Faculty Honors
- The UO has been ranked No. 3 in the nation in funded research per faculty member for five consecutive years
- In 2006, UO faculty members garnered more Guggenheim fellowships than those at any other university in the nation
- Associate professor of architecture James Tice and UO geographer Erik Steiner collaborated to create a digitized version of the famed 18th-century Nolli map of Rome, widely regarded by scholars as one of the most important historical documents of the city ever created
- Cristina Calhoon, an instructor in the department of classics, received a teaching fellowship award from the Oregon Humanities Center to develop and teach a course titled, Greece and India: Reincarnation and Afterlife in the Classical Tradition
- The faculty of the College of Arts and Sciences ranks 15th nationally among public research universities
- In 2006, associate professor of journalism Scott Maier won the prestigious Sigma Delta Chi Award from the Society of Professional Journalists for his research in newspaper accuracy
- Chemistry professor Geri Richmond is internationally renowned for her groundbreaking work in the realm of physical chemistry. She is the founder of COACh, a professional mentoring program for female chemists and students, was the first woman awarded the prestigious international Spiers Medal, and earned a Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Engineering Mentoring
- Four of the five permanent faculty members of the Creative Writing Program have received Guggenheim fellowships: David Bradley, Ehud Havazelet, Garrett Hongo, and Dorianne Laux