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 USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
College of Design
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. He joined the University of Oregon's College of Design in 1970, when the college was known as the School of Architecture and Allied Arts, and left a substantial impact on students during his 14 years.
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. RARE is an AmeriCorps program administered through the Institute for Policy Research and Engagement (IPRE), and has been working alongside our rural communities since 1994 to improve economic, social, and environmental conditions for these communities.
Sustainable City Year Program Proposals Due March 3
SCYP proposals are due by March 3.
"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 about a ubiquitous, historic building product: the humble terra cotta. Professors Corner and Rowell explore and examine the material's history, both past and present, and what it means for the future of buildings.
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.
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.