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The UO’s Environment Initiative, after three foundational and pathbreaking years of work, is transitioning to a new, sustainable model. This new endeavor, known as UO Environment, will leverage institutional expertise in education, research, and impact on the major environmental issues facing our world.

Through UO Environment, the College of Arts and Sciences will work with other colleges and schools to carry forward curricular and other work begun under the initiative to grow educational and research opportunities at UO. In addition, the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation is working with faculty leaders to explore the creation of a new center on climate change solutions policy, as well as a number of other areas of research. This web site will serve as a communications hub for news and events across the entire campus.

 

CURRICULUM

The College of Arts and Sciences will continue the transdisciplinary curricular work begun under the initiative in conjunction with other colleges and schools.

POLICY

The exploration of a new center under OVPRI is underway, intended to work with communities on climate solutions, policies, and research.

RESEARCH

Learn about the work UO faculty are conducting that is making an impact in the world.

NEWS & EVENTS

See the noteworthy environment-related updates and events happening on campus and in the community.

Events

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Book talk | ¡Juntes por la justicia climática! Together for Climate Justice!
Join SCR Associate Dr. Catalina De Onís this month when she will lecture on her SCR Small Grant Program funded bilingual children's book “¡Juntes por la justicia climática! Together for Climate Justice!". During her book talk and signing she will describe the role of her student coauthors and the importance of teaching climate justice to new generations.
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BE Passionate with Steph Littlebird
Join the SAB Arts & Culture team as we welcome Steph Littlebird for her free dinner presentation BE Passionate in the EMU Ballroom on November 21st. Doors & Dinner: 5:00pm Presentation: 6pm-7:00pm followed by Q&A 7-7:30pm
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Oregon Wildfire Resilience Hoopathon
Meet community fire organizations and local artisans, shoot free throws, and support wildfire resilience and Indigenous land management! Open to students, faculty, staff, community members, and more.

Faculty Excellence

See the work that University of Oregon faculty are producing to make an impact on the world »

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Danny Pimentel

Pimentel's work in virtual reality seeks to make a global problem like climate change into something you can experience on a personal level.

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Greg Dotson

Dotson will work towards situating the Environment Initiative in the community of researchers, policy advocates and policymakers who are focused on climate mitigation in the energy sector.

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Marsha Weisiger

Weisiger will advance several projects focused on environmental history that analyze and interpret the ways humans and nonhuman nature have shaped each other over time.

 

News

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As We Watch: A Copper River Delta Story
Filmmaker and student producer Owen Schatz worked with a team of dedicated advertising and journalism majors to craft a testimony to the beautiful Copper River Delta.
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Advocates seek reduction in car dependency in transportation plan update
Marc Schlossberg, professor of city and regional planning at the University of Oregon and co-director of the Sustainable Cities Institute, will lead the webinar.
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Beyond the Burning
What UO research is telling us about how destructive fire seasons came to be, and how we might mitigate their damage.
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Books: The Politics of Rights of Nature, By Craig M. Kauffman and Pamela L. Martin
UO political scientist Craig Kauffman is a co-author.
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UO, Native language institute host annual Breath of Life workshop
The Northwest Indian Language Institute and the University of Oregon recently hosted the 2021 National Breath of Life Archi
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The Best Maps to Track Wildfire Smoke
Benjamin Clark, a public policy and planning professor at the UO, is featured.
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Prepared on behalf of young people seeking climate action, a report outlines the US federal government’s failures
 
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U Oregon researchers use machine learning algorithms to provide bicyclists with Green Wave capability; communicating with traffic signals
The story features research by UO CIS professor Stephen Fickas. 
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Call for Content for The PNW Atlas of Essential Work
The PNW Just Futures Institute for Racial and Environmental Justice invites submissions of content for the PNW Atlas of Essential Work, a new website that will showcase the past,
present, and potential futures of essential workers in the Pacific Northwest.
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UO Project Is Rethinking Streets For All Users
Marc Schlossberg, co-director of the Sustainable Cities Institute at the University of Oregon, is interviewed.