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Don't Sleep on this Research

If you're a teenager, hitting the snooze this weekend might be good for your mental health according to College of Arts and Sciences psychologist Melynda Casement. Published in Journal of Affective Disorders, Casement found that people age 16 to 24 who caught up on sleep on the weekend had a 41% lower risk for symptoms of depression than a group who didn’t. 

The research followed 1,867 adolescents with a median age of 14 years. The study found that moderate weekend catch-up sleep was associated with lower risk for clinical anxiety symptoms.

“It’s normal for teens to be night owls, so let them catch up on sleep on weekends if they can’t get enough sleep during the week because that’s likely to be somewhat protective,” Casement said. “A lot of teens are getting something like six hours a night during the week and then eight or 10 hours a night on weekends, and that’s probably OK and may be beneficial.”

Wake Up to Good News for Teens

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ANTHROPOLOGY, POLITICAL SCIENCE - College of Arts and Sciences alumni were among the 200 alumni who gathered for the 10th annual UO Board Summit. The alumni that attended included Natalie Poole, BA '80 (political science) who is a senior vice president at Wells Fargo Capital Finance and triple Duck David Lewis, PhD, '09 (anthropology) who serves as an assistant professor at Oregon State University.
CINEMA STUDIES - Cinema studies professor Masami Kawai is set to begin production on her first feature film, “Valley of the Tall Grass,” in Eugene in summer 2026. It is both a personal journey and a community-centered story.
PSYCHOLOGY - If you're a teenager, hitting the snooze this weekend might be good for your mental health according to College of Arts and Sciences psychologist Melynda Casement. Published in Journal of Affective Disorders, Casement found that people age 16 to 24 who caught up on sleep on the weekend had a 41% lower risk for symptoms of depression than a group who didn’t.

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What’s Happening in CAS?

The future is bright for the College of Arts and Sciences. Tykeson Dean of Arts and Sciences Dean Chris Poulsen discusses the college's new five-year strategy, a plan that is ultimately focused on students. And that's because students are at the heart of everything the college does, Poulsen said. 

As CAS looks to the future, see what the college is doing now in the December issue of CAS Connection: researchers in campus labs adding sustainable measures to their day-to-day operations, an anthropology professor's summer course inspiring students to rethink archeology methods, a cinema studies professor's film project—and more. 

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Undergraduate Studies

Wherever your academic goals eventually take you at the UO, all Ducks begin their journey with foundational courses in CAS. More than 60 percent of students go on to pursue a major in a CAS department or program. With more than 50 departments and programs, there’s an intellectual home for almost any interest, talent, or career aspiration.

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Graduate Studies

The College of Arts and Sciences offers more than 30 master's programs and more than 20 doctoral programs across a diverse range of disciplines. Both as contributors to research teams and through their own scholarship and teaching, our CAS graduate students are indispensable to the vitality of the UO academic mission.

Student Support Services

We provide our students with a variety of resources to help you thrive inside and outside the classroom. Through Tykeson Advising, we provide comprehensive academic and career advising from the start of your journey at the University of Oregon. Learn about career preparation and get assistance in selecting the very best classes. Connect with labs, libraries, IT and tutoring. Find your community on campus.

World-Class Faculty

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The College of Arts and Sciences faculty members are a driving force of the high-output, high-impact research activity that has earned the UO membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities (AAU). Our world-class faculty members are inspiring teachers.

Among them are five members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, four members of the National Academy of Sciences. They are committed to helping students discover their academic passion. Every day, they work to expand students’ intellectual horizons, preparing them for life after college with real-world knowledge and skills.

Spotlight on CAS Academics

Choose Your Path

The College of Arts and Sciences offers more than 50 majors and nearly 70 minors across multiple departments and programs in the natural sciences, social sciences and humanities. We also offer 36 master’s programs and 25 doctoral programs.

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Meet our Dean

In the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS), we are committed to excellence in research and teaching, student success, and diversity, equity, and belonging. 

A liberal arts education—one that offers a breadth of intellectual approaches and perspectives and depth in a major discipline—is the foundation to a purposeful life as a life-long learner, engaged citizen, and leader. The skills you will learn here—from written and verbal communication to analytical and quantitative reasoning, to compassion and understanding—are those that employers seek and will open the door to a wealth of opportunities. 

You will find more than 50 majors and a multitude of minors within CAS, and seemingly endless opportunities for personal exploration and discovery. Whether you are an incoming first-year student, a grad student or a transfer student, you can map an exciting future and be part of a fun, warm, engaged liberal arts community here. Come join us. And go Ducks! 

