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Bidding farewell to Hamilton Hall

September 16, 2025

This fall, Hamilton Hall is being demolished, making way for a new green space on the UO’s Eugene campus. Alumni reminisce on their favorite memories forever tied to the rooms and halls of Hamilton. 

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Sketching a legacy in green and yellow

September 16, 2025

Claudine Lundgren’s childhood love of Disney cartoons came full circle when her art gave Oregon fans their favorite mascot tees of the 1970s and 1980s.

A collage of people who got recognized with awards from Oregon Law.

Oregon Law recognizes five alumnae with awards

September 16, 2025

Judge Anna M. Joyce, Anne Kimiko Fujita Munsey, Kelsey Cunningham, Libby Pettit, and Chelle Haynes are the recipients of this year's Oregon Law Alumni Awards. Read about each of their impressive careers since earning their JDs at the UO. 

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Reinventing the fan experience—one rain jacket at a time

September 16, 2025

Last year, Corey Maynard, MBA ’01, launched BCKR, a performance rainwear startup that blends high-performance materials with fan-first design. His journey to entrepreneurship started in the classrooms of the UO's Lundquist College of Business.
 

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Duck advocates make a difference

September 16, 2025

Alumni voices are powerful, and they’re being heard in Salem, Washington, DC, and across the country. In recent months, hundreds of Ducks from over ten states have contacted their legislators in support of research funding. You can join them!  

 

Click here to learn how to become a UO advocate and help the university continue driving innovation for generations to come. 

General News
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Sabrina Ionescu Giving Back to Eugene Community With First Youth Basketball Camp

Sabrina Ionescu Giving Back to Eugene Community With First Youth Basketball Camp

June 24, 2022
When a University of Oregon student started a Change.org petition in April 2019 for Nike to sell replica jerseys for Oregon's women's basketball team, it garnered thousands of signatures within days. When Sabrina Ionescu's, BA '19, No. 20 jersey hit the shelves at The Duck Store in November 2019, it sold out within hours.
Q&A with Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray

Q&A with Dr. Sarah Jaquette Ray

March 15, 2022
Meet Sarah Jaquette Ray, PhD '09, author of “A Field Guide To Climate Anxiety: How to Keep Your Cool on a Warming Planet,” which she discussed in a virtual event on Feb. 1.
Career News
A creative life: Rosanne Olson

A creative life: Rosanne Olson

October 21, 2022
“All art is about connection, either with oneself or others,” said Rosanne Olson, MS '81. An artist, photographer, and author, Olson first discovered photography as an art at the age of 23 while studying a drop of blood under a microscope.
Beauty in the basic

Beauty in the basic

October 21, 2022
Elliot Norquist, MFA '72, has a thing for shapes and colors. And, it makes sense, having settled in the Rocky Mountains, atop Missouri Heights, with towering triangular peaks permeating the horizon and the seemingly daily changes of colors.
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