Media Relations
News Archive prior to Feb. 2015
Retallack pieces to add eons of time to Condon Collection
By Kate Griesmann, development and communications assistant, Museum of Natural and Cultural History
What if Oregonians decline to address climate change?
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Feb.
What if Washingtonians don't address climate change?
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Feb.17, 2009) -- If nothing is done to substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Washington is likely to experience some $3.8 billion in associated annual costs -- including $1.3 billion in health related costs alone.
Relationship between business and environmental practices to be discussed at UO
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Feb. 9, 2009) - Climate change is a crucial business issue that many companies are ill-prepared to address, says Andy Hoffman who will deliver a free, public lecture at the University of Oregon. The event will take place from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb.
University of Oregon raises record $853 million in Campaign Oregon
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Jan.
UO to host lecture on 200th birthday of Lincoln
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Feb. 4, 2009) -- To honor the 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth, a University of Oregon professor will give a public lecture about the wartime evolution of the emancipation decision and the contested views of Lincoln's role in reaching that decision.
UO undergrad is hooked on green chemistry
University of Oregon junior Dana R. Garves is passionate about green chemistry. She hopes to incorporate its environmentally friendly principles as a chemistry teacher after she graduates.
Charcoal evidence tracks climate changes in Younger Dryas
EUGENE, Ore. — (Jan. 28, 2009) — A new study reports that charcoal left by wildfires in sediments of 35 North American lake beds don't provide ready support for the theory that comets exploding over the continent 12,900 years ago sparked a cooling period known as the Younger Dryas.
UO architecture programs score high in national ranking
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Jan. 26, 2009) - A special edition of the journal DesignIntelligence recognized the University of Oregon's department of architecture for its commitment to teaching sustainable design. The publication ranks the country's top architecture and design schools each year.