News Archive prior to Feb. 2015

Museum of Natural and Cultural History to celebrate winter solstice

EUGENE, Ore. - (Dec. 3, 2010) - The University of Oregon Museum of Natural and Cultural History, in cooperation with FOOD for Lane County and KLCC, will present its annual Winter Solstice Celebration from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 17. The event at the museum, 1680 E.

UO’s Sustainable Cities Initiative wins award by national livability organization

EUGENE, Ore. -- (Dec. 1, 2010) -- The University of Oregon Sustainable Cities Initiative (SCI) is being honored by a national nonprofit organization working to restore and renew communities.

UO psychology professor studies risk, including public response to terrorism

Paul Slovic, a University of Oregon psychology professor studies judgment and decision processes with an emphasis on decision making under conditions of risk. He is also a founder and president of Decision Research, a non-profit research organization.

Josh Lupton becomes second UO student in two years to win Marshall Scholarship

EUGENE, Ore. -- ( Nov. 22, 2010 ) - University of Oregon senior Josh Lupton of Joseph, Ore., has been selected to study in England next year as a prestigious Marshall Scholar.

UO School of Architecture and Allied Arts planning its future

EUGENE, Ore. -- (Nov. 19, 2010) - The University of Oregon is planning for the future of the School of Architecture and Allied Arts.

UO expert in First Amendment issues with journalism and law background

Kyu Ho Youm is a professor and the Jonathan Marshall First Amendment Chair in the University of Oregon School of Journalism and Communication.

University of Oregon to go smoke and tobacco free

EUGENE, Ore. -- (Nov. 17, 2010) - The University of Oregon is going tobacco free and will offer students, faculty and staff smoking cessation assistance during the transition. The UO is the first university in the Pac-10 to announce intentions to be smoke and tobacco free.

University of Oregon has record enrollment, strongest freshmen retention in the state

EUGENE, Ore. -- (Nov. 11, 2010) - The University of Oregon has once again set a new record for its enrollment. Official enrollment data released today by the Oregon University System shows total enrollment of 23,389 at the UO, an increase of 4.5 percent or approximately 1,000 students.

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