Melissa Baese-Berk told CNN how watching sitcoms and other programs can aid learning

Lynn Stephen is an acknowledged researcher, teacher and leader in Latin American studies

Scott Fitzpatrick and grad student Matthew Napolitano hope to find the earliest settlement of Yap

Five University of Oregon faculty members received prestigious National Science Foundation Career Awards this academic year.The awards fund research and education activities for five consecutive years and help identify early career faculty members poised to become leaders in their fields. The foundation grants the awards once a year and they are among the most competitive grants awarded by the agency.This year’s awardees include:

Earth sciences was the highest-ranked program, landing at No. 31 on the USN&WR list