News

From beneath the trees, sun shines.
UNT geographers exploring technology's influence on urban forest management and planning
University of North Texas News: Yekang Ko, associate professor, and Jun Hak Lee, instructor, of landscape architecture at the University of Oregon, are part of five-year study.
A landslide has torn through an Alaska forest, causing damage to the natural environment.
Predicting Landslides: After Disaster, Alaska Town Turns to Science
NPR: Annette Patton, courtesy research associate, is interviewed; Josh Roering, professor of earth sciences at the University of Oregon, is mentioned. 
Dams in Chile
Putting a price on water: Can commodification resolve a world water crisis?
Mongabay: John Bellamy Foster, professor emeritus of sociology at the University of Oregon, provides expert commentary. 
Portrait of Charlotte Coté next to her book, "A Drum in One Hand, A Sockeye in the Other: Stories of Indigenous Food Sovereignty from the Northwest Coast."
Learn about PNW Indigenous foodways at the Clark Lecture
Dr. Charlotte Coté will share stories from her Tseshaht community and discuss Indigenous food sovereignty as part of the annual Robert D. Clark Lecture on Oct. 6. 
Two disaster workers walk through and examine the aftermath of an out-of-control fire.
SOJC students' podcast explores experiences of wildfire
How do we live with fire? Multimedia producers and journalism students Noah Camuso and Eden McCall had that question. 
A panoramic view of a line of tables set up for Transportation Day
Find ways to get to and around campus at Transportation Day
Faculty and staff members don't have to go it alone. Join the experts at UO Transportation Day on Tuesday, Oct. 4, to learn about modes of getting to and around campus other than solo driving. 
An abstract image of salmon is shown. The salmon are done in pink and teal watercolors and are portrayed swimming against a yellow-green watercolor background.
Salmon is Everything
Eugene Weekly: Theresa May is professor of theatre arts at the University of Oregon. 
Purple needlegrass in the foreground.
The no-tech way to preserve California's state grass
UC Riverside News: Lauren Hallett, associate professor of biology at the University of Oregon, participated in study. 
Mass timber construction project
As interest grows in the use of mass timber, questions remain about its potential and limits
Oregon Public Broadcasting: University of Oregon and Oregon State University will conduct research. 
UO wildfire and smoke experts meet with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley (red shirt, on right) for a roundtable discussion on the UO’s Wildfire Smoke Center for Research and Practice.
UO wildfire experts share research at roundtable with Merkley

On September 16th, 2022, UO wildfire and smoke experts met with U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley for a roundtable discussion on the UO's Wildfire Smoke Center for Research and Practice. 

 

U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley speaks during the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting in Washington.
Senator Merkley met with UO faculty for Wildfire smoke roundtable
KVAL-TV: Roundtable participants discussed the urgent statewide need for effective wildfire smoke monitoring, and strategies for helping Oregon communities prepare for and protect against wildfire smoke hazards. 
A child gleefully splashes water as they swim in a lake surrounded by mountains.
New Water Justice Report: A Launching Point for Research and Policy Development
Oregon Environmental Council: University of Oregon is a partner in the Oregon Water Futures Collaborative.
A person stands facing their electric car as it charges in a parking lot.
Money approved for states to build car-charging network
Associated Press: Nico Larco, professor of architecture at the University of Oregon, and director of the Urbanism Next Center, provides expert commentary. Article was picked up by dozens of outlets, including The Washington Post. 
An illustration shows six people arranged floating in a circle on an orange sea. Each person rests on either a flower, a leaf, a shell, or a dead tree.
A new campus offering: Climate anxiety therapy
The Washington Post: Sarah Stoeckl, assistant director of the University of Oregon Office of Sustainability, provides expert commentary. 
An Antarctic fish called Trematomus scotti infected with Notoxcellia parasites, single-cell pathogens visible as large oval cells within the pink xenoma (tumor-like growth).
What weird new parasites on Antarctic fish tell us about climate change around the world
Arizona Republic: Features research from John Postlethwait, professor of biology at the University of Oregon.