importance with redesign
How to describe the importance of the College of Arts and Sciences to the University of Oregon?
It’s Elemental.
The university’s largest college is redesigning its communications efforts to emphasize its fundamental role at the UO. A fresh look is coming to websites, magazines, newsletters and multimedia communications from the college and its 44 departments, programs and centers—all organized around the “elemental” theme, Acting Dean W. Andrew Marcus said.
Will Glasson named associate director of external relations for UO law
The University of Oregon School of Law is welcoming back alumnus Will Glasson as the associate director of external relations.
Glasson, an active entrepreneur and 2006 graduate of the law school, has worked for various firms and companies, filling counsel, management and operations roles. His practice focused on assisting technology, athletic, outdoors and hospitality businesses with complex transactional, intellectual property, and privacy and data security matters.
UO hosts UK expert on child abuse prevention Nov. 1
The public is invited to hear George Hosking, a leader in child abuse prevention, speak at the University of Oregon Nov. 1 on the implementation of evidence-based efforts across the United Kingdom.