Oregon Quarterly Summer 2011

Sandy Baruah '88 is taking on the big task of trying to jump-start the Motor City

Still a teenager at heart, Gayle Forman has found an eager audience and her natural calling in the world of young adult fiction

Open category winner of the 2011 OQ Northwest Perspectives Essay Contest

Excerpt from Track Town, USA—Hayward Field: America's Crown Jewel of Track and Field, a book about the history of Hayward

Excerpt from ex-law faculty Charles Wilkinson's book, The People Are Dancing Again: The History of the Siletz Tribe of Western Oregon

Discover the economic effect the University of Orgeon has on the state in Tim Duy's, MS ’98, PhD ’98, new study

Researchers discover ants do work suited to their changing abilities

Oregon cities benefitting from focused UO energy

Students in many disciplines work on eco-friendly products for a better world

UO physics professor hopes to turn middle schoolers–especially girls–on to science with her program SPICE

Oregon prepares for predicted massive earthquake and tsunami

Culinary bike touring in northern Italy

NBA point guard Luke Ridnour's faith puts basketball in perspective

An adoptive family bonds over backpacks and tiaras

Alumni Association director reflects on his long run at Oregon

Letters to the editor include accounts of racism on campus in the ’50s and ’60s, the prominence of sports, and overall praise for the Spring issue