Humanities News
Imagine returning from Iraq or Afghanistan, thrilled to be home but uncertain about how you’ll be received by the country for which you fought, a country increasingly ambivalent about these wars. Or imagine going back to college, trying to contribute in class, but being told you can’t speak about your military experiences.
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Allison Carruth, a first-year assistant professor of English, was one of two faculty members on the UO campus to win a Sony Scholars Award worth $2,300 in new technology.
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The UO's MFA program in creative writing was ranked 10th in the nation by
Poets & Writers Magazine in
an online story that will appear in its upcoming November/December issue. UO is also fifth in the country in the magazine's postgraduate placement category, which ranks schools based on fellowships and awards.
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UO Medical Historian Jim Mohr offered his prescription for what ails the American health care system
in a recent interview with HistoryNet, the Web site of
American History magazine. Fielding a wide range of questions, Mohr argued that doctors are too automonous and face too little accountability and that health care is already being rationed under the current system.
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Zombies and vampires and ghouls. Oh, my. These supernatural creatures have long been counted among the ranks of the undead. But what about robots, immigrants … and ballet dancers?
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The days of primacy for the exclusive, expensive, peer-reviewed academic journals may be ending. Progressive researchers in the sciences have already begun to make their research results freely available to anyone with an Internet connection through efforts like UO Scholars' Bank. Now, UO’s Romance Languages department is bringing humanities research into the public realm as well.
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UO Medical Historian Jim Mohr offered his prescription for what ails the American health care system in a recent interview with HistoryNet, the Web site of American History magazine. Fielding a wide range of questions, Mohr argued that doctors are too automonous and face too little accountability and that health care is already being rationed under the current system.
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