UO women's basketball player Amanda Johnson, who's pursuing a master's degree in couples and family therapy, was recently named to the 2010-11 Capital One Academic All-America women's basketball first team.
Brendan Bohannan, associate professor of environmental studies and biology at the UO, is looking for answers to important questions facing the planet, notably climate change.
More than 80 graduate students showed off their research and discussed their ideas with peers on Friday at the second annual Graduate Student Research Forum.
Frances Bronet, dean of the UO School of Architecture and Allied Arts, has been awarded the 2010-11 Distinguished Professor Award from the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture.The award recognizes sustained creative achievement in the advancement of architectural education through teaching, design, scholarship, research or service. Bronet, a past president of ACSA, is one of four recipients of this year’s Distinguished Professor Award.“It’s really a great honor because it’s by a jury of your peers,” Bronet said. “It is exciting because it’s my community.”
For Alex Kosinski, college life at the University of Oregon boils down to three things.“I’m either training or studying or sleeping,” she said.That discipline and dedication has paid dividends on the track and in the classroom for Kosinski, a senior who is set to graduate in the spring with a degree in sociology.
Four University of Oregon employees were honored at the 2011 Martin Luther King, Jr., Awards Ceremony in late January for their commitment to making the UO campus a welcoming place.
NEW YORK – University of Oregon running back LaMichael James became the school’s first unanimous All-America after Sporting News named the NCAA rushing leader to its All-America team in December.
Five-time NCAA champion and world heptathlon record-holder Ashton Eaton was named the 2010 Bowerman Award winner Wednesday night by the United States Track and Field and Cross Country Coaches Association.Eaton becomes the second consecutive Duck to win the award, which is track and field's equivalent of the Heisman. Galen Rupp won the inaugural Bowerman in 2009, when Eaton was also a finalist.
University of Oregon biologist Jessica Green is among 12 Senior Fellows for 2011 named by TED, a non-profit organization devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.
