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Darwin lecture focuses on altruism and evolution

Next in "Darwin Bicentennial Birthday Celebration" is Feb. 10

Oregon's Rogue River Basin to face climate-change hurdles

University of Oregon's Climate Leadership Initiative collaborates with other agencies to look at 2040 & 2080 (with VIDEOS)

People, not just a building, make for 'place'

UO historic preservation expert says architects should put people, environment and use into new designs

Black and white is not always a clear distinction

Socioeconomics and incarceration are factors in defining race, says a University of Oregon sociologist

UO to head expansion of special education technical assistance center

First $1.6 million of five-year multi-institutional-agency initiative goes to UO's College of Education

Northwest climate change is target of $3.2 million in grants to UO

NSF, DOE projects by Bart Johnson and Scott Bridgham aim to drive policies to protect people and ecosystems

Americans & the economy: Angry feelings, fear exceeds terrorism risk

In three days that began the current crisis, research team in Oregon tracked the pulse of a worried nation

Obesity, abnormal 'reward circuitry' in brain linked by imaging studies

Gene tied to dopamine signaling also implicated in overeating, says team with ties to University of Oregon

Meet Dean Michael Bullis

Since arriving at the University of Oregon as a faculty member, Michael Bullis has been a leader. Now he speaks out on why the college is the place to be

Spotlight on Education

Special Office of Communications feature package opens a few windows on the University of Oregon's highly ranked College of Education, featuring videos with Dean Bullis and three stories

CDC grant boosts UO program that addresses children's behaviors

Effectiveness of 'Family Check-Up' with Portland-area families to be monitored over three years

UO's Murray was expelled from school, now he focuses on keeping kids there

In tough, poor, urban school districts, student-teacher relationships really do matter, he says

Overcoming the complexities of everyday language

UO's Nippold says tapping a student's interests may help boost communication skills

Can Oregon businesses compete globally?

State's transportation infrastructure is target of fifth-annual Oregon Economic Forum in Portland

'No time to lose' to start thinking sustainability

UO's Doppelt pens forward-looking book as a roadmap to alter thinking to meet worldwide climate challenge

Cemetery recovery complete at Sacred Heart's RiverBend campus

UO archaeologists find forgotten remains, 12 graves and artifacts on land of pioneering Springfield family

Bone parts don't add up to conclusion of Palauan dwarfs

University of Oregon skeletal and dental expert Greg Nelson helps rebut recent widely publicized claims of Hobbit-like humans on Palau some 2,000 years ago

Museum of Natural and Cultural History breaks ground for new wing

Landmark expansion needed to safeguard Oregon's ancient treasures

University of Oregon receives publication's highest honors for sustainability

UO makes The Princeton Review's "Green Rating Honor Roll."

Members of consumer-driven health plans choosing less care

CDHP participants may be at risk by discontinuing meds for serious chronic conditions, University of Oregon-led studies find