APRU is inviting students at the University of Oregon to participate in a new and exciting initiative for students - the first annual APRU GLOBAL HEALTH CASE COMPETITION

Editor's Note: This story was originally published on February 1, 2016 in Around the O.

UO Vice Provost for International Affairs, Dennis Galvan and OIA Senior Advisor for Global Partnerships, Eric Benjaminson met with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley at Washington D.C.

The informal meet allowed the university representatives to receive feedback on UO's international strategy, discuss university engagements and successes, and to coordinate with Senator Merkley on how UO international engagement can enhance the state and advance US foreign policy goals.

Dear UO Faculty, Students, and Staff,

A global watch is underway as the Zika virus has begun spreading throughout Central and South America and the Caribbean.

According to news reports, there have been 31 documented Zika cases in the U.S. (11 states and the District of Columbia), though in all of those cases people got infected elsewhere.

Free for UO students - $5 General Tickets - Wednesdays - Doors Open at 6:30 p.m. - Films start at 7:00 p.m. - Bijou Art Cinema - 492 E 13th Ave.

This blog conversation was first published in Youth Circulations on January 25, 2016.

UO Center for Asian and Pacific Studies given the honor to host the annual South Asia Conference for the Pacific Northwest (SACPAN) at the White Stag Block in Portland, OR

Article originally in Around the O on December 7, 2015 - 6:00am by Nathaniel Brown, Public Affairs Communications

Traveling across the world to share knowledge in a foreign place is an impressive undertaking.