The second edition of Elizabeth Reis’ popular "American Sexual Histories" has recently been published and is as well received as the first edition. Reis is a professor of history and of women’s and gender studies at the University of Oregon.
The second of three campus forums to discuss the arming of UO police officers is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 26, from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m. in the EMU Fir Room. Students, faculty and staff are encouraged to attend.
The UO was authorized in 2011 to form the state’s first on-campus police department at a public university. During the department's transition to a sworn police force, the decision was made to delay requesting permission to arm UO police officers until after the campus had an opportunity to examine the question.
Sociology professor Patricia Gwartney, founding director of the Oregon Survey Research Laboratory, has been elected president of the Pacific Sociological Association for 2014-2015.
Established in 1929, the association regularly brings together scholars, students, and practitioners to disseminate and promote sociological research. The group addresses sociological analyses of basic social structures and processes as well as social problems of the day.
Sixty-two faculty members who received a total of 53 research, teaching or mentorship awards were honored by Dean Scott Coltrane of the UO's College of Arts and Sciences at this year's annual reception to celebrate faculty awards. Six faculty members received multiple awards.
At the recent reception in Gerlinger Lounge, Coltrane highlighted three awards in particular:
The Oregon House of Representatives passed the so-called tuition equity bill (House Bill 2787) this afternoon (Feb. 22), following an emotional debate by lawmakers.
In the end, the bill was approved by a vote of 38-18. It will now go to the Oregon Senate, where it is expected to pass.
The UO School of Music and Dance will celebrate the 20th anniversary of its Music Today Festival when the biennial celebration of music from the 20th and 21st Centuries begins on Monday, Feb. 25.
Performances will run all week at various locations across campus. All events are scheduled during the evening, with most held at the Frohnmayer Music Building.
The Charleston Marine Life Center – a museum planned as part of the UO's Oregon Institute of Marine Biology – received an unexpectedly generous contribution this week from the Coos County Board of Commissioners.
OIMB Director Craig Young went to the board seeking $120,000 in economic development funding from Oregon Lottery proceeds. But commissioners instead voted 2-1 to contribute $151,896 toward what is projected as a $981,000 construction project.
Quinn Miller’s arrival in Eugene last year brought a new expert in the field of queer media studies to the University of Oregon.
Prior to arriving at the UO, Miller spent two years in Qatar serving as a visiting assistant professor of media culture in Northwestern University in Qatar’s (NU-Q) School of Communication.
In his current position as an assistant professor in the UO’s English department, Miller is focusing on queer and trans forms of media representation.
Author Lisa Margonelli will read from her book “Oil on the Brain: Adventures from the Pump to the Pipeline” and discuss current issues on oil consumption from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, in the UO Knight Library Browsing Room.
Earlier this afternoon (Feb. 21), UO Police Department dispatchers received a non-first-person report via telephone of a person with a gun in Prince Lucien Campbell Hall. Eugene Police officers responded and UO Police Department officers assisted.
It was discovered that the report was untrue.
UO Police and Eugene Police are continuing to follow up on the mistaken report.
