Events

The Action Control Laboratory at University of Oregon (headed by Ian Greenhouse) and scientists from the Germany-based Max Planck Institute, which carries out basic research in the life sciences, natural sciences, and the social and human sciences—are collaborating in the area of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) brain mapping with particular emphasis on the sensori-motor cortex. A neuroscience conference held at the UO in October 2026 will provide the occasion to discuss collaborative research opportunities and develop grant proposal ideas 

The Action Control Lab is in the Department of Human Physiology at the UO. This lab studies how the brain controls movement. For example, how do humans initiate and cancel prepared movements, and what underlies variability in our actions? To answer these types of questions, scientists use a combination of behavioural testing, electrophysiology, brain stimulation, and neuroimaging methods. They study both healthy individuals and patients with movement disorders.  

The MPI group has developed and is developing sophisticated algorithms for precise TMS-based brain mapping, while the Oregon group applies those techniques to their research on the neural computations for human action control. This work has basic science and clinical relevance.

This event is part of International Education Month (IEM) programming. View the full calendar of IEM events here: https://international.uoregon.edu/IEM.

Did you know you can have someone review your resume before the Fall Career & Internship Expo on 10/22? Drop-in with a career readiness coach or peer coach in Tykeson Hall Commons to get feedback on your resume! Free cookies & hot chocolate too :)

Don’t have a resume? Come learn how to make one!

This University Career Center event is part of the 2026 Fall Career Readiness Week sponsored by Enterprise Mobility. To learn more about all of the week's events visit http://career.uoregon.edu/events  

Interested in studing abroad in London this Spring or Fall? Stop by this information session to learn more about Liberal Arts in London, a 14 week study abroad program in the global city of London with option to add an internship to your courses.

Follow your dreams and explore Japan!

The JET Program is a competitive employment opportunity that allows young professionals to live and work in cities, towns, and villages throughout Japan. Being a JET is a chance to teach English and represent the United States as a cultural ambassador to Japan. Most participants serve as assistant language teachers (ALTs) and work in public and private schools throughout Japan; some work as coordinators for international relations (CIRs) as interpreters/translators.

Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree in any field by the time of departure for the program and coordinators for international relations must also have a high level of proficiency in the Japanese language.

Gain valuable insights into how to submit a strong application. Before attending the info session, please watch an important video on how to write a great JET statement of purpose.

To speak with a JET Program representative contact Matt Turner at: matthew.turner@se.mofa.go.jp

More information and application available at: JET Program USA – The Experience of a Lifetime

This event is hosted by the UO Career Center. Please contact Tina Haynes, Employer Engagement Coordinator, with questions.

Sponsored by the UO Department of Art History and the Haseltine Endowment for Design and Decorative Arts 

Please join us for a conversation between critically acclaimed Serbian-American artist Vesna Pavlović and art historian Nicoletta Rousseva, moderated by Julie Hessler, UO Associate Professor of History. Their dialogue will explore Pavlović’s body of photographic work in relation to its primary subject: the social and political ideologies reflected in mid-century Socialist Yugoslavian architecture, with particular interest in connections between statehood, power, and design. By focusing her lens on largely abandoned or transitionally preserved spaces, Pavlović highlights how art, architecture, and design are intrinsically bound to the rise and fall of political regimes and to the shaping of ideological worldviews.

Vesna Pavlović is the Paul E. Schwab Chair in Fine Art at Vanderbilt University in Nashville. Her work is in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, the Hirshhorn Museum, and the National Museum of Women in the Arts. She is the recipient of an NEA Art Projects Award, a Smithsonian Artist Research Fellowship, and a Fulbright Scholar Award, among others. She has shown in solo and group exhibitions at distinguished institutions and in large-scale, international contemporary art exhibitions including The Phillips Collection and the Hirshhorn Museum; the 12th Istanbul Biennial; the 13th Havana Biennial, Rios Intermitentes Project; the Metropolitan Arts Center, Belfast; National Gallery of Art, Warsaw; Bucharest Biennale 5; the Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago; Fondazione Giorgio e Armanda Marchesani, Venice; and the Photographers’ Gallery, London. Her work has featured in ARTMargins, Art Africa, Art in America, Artforum, The Washington Post, and Art Papers.

