College of Design News

This fall the Department of the History of Art and Architecture—home to a rich variety of research interests in the history, theory, and criticism of visual and material culture—welcomes four new students to its doctoral program.

The College of Design is welcoming several new faculty members across the college.

Join faculty from the School of Art + Design’s Sports Product Design program at OMSI’s Makers Faire, September 15–16 in Portland.

Students from the College of Design get hands-on experience with the UO Housing Capital Construction office.

Jacob Armas, a double major in art history and international studies, presented his research at the Undergraduate Research Symposium this year.

Susan Sokolowski, associate professor and program director for Sports Product Design at the University of Oregon, is a teacher who makes a difference.

Students, faculty, staff, and alumni from the College of Design are mourning the loss of long-time painting and drawing instructor Janet (Jan) Reaves.

Olivia Echols and Christel Thue Høgsted are finalists in the Woolmark Performance Challenge.

Product Design alumni David Crinnion (’18) and Tanner Stickling (’18) took second place and $5,000 at InventOR’s recent Collegiate Challenge for their startup called AlgoteK.

Michael Fifield’s tiny house is part of the new Emerald Village Eugene.

As cities cut their use of fossil fuels, Yekang Ko looks for solutions to clean-energy conflicts.

Director and Associate Professor of Sports Product Design Susan Sokolowski spent nearly 20 years working for a major sports manufacturer on innovative products, for events like the World Cup and the Champions League Final.

A three-year occupancy study by UO Architecture Professor Ihab Elzeyadi for Saint-Gobain and CertainTeed North America shows that using a systems-based approach can have a stronger impact on a building’s ability to optimize employee comfort.

UO architecture professor Nico Larco discussed emerging transportation technology at a briefing for lawmakers in Washington, D.C.

Jeff Reingold and his wife Francine gave a gift and helped to launch an initiative to give aspiring artists the business tools and skills they need to be successful artists.