The public is invited to hear George Hosking, a leader in child abuse prevention, speak at the University of Oregon Nov. 1 on the implementation of evidence-based efforts across the United Kingdom.

The University of Oregon will host a panel discussion, The State of Communicable Disease in Lane County, on Wednesday, Oct. 30, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Willamette Hall, room 100. The event is free and open to students, faculty, staff and community members.

Two extra evenings this year bring additional excitement to the University of Oregon’s annual Día de los Muertos/Day of the Dead Celebration. The free celebration runs from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Oct. 29 and 30 and Nov. 1 and 2 at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art. Day of the Dead is a Mexican holiday celebrated throughout that country and around the world in other cultures.

COMING ATTRACTIONS is a regular feature of AroundTheO, highlighting the many upcoming lectures, exhibits and other events at the UO

The University of Oregon's Office of Equity and Inclusion has begun discussions with individuals and organizations – on- and off-campus – about creating positive changes in the UO’s equity, inclusion and diversity behaviors and policies. The discussion continues on Thursday, Oct. 31, when OEI hosts a “Breakfast for Diversity Champions” with UO President Michael Gottfredson and OEI expert-in-residence A.T. Miller, an associate vice provost at Cornell University. The event is from 7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Ford Alumni Center.