University of Oregon

The University of Oregon is a public, coeducational research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States. UO was founded in 1876 and graduated its first class two years later.

The Carnegie Foundation classifies the University of Oregon as a Tier 1 RU/VH (very high research activity) university. It is one of 108 universities to have such a designation. Additionally, the UO is one of only two Association of American Universities members in the Pacific Northwest.

As a flagship university of the Oregon University System, the UO is one of the nation’s many public teaching and research universities. As of Fall 2012, UO offers 269 degree programs, including highly nationally-ranked graduate programs in Biology, Business, Education, Environmental Law, Geological Sciences, Physics, Psychology, Sports Marketing, and Sustainable Design.

As of March 2012, University of Oregon faculty and alumni include two Nobel Prize recipients, 10 Pulitzer Prize winners, 19 Rhodes scholars, four Marshall scholars, 58 Guggenheim Fellows, and 129 Fulbright scholars.

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The court’s ruling against Trump’s firing of Fed board member Lisa Cook came on the same day that it further cemented his sweeping powers to fire other senior government officials. AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

Federal Reserve independence secures an important, but not final, victory at US Supreme Court

The court’s narrow opinion backing Fed governor Lisa Cook against Trump referenced the Fed’s vital role in steering the US economy.
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Kansas revoked transgender people’s IDs overnight – researchers anticipate cascading health and social consequences

With invalid driver’s licenses and birth certificates, transgender people are at risk for more than just steep fines and imprisonment.
The Trump administration detained former Columbia University student and pro-Palestinian protest leader Mahmoud Khalil, center, for more than two months and is seeking to revoke his lawful permanent resident status. Kena Betancur/AFP via Getty Images

A law from the era of Red Scares is supercharging Trump administration’s power over immigrants and noncitizens

A 1952 law that President Harry S. Truman opposed, calling it a step backward, now underpins many actions by the Trump administration against noncitizens in the US.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and fellow Democrats criticize President Donald Trump’s plan to shutter the Education Department on March 6, 2025. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

Big cuts at the Education Department’s civil rights office will affect vulnerable students for years to come

The layoffs further complicate staffing shortages at the Office for Civil Rights, which plays a vital role in promoting a fair education for public school students.
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Federal grants and contracts are a major source of funding for nonprofit services in the US.
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Trump wants to use the Alien Enemies Act to deport immigrants – but the 18th‑century law has been invoked only during times of war

The Alien Enemies Act, first approved in the late 1700s, was last used during World War II to identify particular foreign nationals living in the US.
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How beef became a marker of American identity

On July 4, 1891, Oklahoman farmer Oscar Weber Bilby served his neighbors the very first hamburgers on buns.
Red colobus monkeys in Jozani Chwaka Bay National Park rainforest in Zanzibar. Sander Meertins/Getty Images

Red colobus are Africa’s most endangered monkeys – protecting them will also safeguard forests

The 17 types of red colobus monkey living in Africa’s forests are among the first large mammals to be killed off by hunters. Protecting the red colobus could therefore protect the entire forest.

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