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The presidential norms and values that define the Oval Office

POLITICAL SCIENCE - For the past several years, College of Arts and Sciences political scientist Chandler James has studied the norms and values that define the presidency. From wearing a U.S. flag pin and releasing tax records to press meetings and tan suit controversies, the president has been beholden to a set of informal and unofficial rules that have been created by institutions like the media and past presidents.
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CAS researchers secure $53 million

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.

Avery Daubert: Recent grad is going big on the trails, and in life

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.

Governments influence AI results by shaping the online environment they train on

SOCIOLOGY - Ask an AI model the same political question in two different languages and you may get two very different responses. Research co-led by College of Arts and Sciences sociologist Hannah Waight suggests one reason why: Governments can indirectly influence large language models by shaping the online media environment, thus the text those systems learn from.
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