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Windmills and solar panels
May 17, 2023
With support from the University of Oregon's Environment Initiative, professors Josh Skov and Paul Kempler are introducing a new course that focuses on the intersections of science, business, and climate solutions. 
Coastal salt marsh (Credit: James Loesch/flickr)
May 12, 2023
SciTechDaily: Molly Keogh, postdoctoral scholar in earth sciences at the University of Oregon, provides expert commentary. 
University of Oregon Sustainability Award
May 12, 2023
The University of Oregon Sustainability Awards acknowledge contributions to sustainability throughout the University of Oregon community. Winners create videos to showcase their contributions. 
Portland State University Library building
May 11, 2023
Oregon Public Broadcasting: Judith Sheine, professor of architecture at the University of Oregon, is principal investigator.
Semiconductor technologies equipment at Oregon State University
May 11, 2023
GeekWire: University of Oregon is the lead institution for RE-ACT (Sustainable and Resilient Architecture, Engineering and Construction in Mass Timber) and a leadership partner in a smart-grid project called SEQUINS (Smart, EQUitable, INteroperable and Secure). 
M Jackson sits in a watercraft and looks across a glacial landscape
May 11, 2023
In her first novel, University of Oregon alumna and glaciologist M Jackson tells the story of four women and the fierce fight for survival.  
Map of Oregon with three numbered stars indicating sampling sites near the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument in eastern Oregon
May 9, 2023
Nature Journal: Researchers with the Soil Plant Atmosphere Research Lab at the University of Oregon collaborated to produce the report on radiocarbon levels in ancient soils near Oregon's "Painted Hills." 
Wetlands
May 4, 2023
Thanks to generous support from the Andrew Mellon Foundation, funding is available for faculty looking to develop a new environmental justice course—particularly one connected to the PNW and to snow, ice, glaciers, or glacier-fed waterways. Apply by June 2nd, 2023. 
Thrive Umpqua logo
May 3, 2023
KQEN-AM: Marc Schlossberg, professor of planning, public policy and management at the University of Oregon, will present. 
Kathleen "Kitty" Craig
May 2, 2023
Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office: Kathleen "Kitty" Craig has a master of arts degree in community and regional planning from the University of Oregon. 
Event flyer
May 1, 2023
Interested in sharing a poster or oral presentation at "Celebrating Environmental Knowledges," the 2023 Environmental Joint Campus Conference? Submissions are due May 1, 2023. 
Jen Rose Smith
April 27, 2023
The 2023 Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples Lecture, part of the UOxEJ event series, will feature Jen Rose Smith, assistant professor of geography and American Indian studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. 
A sign on the University of Oregon campus that reads "University of Oregon."
April 26, 2023
The University of Oregon is making significant strides toward becoming a designated Hispanic-serving institution with the release of a comprehensive report and the recent appointment of a special adviser to lead the initiative. 
Professor Danny Pimentel uses augmented reality (AR) technology
April 21, 2023
Yale Program on Climate Change Communication: Danny Pimentel, assistant professor of immersive media psychology in the School of Journalism and Communication at the University of Oregon, was chosen for a Public Voices Fellowship. 
A cyclist passes Hayward Field on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene
April 21, 2023
The Washington Post: Victoria Whalen, Sustainable Land Use Project fellow with the Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center and student at the University of Oregon School of Law, is quoted.