Tag: University of Oregon

STEM

University of Oregon Receives $500 Million for Research Campus

The University of Oregon has received $500 million from Oregon couple Penny and Phil Knight, launching the next phase of the school’s westside research campus in Eugene, The Oregonian reported. This is the second gift from the duo, after gifting $500 million in 2016 that launched the university’s Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact. The money will go […]

July 7, 2021

Recruitment & Retention

University of Oregon Leads Retention Initiative for Faculty of Color

University of Oregon’s Center on Diversity and Community (CoDac) is leading a retention initiative for faculty of color, the Daily Emerald reported. The initiative will conduct exit interviews with faculty of color who have left in the past five years to learn how the institution might improve in terms of inclusion. The project is about […]

February 4, 2021

STEM

University of Oregon Opens New Biotech Campus

The University of Oregon has officially opened the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, a new biotech campus to spur scientific discovery and research. The campus was funded by a $500 million lead gift from alumni and Nike co-founder Phil Knight and his wife Penny. “This marks a transformational moment in our […]

December 2, 2020

Sports

Pac-12 Moves to Conference-Only Schedule for Fall Sports

The Pac-12 CEO Group announced that it will schedule conference-only games for the fall season for several Pac-12 sports, including football, men’s and women’s soccer and women’s volleyball. It will also delay the start of mandatory athletic activities. “The health and safety of our student-athletes and all those connected to Pac-12 sports continues to be […]

July 13, 2020

News Roundup

Oregon Universities Will No Longer Call Sports Rivalry ‘Civil War’

The University of Oregon and Oregon State University have agreed to no longer refer to the sporting rivalry between them as a “Civil War” to remove any association with the conflict that pitched supporters of slavery against abolitionists. The decision will go into effect immediately and will apply to all athletic competitions in the 2020-21 […]

June 29, 2020

News Roundup

U of Oregon to Remove the Name of a Racist From a Campus Building

The University of Oregon will remove from a campus building the name of a White settler who supported slavery, reported the Associated Press. This week, the university’s board decided to rename Deady Hall, the university’s first building, named after Matthew Deady. The building will temporarily be called University Hall. A formal renaming process will begin […]

June 25, 2020

Native Americans

Protestors Tear Down Controversial Pioneer Statues at U of Oregon

As protests against systemic racism continue around the country, activists on Saturday tore down two ‘pioneer’ statues on the University of Oregon campus that many say represent a legacy of the murder of Native Americans, reported KLCC. Following the toppling of the statues, the university issued a statement saying it does not condone what happened, […]

June 15, 2020

COVID-19

U of Oregon ‘Intends to be Open For In-Person, On-Campus Instruction For Fall Term’

The University of Oregon “intends to be open for in-person, on-campus instruction for [the] fall term,” said the institution in a tweet on Monday. “Given the realities of the COVID-19 crisis and the fact that there are numerous variables outside of our control, it is unlikely that our fall quarter will look just like last […]

April 28, 2020

COVID-19

U of Oregon to Lay Off at Least 282 Employees Due to Coronavirus Losses

The University of Oregon said Monday it will lay off at least 282 employees, mainly because of revenue loss from student lodging and food service following the closure of campuses due to the coronavirus pandemic, reported Oregon Live. Other universities in the state are also considering various kinds of cost tightening, as Oregon’s public colleges […]

April 14, 2020

News Roundup

Oregon’s Public Universities Won’t Require SAT or ACT Starting Fall 2021

Oregon’s seven public universities and Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced Wednesday that they won’t require freshman applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores to be considered for admission, starting with the fall term of 2021. The change will be applicable to students seeking admission to Eastern Oregon University, Portland State University, Oregon State […]

March 25, 2020

Latest News

2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Cathy Wong

As Dr. Cathy Wong tells it, she “stumbled” into her career in academia after she walked into a lab and saw how colorful the lasers were.

January 30, 2020

Sports

The Minority Coach Roundup Week 6

This weekend was a tough one for minority head coaches in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Out of the 14 coaches that had games only two won. In the game of the week (week 6) Derek Mason and Vanderbilt lost to the 2nd ranked University of Georgia. The game of week this week (week 7) […]

October 13, 2018