Six University of Oregon (UO) students have been selected as recipients of Chinese Government Scholarships. The awards are part of the Chinese University Program, which helps Chinese universities in specific provinces or autonomous regions to recruit outstanding international students for graduate studies in China. At present, a total of 221 Chinese universities are designated to undertake this program.

This article was first published in Around the O on August 24, 2014.

Every day, hundreds if not thousands of undocumented migrants, many of them children, pour through Mazatlán in Mexico’s Sinaloa state on their way to chance a border crossing into the United States, a migration that drawn the interest of UO international studies professor Kristin Yarris.

The University of Oregon (UO) will host the 6^th "Engaging with Vietnam - An Interdisciplinary Dialogue" Conference, Nov. 6-7. The two-day international conference promotes the study of Vietnam and dialogue between diverse communities of Vietnam scholars.

Each year, more than 200 students (8^-12 grade) attend a free weeklong summer camp on the UO campus called the Summer Academy to Inspire Learning (SAIL).

Founded in 2005, the SAIL program is led by volunteer UO faculty members and aims to increase low-income students’ enrollment and success in college. 

Students are assigned to camps focused on disciplines ranging from the performing arts to biology, depending on their academic interests and career aspirations.

The article was first published in Around the O on August 8, 2014.

UO professor Katie Meehan has been named a Fulbright Nexus Regional Scholar for 2014-16 and will use the award to continue her research on social and behavioral adaptation to climate change in Mexico.

This article fisrt appeared in Around the O on August 7, 2014.

The University of Oregon Board of Trustees voted Thursday to accept the resignation of Michael R. Gottfredson as president and appointed Scott Coltrane – the university’s senior vice president and provost – as interim president.

Coltrane will serve as interim president while the board conducts a comprehensive search for a permanent president. Neither motion received any dissenting votes.

This story text first appeared at Around the O on August 6, 2014

Three UO business students are among five finalists in the Entrepreneur of 2014 competition put on by Entrepreneur magazine.

The three are the brains behind Fourth Wall, a business concept that uses a software application to match actors to auditions. The idea was drawn up by business student Sahil Diwan with help from fellow students Anthony Rondinella and Cody Hatfield.

Local and national media paid a lot of attention to the events and programs surrounding the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships. Eugene newspapers and TV channels offered robust coverage of all Global Expo projects, especially the UO Ambassadors program and the placement of the Global Research interactive map displays.

Below are the links to last month’s media coverage of OIA’s projects:

KEZI 9: Flags fly for World Junior Championships

EUGENE, Ore. — Here’s something to check out if you’re headed to Hayward Field. One of the free exhibits at the IAAF World Junior Track and Field Championships is a giant touch screen interactive map of the world.

The map shows parts of the world where University of Oregon researchers are doing work.

The goal is to raise awareness that there is academic excellence of global impact attached to the track.

This article was first published in the Register Guard on July 23, 2014.