Social Sciences News

INFOGRAPHICS - Of the $21.1 million the NEH grant allocated in 2016, only two projects in Oregon earned an award. Of those two projects only UO’s Time Online received the maximum funding allowed. The project is an interactive history of infographic design, and it’s all about collaboration, according to its director and UO Robert D. Clark Honors College history professor Daniel Rosenberg.

INFOGRAPHICS - A map created by the UO Graphics Lab has featured in The New York Times. Science writer James Gorman visited Wyoming to report on a collaborative effort of universities and agencies to document the migration routes and health of the state's mule deer. The story is in the Feb. 3, 2015, Science Times section.

INFOGRAPHICS - For two decades professor Esther Jacobson-Tepfer braved the challenging conditions in Mongolia’s rugged backcountry to catalog the country's monuments. For her work she was honored with the highest award by the Mongolian government. Her work was supported through a collaboration with UO geographer James Meacham and the UO’s InfoGraphics Lab.

INFOGRAPHICS - A video of migrating mule deer in western Wyoming making the rounds at various science news websites is breathtaking, as well as groundbreaking for a team of scientists that includes a group from the UO's InfoGraphics Lab.

INFOGRAPHICS - In 2014, University of Oregon’s then-first lady, Karol Gottfredson, worked on a project to label the trees around campus so that their stories can be appreciated. Infographics Lab has created a comprehensive “Atlas of Trees” and a brief, self-guided tour of the trees on campus is available through the UO’s mobile app so people can see the trees labeled like museum art pieces while walking through campus.

INFOGRAPHICS - In 2011, a way to cut through the PowerPoint led to Pecha Kucha. The trend caught worldwide favor, including in Eugene, then hosted by local enthusiasts Garron Hale and Dan Schmitt. The story features Ken Kato, MS ’00, assistant director of the UO Department of Geography’s InfoGraphics Lab. “Mapmaking,” Kato offered, “is in effect telling stories in space.”