It’s one thing to rub elbows with officials and researchers working at the cutting edge of transportation solutions.
But meeting Congressman Earl Blumenauer, a leader in urban livability policies? That was more than Joe McAndrew and Jessica Bloomfield could have hoped for.
The University of Oregon Athletic Department is offering a discount to all faculty, staff and family members for tickets to upcoming men's basketball games.
Currently 16th in the nation, the Ducks match up against the University of Washington at 4 p.m. Saturday in Matthew Knight Arena. The discounted rate is about $8 off tickets for that contest and the Ducks-Stanford game Feb. 23 at the arena.
Check your cupboards and clear out your pantry. Those long-forgotten cans of tuna and packages of rice now have a purpose – the Governor's State Employees Food Drive will begin Jan. 28 and continue through March 1.
The University of Oregon School of Music and Dance will host a video master class with Professor Boris Berman of Yale University, a world-renowned specialist on the work of Sergei Prokofiev. Audiences will also have opportunities to see performances by the Oregon Wind Ensemble and UO jazz combos.
The UO School of Music and Dance is located in the Frohnmayer Music Building on the UO campus, 961 E. 18th Ave, Eugene. For more information or for a complete calendar of events, call 541-346-5678 or visit music.uoregon.edu.
The goal is clear: Double the number of college degrees in science, technology, engineering and math awarded in Oregon by the year 2030. But how do we get there?
Oregon business and education leaders set the target in response to a national problem with student proficiency in STEM studies and a shortage of qualified college graduates pursuing those careers. And a new center at the University of Oregon has accepted the challenge, building sweeping partnerships to improve education and training for future STEM technicians, scientists, engineers and mathematicians.
The UO has placed more than 70 life-saving Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) on campus.
The portable devices are used to treat sudden cardiac arrest, which occurs when the heart's normal heart rhythm suddenly becomes chaotic. A person suffering from cardiac arrest collapses, stops breathing, becomes unresponsive and has no detectable pulse.
The AED delivers a potentially life-saving electrical shock to the victim's heart that can restore the heart's normal rhythm.
The new year is a popular time to review bad habits and begin good ones, and a number of upcoming events offer a chance to get started.
Ten more UO employees won stainless steel AroundtheO travel mugs when their numbers were drawn in today's AroundtheO scavenger hunt contest. Each submitted one or more correct answers in this week's daily contests to become eligible for the weekly drawing.
Update (3 p.m. Friday): The University of Oregon received approval from the Oregon University System Friday afternoon to move forward with improvements that will create easier and greater access for fans entering and exiting the north side of Autzen Stadium.
The Finance and Administration Committee of the State Board of Higher Education voted unanimously to approve a license agreement that enables the UO to proceed with the project.
Multimedia, long a tool used to various ends, is now helping to end mass atrocity crimes.
Mark Hackett, the 26-year-old CEO and executive director for Operation Broken Silence, will explain how when he visits the University of Oregon Jan. 30 through Feb. 1.
Hackett heads an emerging human rights organization that specializes in using multimedia tools to end mass atrocity crimes.