Nicoletta Rousseva is a Visiting Assistant Professor of South Slavic Culture and the Michael Henry Heim Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Slavic and East European Languages and Cultures at Indiana University, Bloomington. A specialist on modern and contemporary art across southeastern Europe, her research examines how art engages political structures and institutions at moments of extreme crisis and in an effort to broaden narrowed horizons of possibility. Nicoletta earned a PhD in Art History with an interdepartmental concentration in Central and East European Studies at the University of Illinois, Chicago (2022). She is the recipient of fellowships from ACLS, AISEES (American Institute for Southeast European Studies), Fulbright, and the Mellon Foundation. Her essays and reviews have been published in ARTMargins, Art Journal, The Brooklyn Rail, caa.reviews, and elsewhere.

This talk precedes an exhibition of Vesna Pavlović’s photography at RecRoom gallery, opening October 17, 4–6 pm. See RecRoomEugene.com for details.

Join the Department of Anthropology for a talk on “The power of being the impossible: What happens when the life you want doesn’t fit neatly into a single path?” by Manju Bangalore.

Reproductive health scientist, astronautical engineer, nonprofit founder, actor, author, and 2027 astronaut Bangalore has built a career across fields that are rarely found on the same résumé. But that trajectory wasn’t the result of a perfectly mapped-out plan. It grew from curiosity, unexpected opportunities, rejection, reinvention, and a willingness to pursue interests that didn’t always seem to belong together. Drawing from her childhood in rural Oregon, her years at the UO, and an interdisciplinary career spanning NASA, reproductive health research, storytelling, and social impact, Bangalore explores what becomes possible when we stop treating our interests as competing choices and instead question the paths we inherit, embrace the connections others may not yet see, and build a life that might not have an existing blueprint.

Bangalore graduated from the UO in 2018 in physics and math and completed a master’s degree at USC in aerospace, aeronautical and astronautical engineering in 2026. She is the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Operation Period, interned at NASA and the White House, was Miss Oregon USA, and is author of the children’s book You Can Be All The Things You Want To Be.

Sponsors: Department of Anthropology, Center for Undergraduate Research and Engagement, Office of Distinguished Scholarships, McNair Scholars Program, Women in Science and Math Academic Residential Community.

Join the Department of History for the Eugene History Pub Lecture by Professor Stephen Dueppen on Empires, Revolutions and City-States: West Africa in the Medieval Period.

New date and location! Unless otherwise noted, talks take place the second Wednesday of the month from October through May at The Annex (1236 Kincaid St, Eugene, OR 97401). Free parking is available after 6pm in all UO parking lots (e.g., Kincaid St. at 11th Ave. and 14th Ave.)

Free and open to everyone. Food trucks, craft beer, and cider available!

The Eugene History Pub Lecture Series features talks by history scholars and experts on historical events, concepts, and research in a casual setting with local beer, wine, and food.

The UO joins millions of others worldwide in ShakeOut, an annual earthquake awareness drill. Participants practice how to protect themselves during an earthquake. Perform the three steps of “Drop, Cover, and Hold On” as soon as you feel shaking or receive an earthquake early warning alert.

A cross-collaborative team consisting of the University of Oregon’s Safety and Risk Services (UOSRS), CRESCENT, the Oregon Hazards Lab, the Museum of Natural and Cultural History, and the Oregon Partnership for Disaster Resilience has partnered to bring resources and learning opportunities to students, faculty, staff, and the community.

Please join us Thursday mornings for a free cup of coffee, pastries, and conversation with your history department community! We’re excited to continue this tradition for our history  undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff. We hope to see you there! 

Drop by the Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies fall open house to meet faculty, staff, and students, enjoy refreshments, and learn more about WGSS courses, the WGSS major and minor, and the Queer Studies minor.

All students are welcome! Free food and WGSS swag!

Rain location: WGSS Reception Room, 315 Hendricks Hall.