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The '''University of Oregon''' is a [[Public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Eugene, Oregon]], United States.
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The University of Oregon is organized into five colleges (Arts and Sciences, Business, Design, Education, and Honors) and seven professional schools (Accounting; Architecture and Environment; Art and Design; Journalism and Communication; Law; Music and Dance; and Planning, Public Policy and Management) and a graduate school. Furthermore, UO offers 316 undergraduate and [[graduate degree]] programs.
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The university is a member of the [[Association of American Universities]], a group of leading research universities in the United States. It is also classified as a "Very High Research Activity" university, according to the [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education]]. UO has comparatively small research spending totals for an AAU level university.<ref>https://web.archive.org/web/20140630122249/http://www.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/NewAAU-20140602.pdf|</ref> According to the [[National Science Foundation]], Oregon spent $111 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 151st in the nation.<ref>https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd/2018/html/herd18-dt-tab020.html |</ref>
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The university has 19 research centers and institutes.<ref>http://research.uoregon.edu/facilities/centers-institutes</ref> The university also maintains nine "research core facilities".<ref>http://rcf.uoregon.edu/|website=rcf.uoregon.edu|</ref> The Institute of Molecular Biology was established at the university in 1959.<ref>https://uonews.uoregon.edu/archive/news-release/2009/10/its-party-institute-molecular-biology-celebrates-50-years</ref>
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Prominent current and former researchers include: [[Michael Posner (psychologist)|Michael Posner]], [[Frank Stahl]], [[George Streisinger]] and [[Aaron Novick]].
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Latest revision as of 04:27, 13 March 2021

Group.png University of Oregon  
(UniversityWebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
UOGreatSeal.png
MottoMens agitat molem
(Latin)
Formation1876
HeadquartersOregon, USA
TypePublicFlagshipResearch
Other nameDucks
Pioneer in Molecular Biology

The University of Oregon is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States.

The University of Oregon is organized into five colleges (Arts and Sciences, Business, Design, Education, and Honors) and seven professional schools (Accounting; Architecture and Environment; Art and Design; Journalism and Communication; Law; Music and Dance; and Planning, Public Policy and Management) and a graduate school. Furthermore, UO offers 316 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

Research

The university is a member of the Association of American Universities, a group of leading research universities in the United States. It is also classified as a "Very High Research Activity" university, according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. UO has comparatively small research spending totals for an AAU level university.[1] According to the National Science Foundation, Oregon spent $111 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 151st in the nation.[2]

The university has 19 research centers and institutes.[3] The university also maintains nine "research core facilities".[4] The Institute of Molecular Biology was established at the university in 1959.[5]

Prominent current and former researchers include: Michael Posner, Frank Stahl, George Streisinger and Aaron Novick.


 

Alumni on Wikispooks

PersonBornDiedNationalitySummaryDescription
Fred ChangUSSpookFormer Director of Research at the National Security Agency.
David E. Jeremiah25 February 19347 October 2013MarinerColin Powell’s “indispensable right-hand man”
Ken Kesey17 September 193510 November 2001USSpookAmerican hippy spook
Kristin Skogen Lund11 August 1966NorwayBusinesspersonNorwegian executive with deep state ties. Attended two Bilderbergs as Director-General of Confederation of Norwegian Enterprise
David MacMichael6 June 192616 May 2022USWhistleblower
Spook
Detective
CIA whistleblower who went public with information that the Reagan Administration was planning a coup d’état against the Nicaraguan government.
William Roth22 July 192113 December 2003USSpook
Politician
Lawyer
Spooky US lawyer, Le Cercle
Kaare Sandegren18 March 192929 July 2021NorwayUnion organizerNorwegian Labour Party politician, trade Unionist and diplomat. Attended Bilderberg 1969 as deputy head of the foreign policy think tank NUPI.
Charles Walker11 September 1987UKPoliticianTory MP. Opposes vaccine passports.
Ron Wyden3 May 1949Oregon Senator
Peter deFazio27 May 1947PoliticianU.S. Representative for Oregon. Opposed Patriot Act.
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