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green MBA
December 5, 2019
The Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools 2020 rank the UO Lundquist College of Business and its Oregon MBA #4 in the category of best Green MBA.
UO biologist Brendan Bohannon is the newest recipient of the Rippey Chair in Liberal Arts and Sciences.
December 4, 2019
The College of Arts and Sciences has named biologist Brendan Bohannan the James F. and Shirley K. Rippey Chair in Liberal Arts and Sciences. The prestigious appointment recognizes a faculty member who has both a distinguished research profile and a deep commitment to undergraduate education.
Aja Conrad, the Karuk Tribe’s workforce and internships coordinator, lights a prescribed fire in Orleans, California. Jenny Staats, CC BY-ND
November 1, 2019
There’s no lack of proposals for managing wildfires more effectively: California Gov. Gavin Newsom recently signed 22 wildfire-related bills in one day. But what’s missing are perspectives from indigenous communities across North America, who have lived with fire for thousands of years.
Brittany Erickson, an assistant professor in the Department of Computer and Information Science who studies geophysics and is a colleague of UO’s Leif Karlstrom, peers into the Halema'uma'u lava lake on Hawai’i’s Kiīlauea volcano.
October 25, 2019
UO earth scientist Leif Karlstrom wants to teach others about volcanoes through an ambitious initiative he calls the Volcano Listening Project that seeks to express and understand volcanic data through sound.
SOJC professor Troy Elias (right) and graduate student Dani Clarke are giving an international scope to research on how people view climate change.
July 30, 2019
Assistant professor of advertising Troy Elias' study found evidence that Hispanics, more than blacks and non-Hispanic whites, believe there is more they can do to make a difference when it comes to climate change issues.
UO faculty members work together at a May 2019 symposium kicking off the Resilience Initiative, which supports interdisciplinary research addressing social and environmental challenges. Seven teams recently received seed funding grants.
December 16, 2010
Sponsored by the Office of the Vice President of Research and Innovation, the Resilience Initiative supports existing collaborations and fosters the development of new, diverse interdisciplinary teams. The seed funding program funds two types of convening grants of up to $10,000: one that will bring together new faculty research teams and one meant to inspire collaboration with outside partners.