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Liberal Arts at Large

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A Journey to Jupiter’s Moon

Is there a habitable environment beneath the moon Europa’s icy crust? CAS Professor Carol Paty is helping NASA find out.

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Plumbing the Ocean's Depths

What began as a humble outpost on the coast has evolved into a thriving research hub. A century after its inception, the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology continues to innovate and grow.

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Reweaving Cultural Threads

Indigenous communities around the globe are reawakening endangered languages that have been dormant for decades. Linguistics scholars at UO are leading the charge to help these communities revive cultures unraveled by oppression.

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Putting History into Action

From debating the removal of public monuments to writing amicus briefs for the US Supreme Court, historians in the College of Arts and Sciences are putting their expertise to work by helping communities engage with history.

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Giving Peace a Chance

The UO is one of the top 25 higher ed institutions in the US for producing Peace Corps volunteers. For these two CAS students, the Peace Corps is about joining a global community and using their liberal arts degree in a meaningful, life-changing way.