- Tamela Maciel was selected for highly competitive honor, will study in United Kingdom
- This is the final lecture in the UO Portland 'Science Savvy Women and Girls' series
- UO's 'Science Savvy" series continues with free events through October
- No whales spotted, two projects benefit from 16 days of seismic surveying off British Columbia coast
- Research dating back 14,000 years in the High Desert is recognized with Bend museum's Earle A. Chiles Award
- University of Oregon chemists, biologists team to boost boron's expanding use in medicine
- Sky gazing will follow at Pine Mountain Observatory
- UO's Parthasarathy sheds light on how particles of colloidal materials and artificial cells interact
- University of Oregon-led research team digs up strongest evidence yet for a controversial cosmic event
- University of Oregon professor to use photographs, mapping and social history to explore Chinatown area
- University of Oregon work could boost quantum information processing, allow more precise measurements
- UO architecture professor's Green Classroom Toolbox aims to put student performance into the planning
- Director of UO's historic preservation program hopes new book will influence future design professionals
- University of Oregon's portion launches Oregon SuNRISE, a collaborative photovoltaics laboratory
- University of Oregon's community based green-chemistry database sees growth spurt, creator announces at ACS meeting
- University of Oregon geologist gives 50 years of discoveries to Museum of Natural and Cultural History
- Dana Garves finds widespread use of UO's innovative database and looks to teach a new generation about green chemistry
- Idea of widespread fires sparked by theorized Clovis-age comet strike is not supported, researchers say
- Discoveries consistent with theory of Clovis-age disruption by cosmic event, say nine-member team led by the UO's Doug Kennett
- Science organization cites Bartlein's work in the modeling and visualization of climate-vegetation issues
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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.)