The recipients are Lana Lopesi, Adell Amos, Mohsen Manesh, Marli Miller, Damian Radcliffe, Corinne Bayerl, Amanda Wojick, and Naoko Nakadate.
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Two chemists and a microbiologist are new members of the National Academy of Inventors.
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| Faculty in the News
“True crime, broadly defined, is a kind of unifying experience that people have, and it raises so many ethical and moral issues.”
— Whitney Phillips, assistant professor of media ethics at the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism and Communication
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| In the Spotlight
Zoom Recording Auto-deletion Starts November 24
A new auto-deletion setting will apply to UO Zoom video recordings and transcripts starting Nov. 24. All files older than 90 days will move into the Zoom trash folder for 30 days, after which they’ll be permanently deleted. To support this transition, Information Services will create a one-time “dark archive” of Zoom files to meet records retention requirements. No action is needed before Nov. 24 unless you want to keep files for active use, such as teaching or operations. After Nov. 24, action will be required to keep Zoom cloud files for any purpose, including records retention. This space-saving measure will let UO invest in other services through its data storage transformation. Learn more about Zoom recording and transcript auto-deletion.
New Incentive for Spring 2025 Student Experience Survey
The Office of the Provost has established a new, experimental incentive for spring 2025 to encourage responses to the Student Experience Survey. Students who complete, or proactively decline to complete, all their course surveys will have access to their grades as soon as they are entered into Duckweb. Students with incomplete surveys will be able to see their grades in Duckweb on Wednesday, June 18 — essentially a one-day grade hold. This is being communicated to students, and we hope you’ll let them know about this change as well. See the Faculty Guide to Student Experience Surveys for more information.
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Nearly 90 percent of graduates from 2014-2020 took summer courses or transferred credits before graduating. This is likely a result of strategies to manage cost like increased pre-college credits, or to increase flexibility for work or participation in study abroad. Additionally, students without pre-college transfer credits are less likely to persist through their first two years or to graduate on time. However, more than half of first-time students come to UO with fewer than 10 credits. Some Oregon Rising Workgroups are focused on setting more students on pathways to graduate in four years, including taking 15 or more credits each term and making sure appropriate courses are available, especially for incoming students.
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| Events and Learning
Week of Writing Retreat
Tuesday, June 17, through Friday, June 20
The annual Summer Week of Writing, a retreat for faculty, postdocs, and OAs is sponsored by UO's Center on Diversity and Community (CoDaC). Make progress on your most important writing projects in a supportive and inclusive environment. Sign up for the virtual track or to write in person (in-person spots are limited). Virtual writers are put in compatible small groups; in-person writing sessions take place in the Knight Library's DREAM Lab on June 17, 18, and 20. You can also join a summer writing circle and extend your supported and protected writing time all summer long. Email Lara Bovilsky for the circle schedule and sign-up link.
Science Teaching Journal Club
Thursdays, 9-10 a.m. in LISB 217 or Zoom
Join the journal club this spring as we focus on two topics: Artificial intelligence and exams.
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| Oregon Gems
French Pete Trail is an out-and-back trail in the Three Sisters Wilderness that passes through low-elevation old-growth forest. French Pete Creek flows alongside the trail for the first five miles or so. The trail is shaded by towering Douglas firs and ancient cedars with an understory of sword fern, Oregon grape and twinflower (per Bill Sullivan). After the Forest Service announced plans to log the area in 1968, conservation groups and local citizens rose up to oppose the project. In 1978, Congress passed the Endangered Wilderness Act which protected 45,400 acres of the French Pete forest as wilderness, making it the among the first low-elevation old-growth valleys to be protected.
Oregon Gems is an occasional feature highlighting our state’s many natural wonders. Have a gem you’d like to share? Contact Tim Christie.
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