UO joins Chinook Book to offer discounts through new app
The smartphone application allows people to download and use valuable coupon from local merchants without having to use paper
Campus and Community
UO to host Disabilities Studies Forum on Oct. 30
Keynote speaker Rosemary Garland-Thompson of Emory University will discuss the bioethics of technology in disabilities
Provost shares revised mission statement, seeks input
The Office of the Provost has shared a new draft of the university mission statement on its website and, once again, asked the campus for its input
Election season brings reminders on political activity at work
State laws govern what public employees can and can't do when it comes to issues and campaigns during work hours and using university equipment
Friends, colleagues invited to memorial for Cindy Kieffer
The memorial Friday at the Many Nations Longhouse will be a chance to remember the AEI director, who died unexpectedly in September
Collegiate Recovery Center finds a new home in the EMU
A new location will give the center a fresh look and allow it to help more students who are battling addiction
Weekly Sports Roundup
The weekly sports roundup is a list of all the home and televised Ducks sporting events this week and the results of their contests last week
UO Travel Fair will offer tips to help travel go smoothly
Dozens of travel vendors will be on hand, and breakout sessions will offer information on both domestic and international travel
New book by UO architecture professor now available as ebook
UO architecture professor Kevin Nute's new video-animated book, “Vital: Using the Weather to Bring Buildings and Sustainability to Life,” is now available from the iBookstore.
The book explains how the natural movements of the sun, wind and rain can be used to improve the well-being of building occupants and raise awareness of sustainable living practices. It shows how architecture, even as it separates people from the natural world, can also be a means of reconnecting them with nature.
SOJC taking wait-and-see approach to Ghana program
Leslie Steeves says the school is keeping a close watch on the Ebola epidemic as it ponders whether to take students to Ghana next summer