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By Stephanie Metzger Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation The human relationship with the natural environment is constantly evolving. Researchers at the University of Oregon take numerous approaches to improve these relationships, build better connections to the world around us, and promote a world with multi-species thriving. “I fundamentally believe that human…

Growing concern about the state of marine ecologies, combined with the recognition that the ocean has been relatively neglected in environmental theory and the arts, has propelled the emerging field called the “Blue Humanities.” Oregon as a coastal state, and the UO with its marine biology campus and initial plans for an “ocean studies” major…

As incoming co-directors, we are thrilled to carry CEF’s important legacy forward, thanks to generous support from the Office of the Provost. We will continue many of its existing programs, while expanding its attention to the arts. Nina Amstutz is a scholar of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century art as it intersects with landscape, nature, and the…

"f you are an academic, artist, activist, or independent scholar with a passion for the environmental humanities, we invite you to join us in beautiful Maine from July 28 – August 2, 2025, for a week of seminars, lectures, workshops, field trips, and other events. " The deadline to apply is Friday, February 7, 2025 at…

Join the UO Environment Initiative on June 16, 2023, from 9:00 am – 12:30 pm for a webinar entitled “What do new historic federal funding opportunities mean for Oregon?”. Representatives of federal and state agencies along with other experts will serve as panelists to help outline the potential opportunities for Oregon presented by the Inflation…

It's already time for the final Interdisciplinarity 101 of the year! On Friday, June 2nd, Dr Leigh Johnson, Assistant Professor of Geography, and Troy Brundidge, PhD Candidate in Geography, will present their talk “(In)visible Labor, Discretionary Power: Mapping the work of Oregon’s incarcerated firefighters”. The event will be held in the ENVS conference room in…

For our May edition of Interdisciplinarity 101, Dr Nina Amstutz, Associate Professor of Art History, will be presenting her talk “Art and Evolution: A Multispecies Perspective on the Bowerbird.” The event will be held in the ENVS conference room in Columbia 249 on Friday, May 12th, 10:30 a.m.-12 noon. We hope to see you there!

Professor Gilio-Whitaker, author of As Long as Grass Grows, will present her keynote address "Identifying Challenges and Celebrating Impact in California Indian Coastal Conservation Spaces" at the 2023 Joint Campus Conference. Professor Gilio Whitaker's talk will be held at 1pm on May 18th in Gerlinger Lounge.