September 2009

University Researcher Honored

Submitted by Jennifer Winters on Wed, 2009-09-30 23:21

The University of Oregon is sharing good news about one one of its long time faculty members. They made the following announcement.

University of Oregon psychologist Michael Posner was among nine researchers named as winners of the National Medal of Science, the highest honor given by the U.S. government to scientists, engineers and inventors.

Posner, who joined the UO faculty in 1965, is considered a leading pioneer who helped build the field of cognitive neuroscience into its current state, said his long-time colleague Mary K. Rothbart, who in May received the 2009 Gold Medal for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology by the American Psychological Foundation.

"It is a great honor for me, the areas of research in which I have been working and the many students and collaborators who have been involved and are involved in these studies," Posner said in an email from Europe.

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Wanted man walks into UO dorms

Submitted by Mark Furman on Tue, 2009-09-29 08:57

The young man said he was in the Reserve Officer Training Corps at another college, visiting the University of Oregon on Friday to sell magazine subscriptions.

As students and their parents moved in to Tingle Hall in the Hamilton Complex on the University of Oregon campus, Anthony Neil, 20, walked into the dorm and talked to students -- and highlighted an important safety message for the campus community.

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Schnitzer Cinema starts Oct. 7

Submitted by Mark Furman on Tue, 2009-09-29 08:48

Press release courtesy JSMA

The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art announces a new program, Schnitzer Cinema, an on-going film series held on the first Wednesday of each month at 5:30 p.m. this fall.

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2010 Eugene Marathon to finish at Hayward

Submitted by Mark Furman on Tue, 2009-09-29 07:12

The 2010 Eugene Marathon and Half Marathon will finish on the home stretch of historic Hayward Field, race organizers announced Tuesday.

"It has been a goal of ours since the initial planning in 2005 to finish on Hayward Field," said Richard Maher, Eugene Marathon race director. "We feel this is going to make it an even more momentous experience for the participants."

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Is UO ready for H1N1?

Submitted by Mark Furman on Thu, 2009-09-24 06:50

University of Oregon President Richard Lariviere greeted students to campus Thursday during dorm move-in day. KVAL News asked Lariviere about the UO's prepardeness for the H1N1 flu.

Watch an excerpt from Lariviere's interview with KVAL News:

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WeCar gives UO students access to a Prius by the hour or day

Submitted by Mark Furman on Thu, 2009-09-24 04:21

Enterprise Rent-A-Car sent us this press release regarding a new program that allows University of Oregon students to rent a Toyota Prius by the hour or day. Check it out:

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