A newsletter for graduate students with opportunties, events, and news
A newsletter for graduate students with opportunties, events, and news
University of Oregon
Graduate Student Newsletter - April 25, 2025
Division of Graduate Studies staff hold green signs in support of graduate students.
We support graduate students!

At a Glance

  • Grad Student Spotlight: Ethan Torres
  • Graduate Visibility Campaign
  • Funding, Opportunities, and Support
  • Upcoming Events
  • Policy Highlight: UOPD's role and policies regarding immigration enforcement
  • #GradFlock Kudos: Recent Publications

Grad Student Spotlight: Ethan Torres

Ethan Torres working in a forest.
In celebration of Earth Day's 55th anniversary, we are spotlighting Ethan Torres, master's student in environmental studies and recipient of the division's David S. Easly Scholarship.
Ethan conducts field research in the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest, blending ecological theory with practical application and contributing to the evolving conversation around wildfire recovery, land stewardship, and the future of fire-adapted ecosystems.
Visit Ethan's Google Scholar page to learn more about his work.

Graduate Visibility Campaign

Division of Graduate Studies staff hold green signs in support of graduate students.
You and your fellow graduate students are crucial to our future and our campus. As part of our commitment to you, the division has created a suite of signs, stickers, banners, and backgrounds for those who would like to proudly identify as, or show their support for, graduate students from all backgrounds. 
You are valued, and you are integral to our university.

Funding, Opportunities, and Support

The Accessible Education Center's (AEC) Accessibility Ally Program strives to create a network of allies committed to eliminating the attitudinal, physical, and curricular barriers experienced by students with disabilities. Students are welcome to attend a spring term workshop.

The Division of Equity and Inclusion, the Office of the Provost, UO Human Resources, and the Division of Student Life present: Amplifying Action. The purpose of the summit is to share progress made to enhance organizational climate and culture at the UO.
Registration is now open for faculty, staff, and graduate student employees involved in climate work in units. There are two afternoon workshops (running concurrently from 1:30-2:45 p.m.) that may be of particular interest to GEs:
  • Growing a Positive Climate by Embracing New Perspectives and Discomfort
  • Empowerment, Engagement, and Change: Fostering Inclusion and Eliminating Disparities

The UO welcomes and cares deeply for international students, faculty, and staff. UO community members can stay informed and support international students and colleagues through these UO resources.

Nontraditional students are invited to bi-weekly club meetings with the NSU on the first and third Tuesday of each month at noon in EMU 212. Connect with fellow non-trad students, enjoy refreshments, and share your insights on what would help you thrive on campus.

The UO has a subscription to the online funding database tool Pivot. Create targeted saved searches, search for UO internal and external grants, receive email alerts for funding opportunities that align with your research, and find UO deadlines for limited submission grants. 

The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI) puts together a weekly funding newsletter for faculty and graduate students. Graduate students should automatically receive this email. However, due to some issues with our mailing lists, we are including a link to this week's and previous newsletters here.

The Center for Institutional Courage is accepting applications for a 2025 Institutional Courage Research Grant. The goal of this grant program is to help fund research on institutional courage and institutional betrayal, with a particular interest in funding previously unstudied institutions and/or marginalized populations.
Deadline for applications: May 1

The Tribal Water Research Award Program will select two student awardees who will receive up to $5,000 each in the form of a summer stipend. To qualify, you must be a current student pursuing a research project focused on one or more water-related topics that are of particular relevance to citizens of Tribal Nations, other Indigenous communities, and those with historical connections to the lands now known as Oregon.
Deadline for applications: May 16

Events

Policy Highlight

The University of Oregon Police Department (UOPD) is committed to protecting and serving every member of our campus community, no matter their background, nationality, or immigration status. The UOPD does not enforce federal immigration laws or take part in immigration enforcement activities, and you are not required to disclose your immigration status to UOPD.

#GradFlock Kudos

Yuda Rasyadian smiles in front of a marina.
We are proud to feature current research publications by UO master's and doctoral students, as well as postdocs, on our website!
If you're interested in learning more about the research and scholarship happening here at the UO, check out these publications, updated quarterly.
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