EEK-ONOMICS HALLOWEEN BASH
ECONOMICS - Celebrate Halloween with the Women in Economics first-ever Eek-onomics Halloween Bash. Costumes are welcome—so bring your best "rational consumer" outfit. The event is noon to 2 pm Friday, Oct. 31.
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Lana Lopesi: Bringing Pacific Islander studies to the foreground
INDIGENOUS, RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES - In spring 2025, Assistant Professor Lana Lopesi received the Ersted Award for Distinguished Teaching in recognition of her early career excellence. Lopesi said the award was affirming for her because teaching can feel like a private exercise between her and her students, invisible beyond the classroom. Since joining the UO, she has developed five courses within her department and helped put together the first IRES study abroad program to Sāmoa in partnership with political science professor Ronald Mitchell.
UO’s celebration of Indigenous lives
INDIGENOUS, RACE AND ETHNIC STUDIES, NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES - An exhibit curated by Felix Furby and Anthony Hudson at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History, showcases Indigenous and Queer artists and their work about their intersectional identities. IRES graduate student Rachel Cushman spoke at an Indigenous Peoples' Day celebration at the museum, as reported by the Daily Emerald.
October Anthropology Department Roundup
ANTHROPOLOGY - Every month, the Department of Anthropology shares what faculty and students are up to. From publications to presentations, anthropology faculty members are up to exciting things.
What are Labubus? Just the latest Asian pop trend to hit the US
ASIAN STUDIES - What are Labubus? Why are they popular and did you know the Oregon Duck once dressed up as one? Alisa Freedman, a professor of Asian studies at the University of Oregon who specializes in pop culture, shares insight about the Asian pop trend that's taken over the US.
New book explores how everyday experiences are shaped by race
SOCIOLOGY - Professor Jessica Vasquez-Tokos' new book "Burdens of Belonging: Race in an Unequal Nation" explores how race shapes the everyday experiences of individuals and what it means to be a “so-called problem” in the predominantly white state of Oregon in the 21st century. "How does racial status inflect one’s sense of belonging in the nation?” Vasquez-Tokos said.
A new study shows that fear of deportation changes with age
SOCIOLOGY - Fear of deportation among people in the United States without permanent legal status declines with age, according to a study recently published by University of Oregon College of Arts and Sciences researcher Isabel Garcia Valdivia. The project is the first to examine how those concerns diminish after age 50 because relationships, families, work and communities change with time.
Liberal arts to legal career
POLITICAL SCIENCE - Dulce Gutierrez valued the flexibility to explore different majors and minors. Originally a biology major, she switched her major to political science and government and picked up a minor in Spanish. She went to law school and is now a practicing attorney and finds herself using her multilingual studies in a practical manner.
De-escalation program saves cities money, increases public safety
ECONOMICS - A groundbreaking crisis de-escalation program that started in Eugene to help people with mental health or substance abuse issues saves cities money and reduces arrests, a University of Oregon-led study has found. The research team includes Jonathan Davis, an economics assistant professor at the College of Arts and Sciences.
Professor Dan Tichenor Publishes New Article
POLITICAL SCIENCE - Political Science Philip H. Knight Chair and Professor Dan Tichenor publishes an article in The Conversation on how McCarthy Era anti-communism laws are being used to restrict the rights of noncitizens.