Dennis Galvan has been appointed vice provost for International Affairs and Lisa Freinkel has been appointed vice provost for Undergraduate Studies, Interim Senior Vice President and Provost Scott Coltrane announced recently, in a message to the University of Oregon community. Galvan, a professor of Political Science and International Studies, served the UO as vice provost for International Affairs for the past 18 months in an interim capacity and has now been named to a regular appointment.

What happens when the head chef of the UO’s central kitchen meets a lecture demonstrator in the chemistry department? Molecular gastronomy – spreading the good word of chemistry through the scientific side of cooking. Doug Lang, head chef of the UO's central kitchen, has teamed up with Randy Sullivan, a lecture demonstrator in the chemistry department, to advance this concept on campus.

The weekly AroundtheO photo gallery focuses on the people and places that make the University of Oregon special.

The State Board of Higher Education voted unanimously today to reduce previously approved tuition rates for resident undergraduates, effective this fall, when the Legislature provided an additional $15 million to the Oregon University System’s budget on the last day of the legislative session.

The University of Oregon's Center for Equity Promotion, an outreach unit of the College of Education, has received two separate grants totaling $1.6 million for projects in Oregon and Central America. The principal investigator on both projects is UO Associate Professor Charles Martinez.