- PMR Affiliations
PMR is located within the UO Division of Advancement and part of the Office of Public and Government Affairs.
Other affiliated offices are:
- Why, oh why, do people live in the danger zones?
A writer for the National Science Foundation went "behind the scenes" to ask why anyone would live in terrain vulnerable to natural disasters, such as the California wildfires in 2007. The resulting, colorful story about the choices people make to do so focuses on the research of the UO's Paul Slovic. (Read Story)
- Welcome new UO alumni ... 66 years after their expulsion
The University of Oregon on Sunday, April 6, honored Japanese Americans who had been students at the UO when World War II broke out. The students -- including Alice Kawasaki Sumida, shown above with UO President Dave Frohnmayer (photo by Dave Martinez, Oregon Daily Emerald) -- were expelled under a federal order and their education cut short. Frohnmayer told the group that "we are proud to claim you as alumni." Read the coverage:
- Media Links
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Newspapers:
Daily Emerald (UO students)
Register-Guard
Eugene Weekly
The Oregonian
Campus Radio:
a) Eugene's Classical
KWAX (99.1 FM)
b) Student Run
KWVA (88.1 FM)
TV Stations:
KEZI, Channel 9 (ABC)
KVAL, Channel 13 (CBS)
KMTR, Channel 16 (NBC)
KPTV (FOX-12, Portland)
Public TV, Radio:
Oregon Public Broadcasting
NPR (LCC, 89.7 FM)
KOPB (1600 AM)
News/Talks Radio:
KUGN (590 AM): UO Sports
KPNW (1120 AM)
- UO Alumni News
1) Keep up on alumni news with the official e-newsletter of the UO Alumni Association.
2) Alumni in Portland have their own newsletter: See PDX Ducks.
- UO physicist creates a laser trap, which acts as a one-way gate to collect atoms
Physicists, including the UO's Daniel Steck, have created a laser barrier that lets atoms through only in one direction -- the barrier stuffs the gas into a smaller volume with only a minute increase in its temperature. The Science News, online, presents feature coverage of Steck's work, which was published in the June 20 issue of the journal Physical Review Letters. (Read Story)
- Turns out great dads make a big difference, reports the R-G
Scott Coltrane isn't on the job yet as the new dean of the UO's College of Arts and Sciences, but he drew media attention on Father's Day. Coltrane, a sociologist who studies the role of fathers, was featured for his research that shows that both moms and dads are happier individuals when the dads get involved in the workings of their households. (Read story)
- 2006 Clark Honors grad gets leading role in new 'Breakthrough Generation'
Breakthrough Generation, a new national youth organization sponsored by the Breakthrough Institute, has officially launched, and one of its associate directors is Jesse Jenkins, a 2006 graduate of the University of Oregon's Robert D. Clark Honors College. (Official announcement)
- Sun Power: Vignola quoted in Oregon Business cover story
In the cover story "Here Comes the Sun," on "the rise of the solar industry" in the June issue of Oregon Business, UO physics professor is quoted. He says "two thirds of Oregon receives more solar radiation than does Florida, and even soggy Astoria gets more sunlight than Germany, which leads the world in solar installations." (Read the story)
- By ocean 70,000 years ago? UO's Jon Erlandson featured in Discover magazine
Popular science magazine Discover recently spent time with the University of Oregon's Jon Erlandson. The result, a long feature story about Erlandson's research on ancient Ice-Age mariners. (Read the story)
- PMR Contact Info
Phone: (541) 346-3134
Email: pmr@uoregon.edu
Staff Members (Position Details)
Phil Weiler: 541-346-3873; pweiler@uoregon.edu
Pauline Austin: 541-346-3129; paustin@uoregon.edu
Julie Brown: 541-346-3185; julbrown@uoregon.edu
Jim Barlow: 541-346-3481; jebarlow@uoregon.edu
Zack Barnett: 541-346-3145; zbarnett@uoregon.edu
Shannon Rose: 541-346-3314; roses@uoregon.edu
- Indian Country Today features teacher ed program
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.