The Environment

UO to fill 11 positions as part of its Environment Initiative

The new hires will take on roles across eight schools and colleges

SOJC students’ podcast explores experiences of wildfire

The five-episode series offers a range of perspectives and experiences on the 2020 fires

$3 million grant funds IMAX film on deep-sea ecology

Led by UO researchers, the film highlights the worldwide importance of microscopic larvae

Burned forest now a landscape abuzz with bees and flowers

An ecologist’s effort to restore bees to the Holiday Farm burn area is in full bloom

Professor offers prescription to better explain climate and health

New England Journal of Medicine paper explores ways to discuss health and climate change

Researchers use lasers to get a new view on Oregon’s glaciers

They trekked into the Oregon Cascades to test a portable tool to measure glacial melt

Climate change may be culprit in Antarctic fish disease outbreak

The new research is accompanied by a graphic novel that helps illustrate the findings

To beat the summer heat, passive cooling really works

UO research shows how much opening windows and using blinds can cool homes

Virtual reality gives humans a turtle's-eye view of wildlife

Putting humans into the body of a sea turtle influenced attitudes on environmental issues

I3 seed funding goes to climate and language projects

Two research teams representing three academic departments received awards