University of Oregon biologist Joe Thornton’s long-running study of protein mutations and cancer has yielded another breakthrough.
Thornton, of the Institute of Ecology and Evolution, and Mike Harms, a postdoctoral scientist who will join the UO chemistry faculty in September, found that two tiny mutations in a single protein 500 million years ago caused steroid hormones to take on their crucial present-day roles.
University of Oregon School of Law graduate Ian Adams has found his home in public policy.
Adams, who recently received his degree from the law school, has won a rare spot as a Jesse M. Unruh Assembly Fellow for the California State Assembly.
Adams, of Sacramento, was selected for one of six spots available to fellows on the Republican side of the assembly. When his role begins in October, he will work with members, meet with constituents and stakeholders and utilize his legal training.
For 16 School of Journalism and Communication students, school did not end with their final exams. Two graduate students and 14 undergraduates joined professors Leslie Steeves and Ed Madison for a six-week study abroad program in Ghana.
Associate professor Michelle McKinley has been named the Bernard B. Kliks Professor of Law, University of Oregon School of Law Dean Michael Moffitt announced recently.
The University of Oregon's selection this week as the state's top-ranked public university by Forbes magazine did not surprise the UO's chief enrollment officer. Nationally, the UO placed 65th among public institutions.
"Forbes is a well known, national publication that has experience looking at institutions across the country," said Roger J. Thompson, vice provost for enrollment management. "This ranking from Forbes demonstrates that the University of Oregon is not only strong academically, but we're also affordable."
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Florida verdict inspires march
The Register-Guard: About 150 people rallied Thursday night in Eugene to protest a not-guilty verdict in the Zimmerman trial.
