Geography

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, GEOGRAPHY — The annual sponsored research report highlights research projects across disciplines, from the Oregon Coast to Papua New Guinea. Featured projects in this year's report include investigation of effects of climate change on tree reproduction across the boreal forest in North America and studies of the impacts of declining eelgrass on the Oregon Coast.

FRENCH, GEOGRAPHY - Avery Daubert, a College of Arts and Sciences alumni, is a mountain biker blazing their own trail. As part of the University of Oregon's 150th anniversary, we look at the future generation — and Daubert is working to make sports sustainable and accessible for all. Daubert is pursuing a geography master’s program at Université Paris Cité in France.

Highlights from the June 15 University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences commencement ceremonies at Autzen Stadium and Matthew Knight Arena.

GEOGRAPHY - College of Arts and Sciences researcher James Lamping is leading a comprehensive mapping effort that sheds light on the location, makeup and conservation status of old-growth forests across the region. Forty percent of mature and old growth forests in the study area are in places that lack permanent legislative protection, which also store the most carbon in the study area, according to his data.

GEOGRAPHY - The InfoGraphics Lab and the Eugene-based nonprofit Beyond Toxics collaborated on a dynamic map that has pulled back the veil on pesticide use in Oregon. Working with geography master's student Mason Leavitt, the map is a public service and serves as a training ground for students learning how to communicate complex data.

GEOGRAPHY, INFOGRAPHICS - Together, the InfoGraphics Lab and Beyond Toxics collaborated on a dynamic map that visualizes notifications of intent to use pesticides by the forestry industry on private land. The map not only provides a public service but also served as a training ground for students learning how to communicate complex data.

GEOGRAPHY - For Graduate-Professional Student Appreciation Week in 2026, CAS gradate students share their experiences of what makes their experience special at CAS. CAS is home to 1,295 graduate students: 307 master’s and 959 PhD. With April 6-10 Graduate-Professional Student Appreciation Week, CAS reached out to some of its graduate students to hear how about their experiences at the college.

GEOGRAPHY - Challenges like climate change, conservation planning and natural resource management often extend beyond geographic and political borders, which means it’s vital that analysts and decision-makers can access environmental maps that do the same. CAS researchers James Lamping and Professor Melissa Lucash developed new maps that suggest Alaska and British Columbia forests store more carbon than previously thought.

COMPUTER SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCE, GEOGRAPHY - The world can be hazardous: seismic activity that shakes the earth, rising sea levels and volcanic eruptions that reshape the landscape. Meet some of the CAS scientists who are studying the most powerful forces that threaten humanity.