Landscape Architecture has graduated its first doctoral student, Lanbin Ren – who had never heard of Oregon when she saw a poster advertising the UO’s brand-new Ph.D. program in the discipline.

Ren, a native of China, was about to graduate with a master of science in architecture from the University of Cincinnati, but wasn’t ready to leave academia.

“I wanted to learn something new but still related to architecture, and I thought landscape could be an option, so I applied,” Ren says.

Applicants seeking undergraduate and graduate Chinese Government Scholarships must submit materials by March 11 for pursuing study in China in 2013-14.

Applicants must complete an online application and submit two paper copies of their application by 5 p.m. March 11 to Dai Lan, co-director of the UO Confucius Institute, dailan@uoregon.edu, 541-346-8298.

University of Oregon faculty and staff tickets for the Dalai Lama's May 10 public lecture at the UO will be available for $20 each beginning at 10 a.m. on Thursday, March 7, and continuing until 10 p.m. on Friday, March 8 -- or until tickets are sold out.Ticket quantitites are limited and are expected to sell quickly. Step-by-step directions for ordering tickets are available on AroundtheO's Dalai Lama page.

University of Oregon biologist Eric U. Selker is the 2013 Outstanding Scientist of the Oregon Academy of Science. He accepted the award during the academy's 72nd annual meeting March 2 at Willamette University in Salem.

The Oregon Academy of Science is a non-profit affiliate of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. It was founded in 1943.

Selker, who in 2012 was elected into the National Academy of Sciences, is the first Oregon scientist to win the state award since 2009.

The University of Oregon College of Education hosted a symposium earlier this year to highlight work in Central America by a team of researchers and educators from the UO Center for Equity Promotion, the University of Washington School of Social Work and Partners for our Children, and Eugene School District 4J.  

The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) have turned to the University of Oregon for help with primary education, voting recently for university guidance in implementing an innovative approach to instruction called “response to intervention.”

Prospective students who are curious about law school, but not sure what to expect or where to start, now have a way to peer into their future.

The UO School of Law has launched "On Track," an informal, interactive tool that creates a suggested program of study based on an individual's personal interests and goals.

The UO School of Law is one of only a few throughout the country using interactive technology that helps students understand the trajectory of a law school academic experience.

A third campus forum to discuss the issue of arming campus police officers will be from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, March 6, in the Knight Library Browsing Room. Two previous forums were Feb. 11 and Feb. 26.

The fifth of five open, small-group meetings with interim UOPD Chief Carolyn McDermed will be on Tuesday, March 5, from noon to 1 p.m., in the EMU Walnut Room.

Jane Gordon, associate dean for student and program affairs at the UO School of Law, will be honored March 6 with the Center for Dialogue and Resolution’s 2013 PeaceBuilder Award during its 4th annual Peace by Piece gala.

The event is open to the public and will take place at the Ford Alumni Center from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Journalist Rick Dancer will emcee.

Two UO professors have been appointed Wayne Morse Center for Law and Politics Resident Scholars for 2013-14.