Math Niven lectures brings BYU professor to UO
MATHEMATICS - Tyler Jarvis, Brigham Young University professor, will be visiting the UO Math Department on May 13 and 14 and giving two talks as part of the Niven Lectures.
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Eugene-native, Berkeley mathematician visits CAS for speaker series
MATHEMATICS - Hannah Larson, an assistant professor at the University of California, Berkeley, will visit the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Mathematics on May 7 and 8, and give two talks as part of the Association for Women in Mathematics’ Distinguished Speaker series.
Duck Parents are rooted in history and giving for the future
CHEMISTRY AND BIOCHEMISTRY - For the McLeroy family, the University of Oregon is a thread that digs deep in their ancestral roots. From two undergrads now on campus to Samuel “Edgar” McClure, who earned a bachelor’s degree from the UO in 1883 and a master’s in 1886, and was the first chair of the UO chemistry department.
UO junior receives prestigious Goldwater Scholarship
COMPUTER SCIENCE - Armaan Hajarizadeh, a third-year computer science major in the College of Arts and Sciences and a member of the Clark Honors College, has been named a Goldwater Scholar. The prestigious national award recognizes undergraduates conducting research in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics. After earning his bachelor’s degree, he plans to attend graduate school and eventually pursue a career in academia.
Celebrating CAS graduate students
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY - For Graduate-Professional Student Appreciation Week in 2026, CAS gradate students share their experiences of what makes their experience special at CAS. CAS is home to 1,295 graduate students: 307 master’s and 959 PhD. With April 6-10 Graduate-Professional Student Appreciation Week, CAS reached out to some of its graduate students to hear how about their experiences at the college.
UO human physiology researcher named AAAS fellow
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY - John Halliwill has been named a 2025 fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). A professor in the Department of Human Physiology, Halliwill was recognized for advancing the understanding of exercise-induced cardiovascular adaptation and discovering histamine's role as a signaling molecule in adaptation to physical activity.
What if you could perform an experiment before even walking into a lab?
CHEMISTRY, BIOCHEMISTRY — A hands-on experience is essential to study chemistry, and labs are how students apply what they’re learning in lecture. But many students experience anxiety before entering labs so Associate Professor Cathy Wong set out to make labs more accessible and more fun.
MIT mathematician to visit UO, deliver talk
MATHEMATICS - George Lusztig is a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. He is visiting the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Mathematics from April 1 to 3 and will deliver special colloquium titled “Fourier transform as a triangular matrix" 4 pm Friday, April 3 at Tykeson 140, followed by a reception.
Physicists mathematically create the first ‘ideal glass’
PHYSICS - Scientists led by a physicist at the College of Arts and Sciences have taken a major step in solving an enduring mystery that we encounter every time we look through a window or stare at a phone screen. The discovery could open the door to new kinds of glass materials with desirable properties.
Studying effects of space flight on human physiology
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY — As humans plan to return to the moon for the first time in more than 50 years, John Halliwill, a human physiology professor, spoke with CAS Connection about the wonders of space flight and what the human body endures and adapts to in the weightless realm of space — as well as when returning to Earth.