Media Relations
News Archive prior to Feb. 2015
University of Oregon fall term dean's list includes 1,466 students
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Jan. 27, 2012) -- Each term, the University of Oregon names its top students to the dean's list in recognition of their academic achievements. During the 2011 fall term, 1,466 UO students qualified for this honor.
UO to offer professional networking seminars with LinkedIn
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Jan. 27, 2012) – The University of Oregon is teaming up with a popular networking service to offer networking advice to alumni, current students and the general public.
The White Box at the University of Oregon in Portland features an exhibition from UO art faculty works
PORTLAND, Ore. -- (Jan. 26, 2012) -- “Notes on a Recent Arrival,” an installation of selected works by six University of Oregon Department of Art faculty artists, will be on view at the White Box in Portland from Jan.
Hubble images to come alive at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Jan. 26, 2012) -- "Out in Space, Back in Time: Images from the Hubble Space Telescope" is coming to the University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and Cultural History on Wednesday, Feb. 8.
UO ranks in the top 10 for Peace Corps volunteers
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Jan. 25, 2012) -- The University of Oregon has jumped nine spots to place No. 10 on the 2012 Peace Corps Top Colleges rankings. The UO currently has 79 undergraduate alumni serving in the Peace Corps.
Rivalry fuels Recyclemania competition between UO and OSU
EUGENE, Ore. –(Jan. 20, 2012) – Civil War rivalries have moved beyond athletics competitions into blood drives, energy generation contests and now a battle to see whether the University of Oregon or Oregon State University is a better recycler.
University of Oregon to honor Academic All-American student-athletes
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Jan. 17, 2012) – The University of Oregon will recognize the university’s seven most recent national Academic All-Americans in a ceremony at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 18, at the John E. Jaqua Academic Center.
University of Oregon student-athletes get assist from $5 million gift
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Jan. 17, 2012) -- University of Oregon student-athletes will get a boost to help them succeed academically, thanks to a $5 million gift made through Robin Jaqua’s advised fund at the Oregon Community Foundation. The gift to the athletics department will create the John E.
$3.5 million awarded to sustainable transportation research group
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Jan. 12, 2012) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a coalition of universities, including Portland State University, University of Oregon and the Oregon Institute of Technology, a $3.5 million grant for research and education on sustainable transportation topics.