University News

The kids are all right: Hospital lifts ban on child visitors

Submitted by Mark Furman on Fri, 2009-11-20 10:05

Press release

Due to a sustained decrease in H1N1 flu activity in our community over the last three weeks, PeaceHealth Oregon Region is lifting the temporary visitor restrictions put in place on Oct. 29 that prevented children 12 and under from visiting patients at Sacred Heart Medical Center at RiverBend and University District, as well as Cottage Grove Community Hospital.

Effective Nov. 20, the restrictions are lifted in all areas of the hospitals except for the following units at RiverBend: Labor & Delivery, Mother/Baby, and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). To ensure the safety of patient populations most at risk of complications from H1N1, visitors to these units are restricted to two adult support people. No other visitors will be allowed to enter.

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PathwayOregon aids 439 new students

Submitted by Mark Furman on Thu, 2009-11-19 15:19

Press release

PathwayOregon – a financial and academic support program that helps Oregon's eligible lower-income students attend the University of Oregon – welcomed 439 participants this fall. In addition, the program continues to support 372 second-year students, who were admitted during the 2008-09 inaugural year.

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See Arcimoto Pulse all-electric vehicle at UO on Nov. 19

Submitted by Mark Furman on Wed, 2009-11-18 16:30

Press release

On Thursday, Nov. 19, business students at the UO Lundquist College of Business, in partnership with Eugene start-up Arcimoto, will showcase the company’s Pulse all-electric vehicle in the Lillis Business Complex, 955 East 13th Ave, from noon to 6 p.m., as part of a special Driving Change Event.

Two student clubs, the Sustainable Business Group and Women in Business, took the lead on organizing the Driving Change Event around an honors class project that will present their proposal to help Arcimoto apply for a Lane County Community and Economic Development Program grant. After the presentation, at approximately 3:45 p.m. to 4 p.m., the class will proceed to the Lillis Business Complex rotunda to see the Pulse and ask questions. An Arcimoto representative will be with the Pulse to answer questions throughout the afternoon. At 5 p.m.

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Student newspaper's editorial board weighs in on Taser incident

Submitted by Mark Furman on Wed, 2009-11-18 13:08

The editorial board of the Oregon Daily Emerald, the independent student newspaper of the University of Oregon, has weighed in on a recent incident involving a Eugene police officer who shocked a Chinese student with a Taser after mistaking the student for a trespasser in the student's new apartment.

"The officer and the Taser: A likely story" was published Tuesday, Nov. 17.

"In a dangerous world full of potential evildoers hidden under every blanket," the editorial opens, "police officers have a right to employ Tasers when suddenly tangled in a mess of fabric.

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Public forum on Riverfront property

Submitted by Bob Wernick on Wed, 2009-11-18 11:31

Your voice can be heard at a public forum about development along the UO Riverfront Research Park. The property stretches from the Autzen foot bridge and soccer field over to EWEB.

WHEN: Thursday, November 19 at 7-9pm.

WHERE: St. Mary's Catholic Church at 11th and Charnelton, next to the downtown library

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'Have you washed your hands recently?'

Submitted by Mark Furman on Wed, 2009-11-18 09:24

Press release

H1N1 influenza is on the University of Oregon campus and in the community and continues to infect people every day. Health officials recommend that everyone must remain alert and proactive to prevent its spread as the official flu season begins. To make sure UO students hear this message, they are getting some extra special attention from their peers this week.

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University Neighborhood Profile Tonight

Submitted by Molly Blancett on Sun, 2009-11-15 14:08

We continue or series on the communities in our area. Tonight at 6:30, I take a deeper look at the University area.

No LTD shuttle bus service for Saturday's basketball game

Submitted by Mark Furman on Tue, 2009-11-10 15:18

From LTD

Shuttles will not operate for the men’s basketball game against Colorado State this Saturday, November 14. All of LTD’s available fleet will be utilized to provide service to the football game. Football shuttles will operate as usual, with pre-game service starting at 3 p.m. from the Park & Ride sites.

Basketball fans are encouraged to plan ahead and consider using other alternative modes, such as carpooling.

For more information, visit ltd.org or call Customer Service at 687-5555 (1-800-735-2900 TTY-Oregon Relay).

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UO reports record enrollment

Submitted by Mark Furman on Tue, 2009-11-10 12:45

Press release courtesy UO

The 2009-10 official enrollment data was released today by the Oregon University System. For the University of Oregon, total enrollment increased 4.1 percent to an all-time record of 22,386 for fall 2009.

The fall 2008 total enrollment was 21,507.

Undergraduate enrollment increased 5 percent from 17,628 to 18,514. Total Oregon resident enrollment, including undergraduates and graduates, increased to 14,644 this fall compared to 13,881 in 2008.

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'Cezanne's Quary' author speaks at AAUW meeting Nov. 14

Submitted by Mark Furman on Tue, 2009-11-10 10:04

From a news tip

Barbara Corrado Pope, Professor Emerita of Women and Gender Studies at the University of Oregon, will be the guest speaker at the AAUW meeting on Saturday, Nov. 14, at 10:30 a.m.

In addition to the interest in Professor Pope's presentation of current gender issues, there is a growing interest among readers of mystery novels for her entry, Cezanne's Quary, as a finalist in the Oregon Book Awards.

The community is invited to attend the program without charge at the Westminster Presbyterian Church, 777 Coburg Rd.