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Alumni News: Every Duck Has a Story

From campus happenings to fascinating news from around the world, consider the UOAA your source for news about our alumni chapters and networks, updates about on-campus activities and milestones.

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UO alums turn Duck Career Network coaches

UO alums turn Duck Career Network coaches

September 6, 2024

These alums waddled so you can fly, and they're here to give you honest and personalized career advice at every stage of your professional trajectory.

The hidden histories of Lane County

The hidden histories of Lane County

September 6, 2024
History students at the UO are helping document the untold stories of Jewish, Mexican, and Mexican American people who helped build Eugene in the 1930s.
Media Mentions
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.
Jasmin Savoy Brown: What It Takes To Be A Strong Bi-Racial Queer

Jasmin Savoy Brown: What It Takes To Be A Strong Bi-Racial Queer

March 15, 2022
Vizaca: Brown performed in a number of musicals as a kid and became a member of a number of musical clubs, choirs, and groups, including the University of Oregon, Portland Shakespeare Project, Art's Umbrella, Oregon Children's Choir, and Upstart Crow Studios.
Career News
An Unfiltered Exchange: Erik Loomis

An unfiltered exchange: Erik Loomis

November 18, 2022
Erik Loomis, BA '96, a professor of history at the University of Rhode Island, has always pursued the career of teaching in hopes that understanding the past may create a better future for his students.
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.
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#DuckLoveStories

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