Environmentalism or Ecofascism?
In a course on ecofascism, students learn how environmentalist ideas can be weaponized in pursuit of a fascist political agenda.
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Making Sense of Climate Change
Today’s students have been handed the bleakest future of any generation since World War II. Here’s how they’re dealing with it.
From Curiosity to Impact: 2023-24 Annual Research Report
The College of Arts and Sciences faculty are engaged in a multitude of research projects across our three divisions: Natural Sciences, Social Sciences and Humanities. Within our college’s more than 50 departments and programs, millions of dollars in grant funding are at work uncovering answers to some of the world’s most pressing questions. Here’s a look at the funded projects our researchers investigated in the 2023-2024 academic year.
New faculty expand school’s academic, global perspectives
Six new faculty members represent the vision of the Schnitzer School of Global Studies and Languages.
What's In A Scientific Name
At a time when Latin was the official language of science and academic discussion, English entomologist Eleanor Glanville found herself enmeshed in controversy for using specimen names freely in paperwork, according to an award-winning essay by Michele Pflug, a history PhD candidate in the College of Arts and Sciences.
Unearthing the Origins of Research Universities
College of Arts and Sciences history Professor Vera Keller’s latest book, Curating the Enlightenment: Johann Daniel Major and the Experimental Century, delves into the origins of research universities. Published in December 2024 by Cambridge University Press, the new book focuses on the often-overlooked figure of Johann Daniel Major and how his research established the foundations of a modern academia that is ethical and locally grounded.
Undergrad studies neuroscience of movement in Parkinson’s patients
Undergraduate student Cinthia Muñiz Sanchez is helping to advance our understanding of how brain activity differs between healthy patients and those with Parkinson’s disease.
Students in Cahoots with CAHOOTS
DATA SCIENCE - In Applied Data Science for Social Justice, a new course developed by Associate Professor Rori Rohlfs in the School of Computer and Data Sciences, students partnered with the Eugene-based CAHOOTS program to help its organizers sift through data they’ve collected from thousands of dispatch calls to glean insights on how they can improve their services. CAHOOTS works to help people with mental health struggles.
A Brain on Music
PSYCHOLOGY - Since earning his PhD from the Department of Psychology in 1996 under the joint supervision of professors emeriti Douglas Hintzman and Michael Posner, Daniel Levitin has become one of the most prominent figures in cognitive science. Levitin visited the Eugene campus to donate his papers to the UO Libraries’ Special Collections and University Archives, Levitin delivered a guest lecture about his new book to students in a course on cognitive psychology taught by Nicole Dudukovic, director of the UO’s Neuroscience Program.
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, buy your tickets for the University Theatre production of POTUS, which runs Feb. 7-23.