UO helps make 31st Asian Celebration the best fest yet
From martial arts demonstrations to symphonic percussion, UO students and faculty help make the annual Asian Celebration memorable.
Campus and Community
Sen. Ron Wyden visits campus to talk wood products
Wyden and Sen. Jeff Merkley helped secure a $400,000 grant for the new National Center for Advanced Wood Products Manufacturing and Design.
Undergrad fellows launch humanities research projects
The program helps undergraduate students outside the natural sciences understand how research informs learning throughout the humanities.
Coming events offer broad perspective on black history
This year organizers are working to present a more holistic view of black history that goes further than documenting past struggles.
MNCH family day will probe the mysteries of the deep
Activities for kids of all ages include making seahorse fossils and pirate storytelling, along with the continuing buzz-saw sharks exhibit.
History professor to discuss Latino migration into the South
Julie Weise also will discuss her new book as part of a discussion about the history of Mexican people moving to the American South.
JSMA hails gift of landmark photos by Brian Lanker
‘I Dream a World: Portraits of Black Women Who Changed America’ is added to the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art collection through a gift from Lynda Lanker.
Ron Peterson, UO champion and friend, dies at age 88
A 1949 UO accounting graduate, Peterson was honored with the Presidential Medal in 2004 and the Pioneer Award in 2011.
The week that was in social media, Feb. 8-14
A look back at some of our most engaging social media posts of the past week:
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Sink your teeth into the story of sharks
The UO natural history museum is presenting two talks that explore the undersea world of the fearsome fish family.