Oregon's legalization quickly cut Washington border pot sales
UO study also provides perspective on the movement of legally purchased marijuana across state lines into neighboring states
Academics and Research
Workshop will help students design green products — in color
Sustainable Invention Immersion Week is a chance to invent a new eco-friendly product
Grad student helps coast residents prep for tsunami escape
To complete a master’s degree in landscape architecture, Bryn Davis studies a childhood vacation spot and proposes improvements to a pedestrian path
Professor's translation to give critical witness to Islam’s rise
Stephen Shoemaker will use a national humanities grant to modernize the words of an early book about the 614 conquest of Jerusalem
UO's role in ShakeAlert gets federal funding boost
Oregon will see new seismic sensors installed and more early adopters as part of the UO’s $1 million share of the funding package
New digital archive allows broad access to Roman artifacts
UO researchers have co-developed a trove of nearly 4,000 drawings, prints, paintings and photographs
Capturing the last living memories of the Vanport flood
Journalism and historic preservation students gather an oral history of the 1948 disaster
Eclipse tips: A few short videos on watching the sun go out
The big wait is almost over.
On Monday, Aug. 21, summer’s total solar eclipse will make landfall in Oregon and travel across the entire continent. Millions of people are expected to flock to Oregon and 13 other states to view it in a 60-mile-wide stretch called the path of totality.
University of Oregon astrophysicist Scott Fisher answered some of the most common eclipse-related questions in a series of short videos.
Study: Seeing people on a package can improve product sales
The effect is particularly strong when people are lonely, said marketing professor Bettina Cornwell
Study finds microfinance can help, even if goals aren't met
Aid helps poor women, even when NGOs miss the mark on setting goals, Erin Beck finds