Month: April 2018

UO biologist Judith Eisen elected into elite American academy

Pictured is Judith Eisen.

From Around the O: Judith Eisen honored April 20, 2018—UO biologist Judith Eisen is best known to the world as a pioneer in using zebrafish as a model to study the nervous system. On campus, in addition to her research,…

“Defiant Indigeneity: The Politics of Hawaiian Performance”—a new book by Stephanie Teves

Defiant Indigeneity: The Politics of Hawaiian Performance, by Stephanie “Lani” Teves (University of North Carolina Press, April 2018, 240 pages). Just out from the University of North Carolina Press, Stephanie Teves’s new book, Defiant Indigeneity: The Politics of Hawaiian Performance.…

OVPRI 2018-19 Faculty Research Award recipients include numerous CSWS faculty affiliates & grant awardees

Congratulations to the many CSWS faculty affiliates named as recipients of 2018-19 OVPRI Faculty Research Awards. These include Mary Wood (English), Kristin Yarris (International Studies), Lynn Stephen (Anthropology), Laura Pulido (Ethnic Studies), Kate Mondloch (History of Art & Architecture), Ernesto…

Spring speakers series: “Thinking Authenticity”

May 2 : Knight Library, Browsing Room May 16 & May 23: Willamette 100 Free & open to the public Spring speakers series: “Thinking Authenticity” May 16, 2018 Willamette 100 “Reading Aime Cesaire in the Era of Black Lives Matter,”…

New book from Erin McKenna

Livestock: Food, Fiber, and Friends a new book from Erin McKenna, Professor, UO Department of Philosophy Erin McKenna’s new book, Livestock: Food, Fiber, and Friends, has been published by the University of Georgia Press. Description from the publisher’s website: “Most…

CSWS director Michelle McKinley named Williams Fellow with two other faculty

Pictured is Michelle McKinley with two other Williams Fellow recipients.

Three University of Oregon faculty members have been awarded 2018-19 Williams Fellowships Around the O, March 30, 2018—Anita Chari, Claudia Holguin and Michelle McKinley were honored by the Williams Council for their dedication and commitment to innovative undergraduate education. Chari…