The University of Oregon’s Department of Human Physiology will host a May 10 talk, “Human Shoulder Muscle Structure and Function in Health and Disease,” as part of the department’s ongoing lecture series. Samuel Ward, an assistant professor in radiology and orthopaedic surgery at the University of California-San Diego, will present from 11 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. in Room 211 of the Lillis Business Complex. The lecture is free and open to the public.

A University of Oregon program that pairs faculty and students with local cities for sustainability projects has been something of a best-kept secret. But those days might be numbered. So says Mariah Hudson-Dula, sustainability coordinator at San Diego State University, the latest institution among a half-dozen nationwide to adopt the UO’s Sustainable City Year Program. When Hudson-Dula and Geoff Chase, dean of Undergraduate Studies, learned about the program at a national conference last year, they knew it was right for their university.

Jim Keju feels that having a “golden” personality means being friendly, kind, and patient with others. That's what he aims for each day when he comes to work for University Housing. Keju, a custodial worker in Bean Hall, makes sure the halls are tidy, bathrooms clean and custodial closets filled. He also emanates a passionate, kind persona, allowing him to develop relationships with a variety of students in the halls – relationships that he says are vital to his success and enjoyment of the job.

An exhibit on display in the Architecture and Allied Arts Library,  "Color: A Magic Power," shows the ways colors interact with each other – such as bricks surrounded by white concrete appearing brighter than bricks surrounded by a darker concrete. The plates on display through spring term 2013 are from the classic work "Interaction of Color," by Josef Albers, first published in 1963 by Yale University Press. The original volume is housed in the Secure Collection of the Architecture & Allied Arts Library.

An April 10 town hall meeting at the UO on Eugene's new social host ordinance will is aimed at building awareness among students and others who may be affected by the law, according to event organizers. The meeting – sponsored by the University of Oregon's Office of the Dean of Students and the Associated Students of the University of Oregon – will be from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in Room 100, Willamette Hall.