College of Design News

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Wordle, the brainchild of a UO alum, is sweeping the globe

Around the O article: Josh Wardle, a 2011 Master of Fine Arts graduate in digital arts, has a new project sweeping the globe: Wordle.
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A Principal Investigator of Rural Alchemy

Philomath, Oregon-based “rural artist” Karin Bolender has more in common with scientists in the Knight Campus than many might realize.
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Indigenous Designer and UO Alumna Tracie Jackson Featured on the UO BE Series

Tracie Jackson (Diné) is the guest speaker of UO's "BE" series – a student-run program that brings together thinkers, makers, and disrupters to share their ideas on the issues that matter.
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Architecture Professor Judith Sheine Wins 2022 Timber Education Prize with “Mass Timber Design Focus” Course

Architecture Professor Judith Sheine's class at the TallWood Design Institute – a collaboration between the UO's College of Design and OSU's Colleges of Forestry and Engineering – wins a 2022 Timber Education prize.
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Student-Designed, Native-Inspired Wool Blankets Support Native UO Students and Alumni Programs

Around the O features a story about a partnership between Many Nations Longhouse, The Duck Store, and University of Oregon Alumni Association to launch student-designed, native-inspired wool blankets.
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UO Professor Helps Old Navy Streamline Women's Sizes

Old Navy turned to UO professor and researcher Susan Sokolowski in response to shifting attitudes toward inclusive sizing.
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Stories of Impact, a Decade of Giving

Look back with us at a handful of gifts that showcase the potential of philanthropy to unlock opportunities to transform lives.
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New Faculty and Placements in the College of Design

The college celebrates new faculty and new placements for current faculty.
Faculty fellow, John Arroyo.

First UO Environment Initiative Faculty Fellow from PPPM

The Environment Initiative at the University of Oregon has announced a new faculty fellowship program funded by the Office of the Provost and has named John Arroyo, assistant professor of engaging diverse communities in the School

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OregonBILDS: From the Ground Up

The SAE design studio and construction build recently completed four tiny homes for veterans.
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Edward Mazria Has a Call to Action: Zero Carbon Now

In an essay for Architect Magazine, Mazria outlines how the industry must respond to climate change.
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Five New 'Design for Spatial Justice' Fellows Join SAE

The School of Architecture & Environment is excited to welcome Sami Chohan, Robert Clarke, Elisandra Garcia, Junichi Satoh, and Jean Yang.
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Field School Explores Wildfire Recovery Through Art in Nature

A Q&A with David Buckley Borden on landscape and art, the Overlook Field School, and his new fall course, Environmental Communication Theory.
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Bart Johnson on Three Key Wildfire Resiliency Strategies

The professor of landscape architecture co-authors an article for The Conversation about how communities can prepare for fires.