Media Relations
News Archive prior to Feb. 2015
University of Oregon humanities projects to document Aztec language
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Oct. 9, 2009) -- The Wired Humanities Projects at the University of Oregon will engage in a three-year research project to document the Aztec language, Nahuatl.
$12.3 million in Recovery Act grants land at UO, so far
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Oct. 9, 2009) -- Thirty-four grants totaling $12.2 million [previously announced $12.3 million reduced slightly] have come to University of Oregon researchers under the federal government's American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.
Elementary girls use science to explore 'crime scenes' in Portland
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Oct. 8, 2009) – It's a mystery we've all encountered. One night Mr. Bear is there to be tucked in at bedtime, and the next he's nowhere to be found. What in the world happened to Mr. Bear?
Hoffman Construction gift enables construction management courses at UO
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Sept. 25, 2009) -- The building boom on the University of Oregon campus and a set of new courses gives architecture students a good reason to dust off their hard hats and learn the fundamentals of construction management.
University of Oregon experiences power outages, fire alarms and evacuations
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Sept. 24, 2009) - At approximately 7:10 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, the University of Oregon experienced a campus-wide power outage, which caused fire alarms and brief evacuations. No one was injured and power has been restored to campus.
University students and neighbors welcomed door to door by local leaders
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Sept. 23, 2009) - Knock, knock. It might be a familiar face stopping by to say hello next week. The leaders for the City of Eugene and the University of Oregon will go door to door in the South and West University neighborhoods on Tuesday, Sept.