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About the College of Arts and Sciences

CAS Recognition Awards

CAS Awards

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With more than 1,000 faculty and staff, the College of Arts and Sciences has many professors, instructors, researchers, and staff deserving of recognition for the work they do.

CAS offers recognition awards that celebrate those who go above and beyond in the classroom, workplace, and lab. To apply for a recognition award, candidates are either self-nominated or nominated by their colleagues. The college also funds grants for faculty members to help them conduct research; engage with the community through academic programs; support diversity, equity, and inclusion — and more.

Read on to learn more about available CAS recognition awards. You will also find news about the recognition your colleagues receive here at the college, at the University of Oregon, and outside the institution.

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Recognition Awards

The College of Arts and Sciences is home to faculty and staff who are committed to the mission of providing students with a world-class education. To honor their work, CAS offers awards that celebrate their dedication to teaching, researching, and furthering diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. To apply for recognition awards, candidates can apply or a colleague can nominate someone whose work and service to the students and college goes above and beyond.

Learn More about Awards

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Recent Award Winners

Faculty and staff are receiving recognition for their work in making the college a better place for students to learn and faculty and staff to work.

Read More about Recent Award Winners

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Keep Us Informed on Your Awards and Recognitions

College of Arts and Sciences faculty members often receive accolades for their impactful work. From book prizes to research grants, your peers are being recognized. Are we missing your recent award? Send an email to CASComms@uoregon.edu.

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CAS Awards Around Campus

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Two UO faculty join the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
ANTHROPOLOGY - University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences researcher Lynn Stephen was elected in April to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, with 250 other leaders in academia, industry, the arts and more. Stephen is an anthropologist whose research on immigration and asylum, gender-based violence, race, and Indigenous communities in Mexico, Guatemala and the diaspora in California and the Northwest.
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CAS Neuroscience PhD candidate awarded grant for work on inherited blindness
NEUROSCIENCE, PHYSICS - PhD candidate Saumya Keremane's research, conducted in the labs of Richard Taylor, a professor and head of the Department of Physics, and Dr. Bala Ambati, an ophthalmologist and research professor in the Department of Bioengineering, focuses on understanding and preventing neuron degradation to treat inherited blindness.
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High-achieving linguists in Schnitzer School earn accolades
LINGUISTICS, EALL — Three faculty members from the College of Arts and Sciences were inducted as Fellows into the premiere linguistics organization and a doctoral student receive an exclusive award for her research paper.