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CAS Program Grants
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| Julie Haack: green chemistry goes virtual. |
Annual gifts to the College of Arts and Sciences Dean's Fund provide the dean with a pool of discretionary money that can be used to support innovative faculty programs. Dean Stone awarded three such grants this year.
Julie Haack:
A Green Chemistry Laboratory for Chemical Educators
Julie Haack has contributed to pioneering one of the first web-based collaborative chemistry laboratories. Haack will continue the next development phase of an interactive, web-based collection of green chemistry experiments. The database will allow faculty to access innovative curricular materials from around the world that can be integrated into undergraduate and graduate level courses. The interactive collection will be a collaborative resource that transcends traditional methods of teaching. As a model for the development of new forms of collaborative education, the database will increase the University of Oregon’s visibility as leaders in innovative curriculum development and teacher preparation.
Timothy Gianotti:
Struggling for God: an extended, scholarly conversation exploring the martial dimensions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam within the broader context of the Abrahamic quest for justice and peace
Timothy Gianotti has developed a series of symposia to explore the concept of conflict in the Abrahamic religions. Gathered scholars in critical areas of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam will come to the UO to share perspectives on the phenomena of militant language and martial metaphor within the larger context of the religious visions of justice and peace. This formal conversation will extend over a period of several academic years. During the first symposium this February, “War and Martial Metaphor in Scripture,” scholars discussed the language and imagery of war within the sacred texts. “From Holy War to Holy Peace” (winter 2006-spring 2008) will explore the potential roles that traditions can play in resolving conflict and establishing a just peace.
Ina Asim:
Private Life in Late Imperial China: Objects, Images, and Texts
The conference “Private Life in Late Imperial China: Objects, Images, and Texts” will be held October 22–23, 2004. International and interdisciplinary speakers will present the latest research results from the study of material objects, written private records, and literary and visual sources. The objective is to integrate the diversity of expressions of the private revealed by these sources to enhance the concepts of private life in China. A special exhibition of the 16th Century scroll painting “Colorful Lanterns at Shangyuan” will be held at the University of Oregon Museum of Art. For more information on Asim’s research on the scroll painting and its impact on the study of private life, read “New Media for 17th Century China”.
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