College of Design News

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UO students co-host APRU global climate change simulation

The University of Oregon is co-hosting the Student Global Climate Change Simulation sponsored by the Association of Pacific Rim Universities.
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Latest Edition of "ARTFORUM" Features Top Ten from UO Associate Professor

In the latest issue of ARTFORUM, Associate Professor of Art, Rick Silva, shared his top 10 with the publication.
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Associate Professor Profiled in Stories of Water Power Champions

Yekang Ko, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture at the University of Oregon, was profiled for Women's History Month by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO). The profile showcased stories from water power champions who are on the frontlines of building an equitable and just energy future.
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IHBE Awarded Grant to Tackle Urban Agriculture

There is cause for celebration in the Institute for Health in the Built Environment (IHBE), courtesy of a nearly $1 million award from

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College of Design Pays Tribute to Thomas Hacker

An influential architect and a treasured College of Design faculty member, Thomas Hacker, FAIA, 81, died on February 27.

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RARE Program Winter Check In

The Resource Assistance for Rural Environments (RARE) AmeriCorps Program service year is in full swing and the RARE service members are already seeing the fruits of their labor.

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Sustainable City Year Program Proposals Due March 3

SCYP proposals are due by March 3.
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"Architectural Terra Cotta" Explores the Resurgence of the Historic Building Product

The latest text from School of Architecture and Environment professors, Donald Corner and John Rowell, is all a

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Oregon Design Duck Profile: Emma Koontz

Learn more about Clark Honors College (CHC) student and Oregon Design Duck (ODD) Emma Koontz, who is majoring in Planning, Public Policy and Management, in this great student profile courtesy of CHC.
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HAA PhD Graduate Appointed as Associate Curator at the Utah Museum of Fine Art

On a cold January morning, University of Oregon (UO) alumna Emily Lawhead, PhD '22, was excited.

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Associate Professor Explores Slime in Latest Book

What do Ghostbusters, Dragon Quest, Garbage Pail Kids, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2: The Secret of the Ooze, and the artist Lynda Benglis have in common? The use of a familiar pop culture trope: slime! Learn more about this sticky substance courtesy of Christopher Michlig's latest book.