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NPR Special Correspondent Michele Norris spoke in a packed EMU Ballroom on Wednesday evening about her experience writing her family memoir, "The Grace of Silence," and her ongoing journey talking about race through The Race Card Project.

Now it's time to follow up on the University of Oregon campus and continue the conversation Norris began.

The Office of International Affairs is leading the University of Oregon's efforts to express sympathy and offer support for those affected by Typhoon Haiyan, which hit the Philippines Nov. 8 and is believed to have killed more than 10,000 people across the archipelago.

“The Office of international Affairs is eager to work with any interested students and campus colleagues to funnel support in the right directions to assist the people of the Philippines,” said Dennis Galvan, the UO's vice provost for international affairs.

Melissa Woo, the University of Oregon’s chief information officer and vice provost for information services, has been ranked among the top 10 most social media-savvy CIOs in higher education.  

Woo ranked number eight out of the top 10 for social media in a recent survey by "The Huffington Post" technology blogger Vala Afshar, who also serves as chief marketing officer at networking company Enterasys Secure Networks.

Two authors affiliated with the Department of Marketing in the UO’s Lundquist College of Business had books published this month.

Delicious and sustainable--local foods bring a lot to the table. But shopping for them isn't usually as convenient as making a run to the supermarket.

University of Oregon MBA graduate Amy McCann is working on changing that.

McCann is the cofounder and CEO of Local Food Marketplace, a Eugene-based startup whose online shopping application makes it easier for individual consumers and institutional buyers (think restaurant chefs) to buy local.

A Nov. 13 visit to the University of Oregon by NPR special correspondent Michele Norris is sold out, but members of the UO community can still take part in Norris' "Race Card Project." A video of Norris' Eugene lecture can be seen on the UO Channel.