Landscapes across much of North America were colder and eroded rapidly from cracking frost during the last ice age, according to UO research.

Approximately 75 percent of all doctorates and two-thirds of all undergraduate degrees are awarded by the College of Arts and Sciences.

She will travel to Germany's Humboldt University to complete her research on women in Bangladesh's readymade garment industry.

Hardwick joined the UO geography department in 2000 and retired in 2010, but she remained an active member of the faculty.

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