Busy summer for UO law professor includes Supreme Court
To say Philip H. Knight Professor of Law Merle Weiner has had a busy summer is an understatement
Mindfulness meditation trims craving for tobacco
Smokers trained with a form of mindfulness meditation known as Integrative Body-Mind Training curtailed smoking by 60 percent, according to a recent study by UO researchers published online in the Early Edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
IBMT, which involves whole body relaxation, mental imagery and mindfulness training led by a qualified coach, has long been practiced in China. It has been under study for its potential impacts on a variety of stresses and related changes in the brain, including function and structure.
UO lab changes game for synthesizing new materials
University of Oregon chemist David Johnson likens his lab's newly published accomplishments to combining two flavors of ice cream — vanilla and chocolate — and churning out thousands of flavors to appeal to any taste bud.
Benefits open enrollment kick-off meeting is Aug. 29
Get up to speed on open-enrollment questions related to your health benefits. Join the UO Benefits staff for the annual Open Enrollment Kick-Off Meeting.
Australian conference plants seeds for UO synergy
Maltreatment and socioeconomic factors can be stressors for families: Childrens' reactivity to stress varies as a function of socioeconomic status, and abusive parents manifest stress in harsher abuse or more pronounced neglect.
That was the keynote message delivered by Elizabeth Skowron, an associate professor in the College of Education, during a recent symposium organized by the Family Systems Institute in Sydney, Australia.
The symposium was titled, “Parenting and the Family System: Unraveling the Complexity of Child Focus.”
UO Weekly Wrap for Aug. 9-16
The Weekly Wrap is an update each Friday morning from the Office of Strategic Communications. It provides highlights of news you may have missed during the week and showcases UO stories about amazing students, faculty, staff and alumni.
UO in the News
Nevada petroglyphs the oldest in North America
Timesonline: UO archaeologist Dennis Jenkins joins the debate on the oldest petroglyphs found in North America.
Brutons’ gift to help retain AAA faculty
A new gift to the UO by Larry and Janice Bruton will make a difference for the School of Architecture and Allied Arts for years to come.
The Brutons recently made a $5 million deferred gift commitment to aid faculty recruitment and retention, keeping leading faculty of architecture, design, planning, policy, art and architectural history and the arts at the UO.
UO's summer graduates told to "go out into the world and fly"
The University of Oregon's newest graduates were told that they've reached the destination of a journey they embarked upon some four years ago
Office of Equity and Inclusion begins expert-in-residence program
The Office of Equity and Inclusion launched its expert-in-residence program with a two-day visit by Liz Halimah
Alum's special course on Muslim history shows UO reach
After graduating from the University of Oregon in 1972 and earning a doctorate from Stanford, Farid Nabti returned to his native Middle East to teach the region’s economy, politics and history at the university level.
Who better to guide UO students to a better understanding of the Muslim world?