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Alumni News: Every Duck Has a Story

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General News
Rebecca and Justin Christiansen, Portland Salt Company

A recipe for success

April 29, 2022

How innovators Rebecca, BS ’05 (business administration), and Justin Christiansen, BS ’05 (business administration), balance careers in technology and a passion for cooking.

Blazing a path to wilderness

Blazing a Path to Wilderness

April 15, 2022

One federal lawsuit in Oregon spurred legislation that preserved over seven million acres of wild forest.

Listen. Learn. Act.

Listen. Learn. Act.

February 21, 2022
At the UO, as across the country, we have had to face a renewed reckoning around issues of race and inequality. We know the work of creating a more inclusive and antiracist community is a continuous journey.
Shout
Oregon's basketball player dunking the ball

Oregon men's basketball heads to the Big Ten Tournament

March 10, 2025
After closing their regular season with a win over Washington, Oregon men's basketball is headed to the postseason. Having earned a first-round bye, they'll take on Indiana Thursday, March 13 at 9:00 a.m. PT.
Cissy Jones, award-winning voice actor and UO alumna

In the studio with voice actress Cissy Jones

March 10, 2025

Cissy Jones, BA ’02 (business administration, Spanish), is an award-winning voice actor and CEO of ETHOVOX, an AI voice startup focused on ethically partnering with artists.

2025 Alumni Awards Alumni Association

Nominate a distinguished Duck

March 7, 2025
Do you know alumni who are outstanding examples of what it means to be a Duck? Nominate them for the UOAA's 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award! Nominations are due March 31.
Media Mentions
Miss Lane County crowned

Miss Lane County crowned

July 20, 2022
The Cottage Grove Armory was the scene of this year’s Miss Lane County competition on Saturday (April 16) as 25-year-old Hannah Garhofer, BS '19, was crowned with the county title.
The Art of Tea

The Art of Tea

July 20, 2022
Through a lifelong study of the Japanese tea ceremony, Oregon’s Margie Yap, BA '79, learned how to brew an intentional life.
Grooving for Good mental health nonprofit initiative kicks off at UW

Grooving for Good mental health nonprofit initiative kicks off at UW

July 20, 2022
Musician Alex Wagner, BA '13, set his sights on helping college students address mental health challenges after being diagnosed with bipolar disorder. The prevalence of mental illness, much like his own, led to the inception of his nonprofit initiative, Grooving for Good.
Laura Clarke Wins UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching

Laura Clarke Wins UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching

July 19, 2022
Laura Clarke, PhD '98, a physics professor in the College of Sciences, has received the 2022 UNC Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching. The honor is the university system’s most prestigious teaching award, recognizing and encouraging faculty’s extraordinary teaching contributions.
Jared Talbot: Sharing zebrafish of every stripe

Jared Talbot: Sharing zebrafish of every stripe

June 28, 2022
Jared Talbot, PhD '11, wants to share zebrafish with the scientific community — and now he has an award to prove it. Talbot came to the University of Maine as an assistant professor in 2019 and is now one of five researchers at the university who specializes in using zebrafish as a model organism for scientific studies — a test subject used as a proxy for human beings.
Career News
Peabody College’s Meg Saylor awarded 2022 Chancellor’s Cup

Peabody College’s Meg Saylor awarded 2022 Chancellor’s Cup

December 12, 2022
Megan Saylor, PhD '01, professor of psychology and human development at Vanderbilt Peabody College of education and human development, has been awarded the 2022 Chancellor’s Cup for her remarkable teaching and mentorship of undergraduate students.
Innovation University celebrates Oregon Ducks’ impact on design

Innovation University celebrates Oregon Ducks’ impact on design

December 12, 2022
As a highly touted recruit out of the Bay Area in the early 2000s, wide receiver Garren Strong, BS '07, remembers precisely when the University of Oregon first got on his radar. “I can say that the uniform design is one of the things that got me really interested in Oregon,” he said.
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