More from Dean Chris Poulsen

The College of Arts and Sciences includes:

50+
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30+
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25
PhD programs
10,000+
Undergraduate students in CAS Majors
825
faculty members
1,295
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Jan 20
Department of History Coffee Hour 10:00 a.m.

Please join us Tuesday mornings for a free cup of coffee, pastries, and conversation with your history department community! We’re excited to continue this tradition for our...
Department of History Coffee Hour
January 6–March 10
10:00–11:00 a.m.
McKenzie Hall 3rd floor (in front of office 385)

Please join us Tuesday mornings for a free cup of coffee, pastries, and conversation with your history department community! We’re excited to continue this tradition for our history undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff. We hope to see you there!

Jan 20
Cinema Studies in Dublin Info Session 3:00 p.m.

Join Global Education Oregon for an information session on our summer 2026 Cinema Studies in Dublin program! This summer program is a fantastic opportunity to work both...
Cinema Studies in Dublin Info Session
January 20
3:00–4:00 p.m.
McKenzie Hall 240B

Join Global Education Oregon for an information session on our summer 2026 Cinema Studies in Dublin program! This summer program is a fantastic opportunity to work both critically and creatively, taking courses on contemporary Irish cinema and digital filmmaking, as well as attending Ireland’s largest film festival held every year in Galway, the Film Fleadh. Weekly excursions and local outings in and around Dublin and the Irish countryside allow you to learn on location about the country’s rich film history and explore the sites where important historical events, and films about those events, took place.

This program has received high interest, and students are encouraged to apply early. The Cinema Studies in Dublin program is on a rolling admission application process, and the final deadline to apply in March 15.

Jan 20
Dept. of History Seminar Series: "What is the History of Information? A Case Study of the United States in 1920" 3:30 p.m.

Join the Department of History and William Aspray, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, for a talk on “What is the History of Information? A Case Study of the United States...
Dept. of History Seminar Series: "What is the History of Information? A Case Study of the United States in 1920"
January 20
3:30–5:00 p.m.
McKenzie Hall 375

Join the Department of History and William Aspray, University of Minnesota Twin Cities, for a talk on “What is the History of Information? A Case Study of the United States in 1920."

Free and open to the public.

While scholars have written about the history of books and the history of libraries for 100 years and history of computing for 50 years, it has only been in the current century that scholars have regarded their work as part of a history of information. There is still considerable disagreement about the scope and character of this field. This lecture will go beyond the abstract discussions of definition to examine a case study about what might be featured in a history of information of the United States in 1920 and how it might differ from a traditional historical account of this topic. 

William Aspray is Senior Research Fellow at the Charles Babbage Institute. In his early career he taught at Williams and Harvard. In his mid-career, he held senior administrative posts at the Charles Babbage Institute, the IEEE History Center, and Computing Research Association. For the final two decades before retiring, he held senior faculty positions in the information schools at Indiana, Texas, and Colorado. He has published books on the history and philosophy of mathematics; the history and historiography of computing and information; and misinformation, accountability, information-seeking, and other topics related to the social study of information. 

Jan 20
Global Community Fellowship with VIA 5:30 p.m.

VIA Offers short-term Global Community Fellowships consisting of 6-8 week placements for current degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate students. Fellows work at NGOs, schools,...
Global Community Fellowship with VIA
January 20
5:30 p.m.

VIA Offers short-term Global Community Fellowships consisting of 6-8 week placements for current degree-seeking undergraduate or graduate students. Fellows work at NGOs, schools, universities, and social enterprises across Asia to support community development, capacity-building, and education. By working directly with communities, fellows get hands-on experience learning how organizations in Asia are using creative and innovative methods to address critical social challenges.

Fellows engage in a wide range of activities and tasks with our local partners. Each post has a unique mix of responsibilities, which generally fall into the following categories:

  •  Education — Fellows advance student development in critical thinking and cross-cultural communication to access future education and professional opportunities.
  •  Training and capacity-building — Fellows develop training resources and curricula for partners to enhance their organizational operations and optimize for impact. You may help with needfinding, research, training program or workshop design, facilitation, and assessment for partner staff and/or the communities they serve.
  •  Community development — Fellows support community development and international communication efforts by facilitating access resources, networks, and collaboration opportunities. You may help with fundraising, project management, and community outreach efforts of our local partners.

Join this information session to learn more about VIA's Global Community Fellowship program, partner organizations, and 2026 placement opportunities.

https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/NV4op0e_Qdab7C3L6KbBcQ