The University of Oregon Police Department is poised to take a critical next step in its evolution. After months tuning job descriptions, compensation details and union representation, openings have been posted for police line officers.  The department is accepting applications from experienced officers or newcomers, as long as they have the right stuff for the university.

“Technology and Environment: The Postwar House in Southern California” – an exhibit co-curated by Judith Shein, head of the University of Oregon Department of Architecture, and Cal Poly Pomona architecture Professor Lauren Weiss Bricker – will be at the Kellogg Gallery at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona through July 12. Sheine and Bricker will present the curator’s gallery lecture on Saturday, May 18, at 11 a.m.

Ducks flock to campus any number of ways – walk, bike, bus, carpool – but a new commuter survey suggests they increasingly do not rely on the single-person car trip. A survey earlier this year of students, faculty and staff showed that only 18 percent of the campus drives alone to work, with bicycling the top commute choice (21 percent). The finding comes as the UO community gears up for the annual Business Commute Challenge, a weeklong promotion of active and healthy transportation options.

“Speaking Between,” an exhibition featuring work by 13 University of Oregon Department of Art MFA students, opens with a free public reception from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday, May 3, at the Disjecta Interdisciplinary Art Center, 8371 N. Interstate Ave. in Portland. The exhibition will be on view through May 26.

Wendy Ricketts suspected that the behavior of her then-3-year-old, George, wasn’t normal. He was a biter and prone to tantrums, but the experts said it was just a phase. Unconvinced, Ricketts pressed on, seeking second and third opinions and evaluation after evaluation. Ultimately, she got the answer that seemed to fit: George showed signs of autism.