University of Oregon scientists James E. Brau, Victoria J. DeRose and David R. Tyler were announced Dec. 17 as being among 531 newly elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed by member peers. The distinction recognizes their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance...
Academic Depth Chart
Academic depth and breadth -- The UO offers 271 academic programs, which are internationally recognized for academic excellence. Chemistry, economics, English, psychology, molecular biology, biochemistry, physics, neuroscience, sustainable design, special education and sports marketing departments all rank among the top 10 in the U.S. The stories below are examples the UO's academic excellence.
Seventeen feet beneath a grassy oval, scientists, students and industry partners are teaming up in the Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories to collaborate on cutting-edge research.
The UO has long been a leader in interdisciplinary science research, but with Lokey Labs, the UO is pioneering “integrative science" -- a team approach to scientific inquiry that blurs distinctions between specific disciplines.
For UO students, Lokey Labs means unparalleled opportunities for hands-on research...
The College of Arts and Sciences is the University of Oregon's largest academic unit, offering 45 different degree programs in the humanities, social sciences and...
Designing for sustainable cities and environments is a way of life at the UO School of Architecture and Allied Arts. Programs in architecture, landscape architecture, community and regional planning, historic preservation and interior architecture focus on the integration of ecology, healthy communities, and environmental design.
A special edition of the journal DesignIntelligence ranked the architecture program as the No. 1 program in the United States. The interior architecture and...
From Chile to China and Cameroon to Cambodia, the University of Oregon offers 165 study abroad programs in about 100 countries. You can even experience new cultures while gaining valuable professional skills from internships in more than 40 countries.
The video below features UO students showing the “O” around the world as part of a photo contest organized by the UO’s Study Abroad Programs office, with assistance from the UO’s Office of Marketing and Brand Management, and The Duck...
The Oregon Marching Band (OMB) is a point of pride for the School of Music and Dance. With exciting musical arrangements and contemporary show design, the OMB presents pregame and halftime shows at football games and provides energy in the stands of Autzen Stadium (and the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1).
Student members of OMB come from nearly every department, school and college...
A step into the UO’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History puts visitors into a world of treasures, artifacts and fossils pulled from locations around the state, but also an amazing collection of materials from around the world. And the museum is growing through a multi-million dollar expansion. The museum is the designated repository for artifacts and fossils found on Oregon’s public lands.
“This expansion allows us...
Through Jan. 3, 2010, visitors to the UO’s Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art can dive into the world of superheroes.
Mapping the path of the American superhero through a history of comics, the “Faster Than a Speeding Bullet: The Art of the Superhero” exhibition addresses the subject from many perspectives, including aesthetic achievements. Guest-curated by Ben Saunders, a professor in the Department of English, the exhibition...
It’s one thing to be passionate about sports. It’s entirely different to be passionate about sports business.
The University of Oregon has never been about sports or business as usual – from legendary track star Steve Prefontaine, to having the first certified environmentally friendly business school facility in the nation.
The UO’s Warsaw Sports Marketing Center was the country’s first sports...
In the fall of 2007, former UO Athletic Director Pat Kilkenny and his wife, Stephanie, provided the funds to set in motion a new program at the UO School of Law’s Appropriate Dispute Resolution Center to promote sports as a healthy alternative to conflict and as a vehicle for teaching dispute resolution skills.
The program, Competition not Conflict, is an...
When two UO School of Journalism and Communication professors set out to challenge the validity of green claims made in the advertising world, the world listened.
Kim Sheehan and Deborah Morrison teamed up with EnviroMedia Social Marketing to create the Greenwashing Index. The website has made a big impact on media discussion and general sentiment about environmental claims in advertising.
“Greenwashing is when a company...
Founded in 1960, the University of Oregon’s Clark Honors College (CHC) is the oldest four-year honors college in the nation.
Established by Robert D. Clark, the CHC is a small liberal arts institution of 700 students, nested within a world-class research university. CHC students are taught by a team of nationally recognized faculty known for their commitment to scholarship and teaching, in small classes of 25 students or fewer....
In state or out of state, the UO College of Education rocks.
Once again, according to the U.S. News&World Report's annual survey of top graduate schools in 2009-2010, the college's graduate program is the nation's best, and the college ranks fourth nationally overall. Special education programs rank third for the 10th consecutive year.
The college's innovations are in all 50 states, 10 U.S. jurisdictions and 18...
