The work involves restoring the exterior brickwork, replacing deteriorated wood and applying new paint.

The University of Oregon has achieved an ambitious goal set by the University Senate in 2000 to bring total faculty salary and benefits in line with average faculty compensation at similar top public research universities.

Law professor Michelle McKinley and product design professor Kiersten Muenchinger plan international research programs.

A UO faculty member since 1966, Donnelly was a prominent physicist whose research explored the coldest temperatures possible.

The $214 million pledged means the UO has topped $200 million in gifts twice in three years and raised the campaign total to $827 million.