Hopkins said the platypus and the opossum are the two living mammals that have changed the least over the eons.

Frazier and other finalists from this region will have final interviews in Seattle Nov. 21, and two recipients will be named that evening.

Professor Yu-Ming Ju of Taiwan, one of the world's leading experts on the mushroom family Xylariaceae, took part in the workshop.

International team says end users of research at the local level should be included, valued and rewarded for their contributions.

During annual awards banquet Nov. 12, Eisen will become 10th UO recipient of the Discovery Award while Nolen will receive a new investigator award.