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Graduate Studies Newsletter - January 31, 2025
The January 31 issue of our newsletter features numerous graduate student funding opportunities, including funding for Native students, Oregon Humanities Center Fellowships, and division funding. This issue also covers immigration resources. the disability accommodations policy, and winter 2025 degree completion deadlines, and features an LGBTESS Grad Student Survey and a spotlight on almuna Naomi Evans, MNM '23.
Graduate Studies Newsletter - January 10, 2025
The January 10 issue of our newsletter features the results of the 2024 3MT competition and highlights recently published research by PhD students Emily Arnesen and Kyutaro Matsuzawa. This issue also includes information about winter term writing circles, the student grievance policy, and winter 2025 degree completion deadlines.
Graduate Studies Newsletter - November 8, 2024
The November 8 issue of our newsletter highlights the recent 2024 Oregon Postdoc Symposium, professional development award winner Sanjula Rajat, and the 2024-2025 Future Stewards: Kiyava Deville and Kes-e-loh McQuillenFunding. This issue also features information on the division's Professional Development Award and GE absences and leave policies.

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Jalen Niles, Jordan Edmond, and Toluwalase Adedipe with Dr. D'Wayne Edwards, founder of the Black Footwear Forum.
Among Giants: The Power of Representation in Professional Development
For Jalen Niles, Jordan Edmond, and Toluwalase Adedipe, UO graduate students, the 2024 Black Footwear Forum (BFF) in Detroit was an unforgettable experience, reinforcing their passion for industry and their belief in the power of representation. Read more about their time at the BFF.
Naomi, a black woman with long, dark hair, smiles while standing on the Minnesota Vikings' field.
Becoming a Leader in Career Preparation
Hands-on learning opportunities and a custom curriculum prepared Naomi Evans, MNM '23, for the career of a lifetime. Hear her story and find out how the Division of Graduate Studies is strengthening the UO's comprehensive approaches to graduate student professional and career development.
Emily Arnesen and Kyutaro Matsuzawa stand together under autumn foliage.
Economics Graduate Students Find Link Between Legal Sports Gambling and Intimate Partner Violence
PhD candidates Emily Arnesen and Kyutaro Matsuzawa's recently published paper is receiving national recognition for its policy implications. Hear more about their findings in an interview with Oregon Public Broadcasting.
Carmelli Hess smiles at the camera in front of a bright orange background.
Note to Brands: Authentic Representation Matters
Carmelli Hess, BA '23, MA '24 (advertising), explores how brands can authentically represent the Latinx and Filipinx communities in their advertising campaigns. Photo courtesy of Carmelli Hess.
Individual photos of eight of the new Graduate Research Fellows.
A Dozen UO Graduate Students Earn Coveted Research Fellowships
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Graduate Research Fellowships to 12 UO graduate students. Learn more about the NSF Fellowship, the 12 new fellows, and their research.
In a lab bathed in red light, Angelique smiles at the camera while using a microscope.
Curiosity About Octopus Brains Earns Grad Student a Prized Fellowship
When neuroscience graduate student Angelique Allen isn’t climbing sheer rock faces or running science outreach events, she’s immersed in the brain of the octopus. Learn more about her research and recent Gilliam Fellowship.
Researcher points to a computer image of cells.
Muscle Tissue Changes Could be Driving Sex-Based Injury Risk, say Physiologists
Research led by Damien Callahan, an exercise physiologist at the University of Oregon, and graduate student Grace Privett is among the first to study in detail how the mechanical properties of muscles change in response to exercise in women.
Hand holding a phone with a word game on the screen.
Digital Games may be an Overlooked Ally in Mental Health
A study led by Waseq Rahman, PhD '24 (communication and media studies), in collaboration with UO assistant professor Maxwell Foxman and Michigan State University associate professor David Markowitz, finds that digital games play a role in psychological well-being.
Krista receiving her UO Senate Award, standing next to Kaito, the PhD student who nominated her.
Vice Provost for Graduate Studies Receives UO Senate Award
Krista Chronister, vice provost for graduate studies and UO alumna, becomes one of two recipients of the 2024 UO Senate Award for Shared Governance, Transparency, and Trust.
Mustafa T. Kasubhai, a Muslim American judge, smiles behind his bench.
Reflecting on a Career of Public Service
UO alumnus Mustafa T. Kasubhai, JD '96, receives the 2024 Frohnmayer Award for Public Service. Learn more about the first Muslim American federal judge.