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UO athletics make Top Ten list of most economically efficient

The list measures which schools win the most championships for the least amount of money and is prepared by Texas A&M University

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Jon Palfreman to take part in worldwide Parkinson's webcast

The UO journalism professor has written a book about Parkinson's Disease and writes a blog for a journal that covers the illness

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New York Times bites on UO research news about Antarctic fish

The research found that antifreeze proteins in notothenioids keep ice crystals from melting when water temperatures rise above freezing

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UO professor talks Chinese education with New York Times

Yong Zhao discusses his new book about the education system in China and what the United States can learn from it

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President Coltrane shares plan for competitive excellence

The university will add faculty, increase support for students and expand classrooms, labs and offices as part of "competitive excellence"

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Article outlines UO effort to boost research on obesity

Register-Guard story looks at the push to understand the genetic links to childhood obesity as part of a Clusters of Excellence proposal

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UO brain research cited in guest commentary on concussions

The work of UO researchers on the effects of sports-related concussions was cited in a weekend guest opinion article in The Register-Guard.

The article, by sports medicine physician Michael Koester of the Slocum Center for Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, noted that the UO’s Center on Brain Injury Research and Training is a great resource for concussion information. The information is available at the center’s website.