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NATIVE AMERICAN AND INDIGENOUS STUDIES - These seniors represent the academic diversity of the College of Arts and Sciences—including multidisciplinary science; English and mathematics; and marine biology and Native American and Indigenous studies. Find out how these three students made the most of their time at the UO.

ANTHROPOLOGY - Laura Pulido, a professor of Indigenous, race, and ethnic studies and geography at the University of Oregon, has been named to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Pulido’s work exploring the intersections of race, class, and environmental issues contributed to the formation and recognition of the field of environmental justice.

Eight faculty members have been selected to win this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, which recognize exceptional teaching at the University of Oregon. The 2024-25 recipients are Lana Lopesi, Adell Amos, Mohsen Manesh, Marli Miller, Damian Radcliffe, Corinne Bayerl, Amanda Wojick and Naoko Nakadate.

ANTHROPOLOGY, GLOBAL HEALTH - Mentored by professors Jo Weaver of global studies and Josh Snodgrass of anthropology, CAS students in this research group all share a common goal: conducting interdisciplinary research with a social impact.

GLOBAL STUDIES — This year's Foreign Language and International Studies Day offered a vibrant celebration of languages, cultures and the arts for high school students. Attendees came from 19 Oregon high schools, some traveling from as far north as Seaside, as far south as Roseburg and as far east as Pendleton.

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.