University of Oregon graduate Phil Knight, the Nike co-founder and philanthropist, is one of 197 people elected to the 2015 American Academy of Arts and Sciences membership class.
The AAAS is one of the country's oldest learned societies, made up of more than 4,600 leaders from a broad range of academic, business and government sectors.
Award will allow the UO political scientist to spend a year focusing on his research on undocumented immigrants living in the U.S.
Rashawn Ray from the University of Maryland will be on campus Friday and Saturday to lead the talks.
Earth Day offers a chance turn off (the devices) and tune in (to the nondigital world).
The website College Rank put the MNCH at No. 38 on a list of 'most amazing' college museums.
Katie Lynch, co-director of the Environmental Leadership Program at the University of Oregon, has been invited to join the Oregon Environmental Literacy Plan Program Council.
The council strives to "ensure that Oregon students become lifelong stewards of their environment and community.” The council’s goals run parallel to the “No Oregon Child Left Inside Act,” a bill signed into law in 2009 that encourages students from kindergarten to college to have hands-on learning in Oregon biomes.
University of Oregon students, teachers and employees will be recognized for their achievements and efforts related to sustainability.
The UO’s inaugural Sustainability Awards Program, sponsored by the Office of Sustainability, will present six awards Thursday, May 21, at a dinner and ceremony honoring the recipients. Candidates can be nominated for the awards or can be self-nominated. The deadline for nominations is Monday, April 27.
Awards will be given in the following categories:
Activities will range from speakers and documentaries to a day of service Saturday, April 25.
A symposium May 17 honors emeritus professor John Reynolds, who was a catalyst for steering Eugene away from nuclear power.
Visitors to campus are advised to walk, bike or ride the bus to avoid traffic congestion and limited parking.
