Editor's Note: This story was originally published on February 1, 2016 in Around the O.
A significant gift from Aisha Almana, a UO graduate, hospital executive and prominent feminist, will create new international opportunities in education and global health at the University of Oregon.
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.
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.
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
The Gabon-Oregon Center recently launched a training workshop in scientific English at the GOC’s English Language Laboratory in Libreville. In the first class, nine students from a diverse range of Gabonese institutions and organizations were chosen with the objective of improving the competence in the English language specifically focused on the needs of scientific researchers. Also highlighted were writing techniques that will maximize acceptance of academic scientific articles by relevant Anglophone journals.
In the wake of the recent terror attacks in France, Lebanon, Iraq, and Mali, many in the UO community have become increasingly aware of how an international event can impact Eugene and our students studying abroad.
EUGENE, Oregon (December 1, 2015) – The University of Oregon is ranked 9th in the country for Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipients for spring 2016 programs.
Out of 11 Gilman scholarship applicants from the UO, five received the award. This is a 45% success rate, which is higher than the national average of one award in three applicants.
