News & Events

Division of Global Engagement Events

Capture Your Study Abroad Memories
Apr22
Capture Your Study Abroad Memories Apr 22 Peterson Hall
Navigating Mental Wellness Abroad
Apr28
Navigating Mental Wellness Abroad Apr 28 Prince Lucien Campbell Hall (PLC)
Jeremiah Public Symposium: Foodways in Early East Asia
Apr28
Jeremiah Public Symposium: Foodways in Early East Asia Apr 28 Museum of Natural and Cultural History
Yoko McClain Lecture: How to read manga (漫画) McCloudian vs. Natsumean Approaches
Apr30
Yoko McClain Lecture: How to read manga (漫画) McCloudian vs. Natsumean Approaches Apr 30 Allen Hall
Yoko McClain Public Documentary Screening: "Black Box Diaries" and Conversation with Director Shiori Ito
May4
Yoko McClain Public Documentary Screening: "Black Box Diaries" and Conversation with Director Shiori Ito May 4 Lawrence Hall
Unpacking Race, Ethnicity, and Identity Abroad
May6
Unpacking Race, Ethnicity, and Identity Abroad May 6 McKenzie Hall
Asian Studies Research Event
May7
Asian Studies Research Event May 7 Erb Memorial Union (EMU)
Global Education Oregon 101 Workshop
May13
Global Education Oregon 101 Workshop May 13 Peterson Hall
Geographies of Maternal Mental Health: Screening for Perinatal Depression in the Global South
May14
Geographies of Maternal Mental Health: Screening for Perinatal Depression in the Global South May 14 Condon Hall
Workshop: Foundations of Thangka Iconometry
May20
Workshop: Foundations of Thangka Iconometry May 20 Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art (JSMA)

Cross-Cultural Events on UO Campus

The evolution of food culture in Mali

When it comes to cradles of agriculture, West Africa does not often get a look in. The Sahel is better known as a place of famine than of feasting, but it wasn’t always so, and even today the Bamana people of Mali have a rich food culture.

Researchers get lathered up over Shea butter's history

The butter is processed from the trees' nuts, which have been the focal point of research led by UO anthropologist Daphne Gallagher. Her team has been digging up the history of shea trees at a well-preserved archaeological site at Kirikongo in western Burkina Faso.

Message on Belgium Terror Attacks

We express our deepest sympathies for victims of the recent attacks in Brussels, Belgium. As always, University of Oregon's study abroad office, Global Education Oregon (GEO), has been working hard to make sure all our students overseas are safe.

We have one UO student who is studying abroad in Brussels and we have confirmed the student is safe. A student from a partner university, who is studying on our London program, was traveling in Belgium and we have confirmed the student is safe.

UO names first Frohnmayer Fellow for Oxford trip

Article by Caitlyn Kari originally featured in Around the O on March 16, 2016.

Clark Honors College senior Rachel Grant, a double major in Japanese and economics with a minor in Asian studies, has been selected to take part in The Oregon-Oxford International Human Rights Project as the UO’s first-ever Frohnmayer Fellow.

Freedom Fighter: Stricken by refugees’ plight, anthropologist gets involved

Story originally found in Cascade: Magazine of the UO College of Arts and Sciences by Jim Murez.

Ducks Abroad

Story originally in the Oregon Quarterly by Chloe Huckins.

International off-campus study is no longer a luxury for the few. With support from Global Education Oregon, more students than ever are gaining personal, professional, and academic benefits from studying abroad.

UO lands in the top 20 for its Peace Corps volunteers

Editor's Note: This article was first published in Around the O on Thursday, February 18, 2016.

The University of Oregon landed at No. 16 in the nation for the number of Peace Corps volunteers from large universities in the United States. The university currently has 35 alumni volunteering with the organization worldwide.

APRU Global Health Video Competition

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

New Zealand's University of Otago invites students to study abroad

As part of the University of Otago's commitment to IIE's Generation Study Abroad, it is offering study abroad applicants from the UO the opportunity to apply for one of three housing scholarships (the value of which is $4,465 NZD each) at the University of Otago in Second Semester, 2016. The deadline for Second Semester applications is April 30.
Professor in race to save ancient Yemeni texts

Editor's Note: This sotry was originally featured on February 5, 2016 in UO in the News.