Current UO News

Museum to celebrate birthdays of Oregon and Charles Darwin
Free admission for visitors during birthday weekend
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Pulitzer Prize-winner Seymour Hersh to speak on ‘The Question of Torture’
The UO will present lectures in Eugene and Portland
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Reverend Jesse Jackson to speak at University of Oregon Feb. 16
He will visit the University of Oregon to talk about leadership and social justice
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UO Entrepreneurship Club to host entrepreneur Ryan Blair
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Book questions successes of welfare reform in Oregon
University of Oregon authors focus on key perspectives and experiences, provide roadmap for changes
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UO design programs score high in national ranking
Sustainable design in architecture chosen as first in the nation; interior architecture and landscape architecture place in top 5 programs
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University of Oregon recognized for graduation rate of minority students
UO ranks 15 among public research universities in The Education Trust report
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UO's Institute of Molecular Biology draws a story about its 50th birthday party
In a story for the Association of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, science writer Chris Tachibana visited last fall to report on the 50th anniversary of the University of Oregon's then-grand experiment, the founding of the Institute of Molecular Biology. Her story is now available on the Web.
UO sees increase in tech revenue, even in bad economy
An economy deep in recession didn’t prevent the UO from racking up another gain in technology transfer revenue in 2009. For the 14th year in a row, the UO saw an uptick in what it earns from licensing inventions and services stemming from faculty research, reported the Eugene Register-Guard, with comments from Don Gerhart, associate vice president for research and innovation. Read Story
UO products licensing is among the nation's leaders
The Eugene Register-Guard, amid Rose Bowl hysteria, reported on the UO's national standing related to trademark licensing. The UO now has 333 such licenses, according to Matt Dyste, director of marketing and brand management. Read Story.
Beacons for climbers maybe worth the inconvenience, UO outdoors expert says
The Bend Bulletin, in a story appearing in Eugene's Register-Guard, quotes Dan Geiger, director of the UO's Outdoor Program as leaning toward support of a proposed mandatory beacon requirement for hikers and climbers going into potentially dangerous situations. Read Story

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