The UO's very own Friendly Hall made it to Jeopardy! earlier this week.A staff member was watching the popular trivia show May 7, and "Friendly Hall" was the answer to a question about the first dormitories in the U.S.Finished in 1893, the three-story red brick building was conceived to be co-ed, with two main entrances, one to the south for men and one to the north for women. Additions came in 1914, 1920, and 1924, and remodelings in 1933, 1951, and to this day.

With autism rates especially high in Oregon and rising everywhere, University of Oregon experts on May 7 helped the public separate fact from fiction during a seminar at the Ford Alumni Center. The group discussed the latest in research and plans for a center at the UO, during an at-times emotional, three-hour program at which many shared stories of the impact of autism in their lives.

Intel Corporation announced recently that the board of directors elected UO alum Renée James to be president, assuming her new role on May 16.James, 48 -- who earned her bachelor's degree in 1986 and master's degree in business administration in 1992 from the UO -- began her career with Intel through the company's acquisition of Bell Technologies.

The Center for the Study of Women in Society at the University of Oregon hosts the second annual CSWS Northwest Women Writers Symposium May 9-11, free and open to the public. Held in cooperation with Eugene Pubic Library, the event, “Common Ground: Land, Language, Story,” headlines American Book Award winning author Ruth Ozeki, who will read from her latest novel and participate in two panel discussions Other features include Northwest women writers participating in panels and leading workshops:

Gov. John Kitzhaber signed into a law a measure that increases regulation of sports agents in Oregon to protect student athletes' eligibility and the integrity of amateur sports