Around CAS

Students in Cahoots
with CAHOOTS

Data science undergrads use their analytical skills for public good in a research-based course piloted last spring.

By Nicole Krueger 

Q&A

Dumpster Diving in Ancient Rome

An ancient Roman’s trash is treasure to Associate Professor Kevin Dicus, who has spent the past 20 years digging in the ashes of Pompeii.

By Jenny Brooks

Alumni Spotlight

A Brain
on Music

Acclaimed cognitive psychologist and UO alum Daniel Levitin gets people excited about the neuroscience of music.

By Leo Brown

Student Spotlight

A Road
Less Traveled

After decades in the professional world, this sociology major has finally found his path—and he’s helping other students find theirs.

By Grace Olson and Grace Connolly  

Around CAS

Sprinting Toward Innovation

Student coders put their creativity to the test at QuackHacks, a 24-hour hackathon organized by computer science students.

By Evan Ney

Faculty Spotlight

Breaking the Rules of Reality

Bestselling author Karen Thompson Walker has found success as a writer—and as a creative writing associate professor—by asking 'what if?'

By Kendall Baldwin 

Humanities Take Center Stage

All the world’s a stage for CAS students, whether they’re on the screen, in the classroom, in the lab or beyond. Hear from Dean Chris Poulsen about how humanities programs like theatre arts and cinema studies build valuable skills—and how storytelling fosters an understanding of what it means to be human. And if you’re in the Eugene area, make sure you buy your tickets for the University Theatre production of POTUS, which runs Feb. 7-23. 

CAS News

Defying the odds

March 11, 2025

ECONOMICS, SPANISH - Adrianna Vaca-Navarro has spent her life fighting against a system that was built against people like her. Now, she is a law student working to help others in need. Vaca-Navarro graduated in 2021. Now, she's a law student at the University of California, Berkeley. She is working to leverage her identity to help communities in need, aiming to fill the gaps within the legal system that she is studying.

Robotic arms could benefit from new UO brain research

March 5, 2025

HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY, NEUROSCIENCE - Using functional MRI brain imaging, or fMRI, University of Oregon researchers have unraveled some of the neural circuitry behind basic human actions. Their insights, described in a paper published in the journal eNeuro, can be used to improve the design of brain-computer interface technologies, including brain-controlled prosthetic arms that aim to restore movement in people who have lost it.

Missing history: UO student project reveals gaps in Oregon's story

February 26, 2025

GEOGRAPHY, INDIGENOUS, RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES - Oregon’s historical markers, those roadside signs commemorating the state's past, give a version of history that University of Oregon researchers say is skewed. But a team of students is working to address the histories that highway markers omit through an online interactive map.

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From the Media

Are You in a Therapy Rut?

March 6, 2025

A therapy rut can feel disheartening, but it doesn’t have to end your pursuit of better mental health. The New York Times asked psychologists how to identify whether you’ve reached a sticking point and what to do about it. “It’s unfortunately not uncommon to occasionally have a therapy session that feels like a dud,” said Alayna Park, an assistant professor of psychology at the University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences.

Politics in Perspective: House Budget Proposal & Federal Funding Standoff

February 27, 2025

Political science assistant professor Chandler James appears on NBC 16 to discuss the House Budget Proposal and the potential impacts of a federal education funding standoff between Oregon Governor Tina Kotek and the Trump administration.

Politics in Perspective: Elon Musk, Trump's Gaza Proclamation

February 5, 2025

Chandler James, political science assistant professor, spoke with NBC 16's Zach Bruhl about the Trump administration, Elon Musk, and President Donald Trump's Gaza proclamation. NBC 16 is joined every Wednesday by Dr. James, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Oregon, to discuss political current events, from the US Capitol to the Oregon Capitol and local government.

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