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Advertising professors root out greenwashing with Web site

University of Oregon advertising professors Deborah Morrison and Kim Sheehan led a group of academicians in the creation of the Greenwashing Index, a Web site launched Jan. 7 by EnviroMedia Social Marketing. The site allows consumers to judge for themselves the green claims made by major advertisers such as Chevrolet and Toyota.

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Immigrants' experiences in state to be focus of Labor Education and Research Center

The UO's Labor Education and Research Center (LERC) has received a $20,000 grant from the Oregon Community Foundation to fund a Spanish translation of its upcoming report on the socio-economic experiences of foreign-born immigrants in Oregon. The grant also will help to distribute the report to non-English-speaking recipients. When completed in May, the findings are expected to be a resource for policymakers, community organizations and educators. LERC is working with several departments to prepare the report.

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Indian Country Today features teacher ed program

CoEproject

A University of Oregon teacher education program designed in collaboration with the nine federally recognized tribes of Oregon was featured recently in Indian Country Today. The master's program in the College of Education is open to students with a bachelor's degrees who are members of federally recognized tribes or are descended from members. Students receive tuition and a monthly living stipend as well as book and computer allowances. The program's grads must teach at tribal or Title VII-funded schools. Click HERE to read the story.

 

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