Media Relations
News Archive prior to Feb. 2015
White Box multi-media exhibit explores the themes of travel and ice
PORTLAND, Ore. -- (Feb. 16, 2010) -- A young filmmaker heard his friend was going to die. He set out on foot on Nov. 23, 1974, walking in blizzard conditions and the bitter cold for three weeks from Munich to Paris, believing his journey would save her.
Museum to celebrate birthdays of Oregon and Charles Darwin
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Feb. 9, 2010) - The UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History is celebrating the birthdays of Oregon and Charles Darwin from Friday, Feb. 12 through Sunday, Feb. 14. Admission is free all weekend.
Pulitzer Prize-winner Seymour Hersh to speak on ‘The Question of Torture’
EUGENE, Ore. - (Feb. 9, 2010) -- Is torture ever justified? Is it effective?
Reverend Jesse Jackson to speak at University of Oregon Feb. 16
Reverend Jesse Jackson, president and founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, will visit the University of Oregon to talk about leadership and social justice. The talk, "With Justice for All: Human Rights and Civil Rights At Home and Abroad," will be open to the public on Tuesday, Feb.
UO Entrepreneurship Club to host entrepreneur Ryan Blair
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Feb. 8, 2010) -- The University of Oregon Entrepreneurship Club will host successful entrepreneur, start-up investor and motivational speaker Ryan Blair, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 11.
UO design programs score high in national ranking
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Feb. 5, 2010) - The University of Oregon's architecture program jumped 11 spots in the latest ranking of the nation's architecture schools. Both graduate and undergraduate programs in architecture are ranked in the top 20.
University of Oregon recognized for graduation rate of minority students
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Feb. 5, 2010) -- The University of Oregon ranks 15 among the top 25 public research universities in graduating minority students, according to a new research report.
“Screens: Viewing Media Installation Art” focuses on screen-based technologies in contemporary art
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Feb. 3, 2010) - Today's galleries are filled with screen-based artworks, but there are relatively few critical histories of the art form. A new book by a University of Oregon professor attempts to fill that gap with a focus on the relationship between viewers and screens.