- Tamela Maciel was selected for highly competitive honor, will study in United Kingdom
- UO president and U.S. Rep. Peter DeFazio tour the Museum of Natural and Cultural History's new $2.8 million collections wing
- Official fall 2009 data indicates total enrollment of more than 22,300; 16 percent jump for international students
- The UO Alumni Association and UO Family Programs present daily academic, music, service and tradition- focused activities
- Telling Project takes its Oregon production to the nation’s capital for Veterans Day
- University of Oregon-University of Rochester team finds compound that reverses type 1 myotonic dystrophy
- Eighth-annual Civil War Blood Drive is a friendly rivalry that aims to encourage statewide blood donations
- Program facilitates conversations between student and family veterans with 50 “veteran friendly” faculty and staff
- Rededication of the Ralph Amato Lounge, toy drive for military families to be celebrated as part of Veterans Awareness Week
- Despite the nation's recession and state's cuts, University of Oregon research funding continues to grow
- UO Center for Asian and Pacific Studies and the political science department to present talk as part of lecture series
- Eighteen courses will analyze sites and develop conceptual designs, plans for Gresham, Ore.
- Tony Ciochetti from MIT’s Center for Real Estate examines sustainability and development
- University of Oregon research shows why a mate provides an evolutionary advantage over self-fertilization
- Former students, now scientists, return to UO to describe their work and memories
- Funding of 34 proposals boosts research in labs across campus and in the field, amid the nation's recession
- Program run by University of Oregon and Whitman College puts social sciences in midst of climate research
- Architecture students will learn the fundamentals and visit construction sites
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- Women in computer science? Numbers not adding up wellSexism isn’t rampant in computer science, says Kiki Davis (a UO doctoral student), but it’s there -- so writes Marc Dadigan for the College of Arts and Sciences in a story about computer science's lack of women students and faculty. ... Sarah Douglas, UO educator, says: “I’ve gone five years teaching 400- and 500-level courses without seeing a single woman. When there’s so few, it’s hard to feel comfortable.” A challenge here? (Read story)
- UO physicist Hsu is a real fan of 'The Big Bang Theory'A story in The Oregonian looked at the CBS series "The Big Bang Theory," asking several real scientists what they think of the television show. The comedy is scoring well. Among the fans is Stephen Hsu, a professor of physics, who says "it is hilarious." (Read Story)

- UO economist offers analysis of stimulus effectivenessToday, four economic experts were posed the question, "Did the Stimulus Work?" by the New York Times. UO's Mark Thoma offers his insight that the stimulus package got off to a shaky start and the big danger is if we declare victory too soon. Read more here.

- UO's David Frank offers wisdom on President Obama's 2009 Nobel Peace Prize

David Frank, dean of the UO's Robert D. Clark Honors College and professor of rhetoric, is quoted about the selection of President Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize in separate stories in The Oregonian (Oct. 9) and in the Register-Guard (Oct. 10). (Click on each paper's name to read the coverage.)