An upcoming nine-week course promises to teach participants how to diminish stress and pain while improving physical and mental health.

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn, Ph.D. in 1979, is used in schools, hospitals and other institutional facilities worldwide. Kabat-Zinn’s eight-week MBSR curriculum has been completed by more than 19,000 people since its creation.

As a pilot program, the course will be offered free of charge to approximately 35 individuals. It is geared for UO faculty and staff but is open to everyone.

The University of Oregon's food studies research group and various other disciplines on campus are presenting several food-related discussions this spring – from the cultural politics of dietary health to the visual components of food.

The "Food in the Field Research Interest Group" events are being organized under the UO's Center for the Study of Women in Society.

From the mountainous Caucuses region of Georgia in Eastern Europe, a tradition of song in three-part harmony, dancing and winemaking – suppressed during the Soviet era – has re-emerged with vigor.

The cultural revival is due in part to Georgia’s independence as a nation and to members of the Zedashe Ensemble, who will be at the UO this week for the World Music Series, giving vocal workshops and a public performance at 8 p.m. Friday, April 19, in UO’s Beall Hall.

The investiture of University of Oregon President Michael Gottfredson may still be nearly six weeks away, but some deadlines are fast approaching for those wishing to attend and/or participate in the May 30 event.

RSVPs should be made by May 10 for those who plan on attending the 2 p.m. event at Matthew Knight Arena and a reception that will follow at the Ford Alumni Center. The entire community is invited.

The University of Oregon is one of the 322 most environmentally responsible colleges in the U.S. and Canada, according to “The Princeton Review’s Guide to 322 Green Colleges."

Linda Miller and Linda Miller had coffee the other day at Marché Museum Café. A third Linda Miller couldn’t make it and a fourth Linda Miller had class.

And no, this isn’t the start of a joke.

There are four Linda Millers at the University of Oregon: One with the Associated Students of the University of Oregon, another with Admissions, a third with Campus Operations and a fourth majoring in music (she’s an undergraduate “Melinda,” officially).

Captain Austin Luher, who expects to earn his MBA from the UO's Lundquist College of Business a year from June, knows what it means to lead.

He commanded 188 soldiers in Kandahar, Afghanistan. He led a platoon in Basra, Iraq. And he and ran operations for a 1,000-soldier battalion in South Korea.

The University of Oregon will present a special concert celebrating the UO Chamber Choir’s participation in the upcoming Fleischmann International Trophy Competition in Ireland. In addition, premier UO students in the performing arts will appear as part of the Emerging Artists Series showcase.

The UO School of Music and Dance is located in the Frohnmayer Music Building on the UO campus, 961 E. 18th Ave, Eugene. For more information or for a complete calendar of events, call 541-346-5678 or visit music.uoregon.edu.

With only a couple of concept meetings and a suggested shot list, University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication seniors Hannah Everman and Adam Holmes set out to find Eugene's coolest hotspots, creating a video portrait to show off the hometown of the UO School of Law.