- 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:
- 19th Century structure unearthed at Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
A small probe into the parking lot at UO's Institute of Marine Biology turned up more than expected -- a 19th Century structure that may have been a dock or a boardwalk. KCBY-Channel 11 reported the discovery on Aug. 15, interviewing a contractor and institute director Craig Young, a UO biologist. (Story & Video)
- 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)
- 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.
- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- UO ranks high in two national college guides
The University of Oregon is one of 11 colleges that received a Green Rating of 99 (the highest score) in The Princeton Review’s “Green Honor Roll.” The news received national attention from the CBS Early Show, ABC World News with Charles Gibson, and other national and local media.
The UO is also included in the 2009 edition of the Fiske Guide to Colleges as a Best Buy school. From the guide: "UO may be the best deal in public higher education on the West Coast."
- Jim Hutchison featured on ScienCentral piece about green nanotechnology
Some are calling it a revolution in manufacturing technology. But, will nanotechnology be a "green" industry? It’s a question that some scientists are saying needs to be answered now, before nano-tech goes big-time. ScienCentral News has produced a video with the UO's Jim Hutchison, who is noted as one who is spinning gold -- gold and copper nanoparticles so small, billions would fit on the head of a pin. (Check it out)
- Jenkins' discovery prompts U.S. News to ask: How Did People Reach the Americas?
A science article posted online July 24 by U.S. News & World Report looks at the early peopling of the Americas, and how new techniques, such as DNA, are shedding new light on the issue. Cited prominently is work by UO archaeologist Dennis Jenkins. (Read 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
- Public event, Sept. 12: Cracking Open the Universe, the LHC and future physics
On Sept. 10, the first beam ever will be sent through and around the Large Hadron Collider, a brand new particle accelerator, in Geneva, Switzerland.
University of Oregon physicists have key roles in this international endeavor. Come to campus for a free evening event to learn more about the "first beam" and how the LHC will advance the quest of physics to learn about the fundamental nature of the universe.
Speakers: Jim Brau, Graham Kribs and Eric Torrence … Friday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m., Columbia Hall, Room 150 … MORE DETAILS.
(Anyone with an interest in science will get a bang out of this event!)
- Kyr's piece debuts with new hospital
The University of Oregon Trumpet Ensemble performed a new fanfare by UO music professor Robert Kyr at the RiverBend Hospital earlier this summer. PeaceHealth commissioned the piece for the opening of the RiverBend facility. Click HERE to watch a brief video clip of the performance.