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29/09/2023

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19/12/2022

Lorie Acio, a Clarks Honors College alumna and vice president of communications at MSNBC, is focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion inside the company:

CHC alumna Lorie Acio, now VP of Communications for MSNBC. By Lauren Church, CHC CommunicationsPhotos courtesey of Lorie Acio Immediately after graduating from the University of Oregon and Clark Honors College ten years ago, Lorie Acio headed to New York to take a position as an unpaid intern at CBS...

13/12/2022

After more than three decades in office, US Rep. Peter DeFazio MA ’77, is retiring. He has helped shape American transportation policy and protected wild spaces, including permanently protecting more than 390,000 acres of wilderness in the state of Oregon:

After more than three decades in office, Peter DeFazio MA ’77 is retiring. DeFazio’s service and voting record is extensive with over 20,000 votes logged in Congress and his impact goes far beyond representing the people of southwestern Oregon.

06/12/2022

Lidia Yuknavitch—teacher, lecturer, and best-selling author of Thrust and soon-to-be feature film, The Chronology of Water—practices a fierce and fragmentary form of storytelling that took root at the University of Oregon:

Life rarely follows a linear narrative. It zigs. Sometimes it zags. Just ask Lidia Yuknavitch—teacher, lecturer, and best-selling author of Thrust and soon-to-be feature film, The Chronology of Water—whose fierce and fragmentary form of storytelling took root at the University of Oregon. Yuknavi...

30/11/2022

Alumnus Trip Jennings recently premiered his new film Elemental, which could change the national discussion on how to adapt to wildfire:

UO alumnus Trip Jennings created a film titled Elemental, which focuses on wildfires on the West Coast

22/11/2022

A grant from the National Science Foundation will help establish a pipeline from community college to the university to the workforce for 64 talented students in the physical sciences:

A Pipeline for STEM Students Aug. 11, 2022 A grant from the National Science Foundation will help establish a pipeline from community college to the university to the workforce for 64 talented students in the physical sciences When it comes to education and training for STEM careers after high schoo...

16/11/2022

Discoveries made within a lab inside Hayward Field benefit both competitive athletes and weekend warriors:

Discoveries made within the Bowerman Sports Science Center benefit both competitive athletes and weekend warriors.

07/11/2022

Leilani Sabzalian, an assistant professor of Indigenous studies in education, helps lead the UO’s Sapsik'wałá Education Program, which puts Indigenous pedagogies and knowledge at the center of training the next generation of Indigenous teachers:

Leilani Sabzalian co-leads the University of Oregon Sapsik'wałá Education Program for Indigenous students

02/11/2022

Experts in the UO’s Data Science Initiative supported a project that found culturally informed outreach and well-located community testing centers tripled COVID-19 testing among Latinx groups:

Data scientists contribute to pandemic testing breakthrough for Latinx groups, helping identify methods that tripled turnout

27/10/2022

Students at the Oregon Center for Electrochemistry research how energy is generated, stored, and transported—and they’re leading the way to sustainable power solutions:

Students at the Oregon Center for Electrochemistry research how energy is generated, stored, and transported

17/10/2022

Through research, partnerships, and a new profession, the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health is responding to the youth mental health crisis:

The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health is poised to address the youth mental health crisis

14/10/2022

Alumni association executive director Raphe Beck headed back to the annual Eastern Oregon event as a legit cowboy:

14/10/2022

Chris Poulsen joins the College of Arts and Sciences as the new Tykeson Dean of Arts and Sciences, emphasizing equity and sustainability in academia:

New CAS dean brings expertise on a warming planet, commitment to equity and access, and knack for mushroom hunting

06/10/2022

Say hello to the autumn issue of Oregon Quarterly! Happy reading! https://around.uoregon.edu/content/oregon-quarterly-autumn-2022

28/09/2022

Alumna Haley Case-Scott is a policy assistant in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, focusing on how climate change affects tribal nations:

“Student scholarships opened the door for me to attend school. Without the scholarships I received as an undergraduate, I would have faced many more barriers to gaining my degree. I am deeply grateful to those who made it possible for me to attend UO and hope that many others like me might follow ...

15/09/2022

Jason Younker, a UO alumnus and a voice for his people, looks to preserve and restore Coquille culture for future generations through his role as chief:

Jason Younker spent his childhood in Coos Bay where he learned how to dig clams, herd ducks and fish, and canoe as part of the Coquille Indian Tribe. Today, he is chief of his tribe holding one of seven seats on the tribal council, and is the tribe’s leader in cultural and spiritual matters. In th...

31/08/2022

A virtual-reality simulation of a turtle’s life designed by a University of Oregon professor could help spur people to environmental action:

Putting humans into the body of a sea turtle influenced attitudes on environmental issues

19/08/2022

Damien Callahan, of human physiology, studies elite athletes for clues about muscle rehabilitation after injury as part as the Sport and Wellness initiative: https://around.uoregon.edu/content/damien-callahan-and-injuries-athletes

Knight Campus scientist Damien Callahan studies elite athletes for clues about muscle rehabilitation after injury

10/08/2022

Chuck and Gwen Lillis have served the UO in many ways, up to and including the creation of the Lillis Business Complex. They listen, lead, and dare the university to be great: https://around.uoregon.edu/content/dynamic-duck-duo

Chuck and Gwen Lillis have served the UO in many ways. Mostly, they listen, lead, and dare the university to be great.

27/07/2022

From his beginning at the UO to his partnerships with Phil Knight, departing board chair Chuck Lillis reflects on eight years of leadership in a wide-ranging conversation with President Schill: https://around.uoregon.edu/content/transformation-remembered-lessons-learned-schill-and-lillis-qa

Retired board chair Chuck Lillis reflects on eight years of leadership in a wide-ranging conversation with President Schill

07/07/2022

Robert Motherwell, an artist widely regarded as “the intellectual of Abstract Expressionism,” taught at the UO in 1939-40 and an intriguing painting remains from his time here.
https://around.uoregon.edu/content/mystery-canvas-ties-famed-painter-motherwell-uo-days

Physics professor and art expert Richard Taylor recounts the story of "a true great of American art" who taught briefly at the UO

30/06/2022

Alumnus Steve Bence tells tales of running with the legendary Steve Prefontaine under coach Bill Bowerman in his new book, 1972: Pre, UO Track, Nike Shoes, and My Life with Them All.
https://around.uoregon.edu/content/math-and-business-alum-pens-book-life-nike-and-prefontaine

First-time author recounts track-and-field days at UO and running with Steve Prefontaine