Category: Academic

Applications now open for 2020-21 Research Interest Groups

CSWS offers small grants to faculty and graduate students to organize interdisciplinary Research Interest Groups (RIGs) and working groups that explore and examine the complex nature of gender identities and inequalities for the academic year. RIGs provide participants the opportunity…

Beck lauded as ‘Star’ faculty

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Editor’s note: To celebrate Women’s History Month, Around the O is celebrating 10 extraordinary UO faculty members including political science professor Erin Beck. See the full article here. Beck is a CSWS faculty affiliate. Erin Beck Associate ProfessorDepartment of Political…

Weise receives grant to transform a podcast into a YouTube series

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Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in Around the O. Julie Wise is a CSWS faculty affiliate. Julie Weise, an associate professor of history, has been awarded a $50,000 public-engagement grant to take her Nuestro South project to the next…

Lowthorp calls for caution around gene editing in human embyos

Pictured is Leah Lowthorp.

Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Around the O. Leah Lowthorp is a CSWS faculty affiliate. A University of Oregon cultural anthropologist is among a 21-member group of international researchers and public-interest advocates who have published a strong, cautionary…

Richmond receives top award from Oregon Historical Society

Pictured is Geri Richmond.

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in Around the O. Geri Richmond is a CSWS faculty affiliate. University of Oregon chemist Geri Richmond has once again been recognized for her contributions to the field of science. Richmond is adding a…