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UO pauses plans for second residence hall in East Campus area
Citing the declining student population and an ongoing budget review, the university is holding off on the dorm. Plans for the building had angered residents in the adjacent neighborhood.
UO physics professor talks about his advocacy for quantum technology, then and now
Michael Raymer, a semiretired University of Oregon physics professor, helped push to create the National Quantum Initiative. Now, he is among the scientists worried about how politics could interfere with scientific…
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Driver indicted in Patterson Street collision that killed UO student on bike
A 20-year-old man faces charges including manslaughter in connection with a collision that killed a University of Oregon doctoral student riding a bicycle across Patterson Street in Eugene.
UO museum exhibit asks whose stories define America at 250
An exhibit at the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History looks beyond the traditional narrative of America’s founding using rarely displayed artifacts from Indigenous and immigrant communities.
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UO president apologizes for ‘challenges’ posed by heat at graduation
In a campuswide email, Karl Scholz said “I am sorry” for graduates not having the experience they had planned on as scorching temperatures affected Monday’s ceremonies.
Dangerous heat at UO graduation: ‘Could have been so easily avoided’
One dean and at least four students collapsed amid scorching heat during the University of Oregon’s graduation ceremonies on Monday, sparking questions about the university’s preparedness for extreme weather.
Back-to-back record highs bake Eugene; Autzen field hits 155 degrees
Eugene set record highs on consecutive spring days during a heat wave, peaking on Graduation Day, with the surface of the field at Autzen Stadium reaching 155 degrees.
UO commencement 2026: Graduate, celebrate, don’t forget to hydrate
On a hot but festive morning in Eugene, the University of Oregon class of 2026 marked their accomplishments.
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