Center for Environmental Futures

Representatives of federal and state agencies along with other experts will serve as panelists to help outline the potential opportunities for Oregon presented by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Starting next week, the University of Oregon's Food Studies department will be presenting a Sustainable Film Series, beginning with Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov's "Honeyland," 7pm, May 3rd, in Kalapuya Ilihi 117.

Join us on Tuesday, May 2nd at 7pm in the Many Nations Longhouse for the 2023 Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples Lecture, to be given by Jen Rose Smith (dAXunhyuu).

5pm today, April 24th, "An Indigenous Feminist Perspective to Outdoor Spaces" Meet at the Outdoor Program, EMU on 13th Street to join Amada Lang (Karuk, Wiyot and Konomihu Shasta) on a walk to the Kalapuya Talking Stones along the Willamette River.

For our May edition of Interdisciplinarity 101, Dr Nina Amstutz, Associate Professor of Art History, will be presenting her talk “Art and Evolution: A Multispecies Perspective on the Bowerbird.” Dr Amstutz will present in Columbia Hall 249 on Friday, 5/12, 10:30 a.m.-12 noon.

Join us on Friday, May 5th from 10.30am-12 noon in Columbia Hall, room 249 for R.A.W./Karin Bolender’s “Outlaw Country (a process workshop for Pulping L’Amour)”. Don't forget to bring along a favorite book!

Join us on Thursday, April 13th for a talk by William deBuys, “Navigating the Rivers of Our Future: Preserving Hope and Commitment in a Challenging World.” The talk begins at 3.30pm in the Ford Lecture Hall of the Jordan Schnitzer Art Museum, and will be followed by a reception.

Due to a scheduling conflict, Dr Theresa May's talk, “BlueJay’s Canoe Progress Report,” has been postponed. Further details to come! In the meantime, we are looking forward to Dr Jenifer Presto's talk on April 7th, “Afterglow: Nabokov, Pompeii, and Nuclear Romance."

Join us for the next edition of CEF Interdisciplinarity 101: Dr Theresa May, Professor of Theatre Arts, will be presenting her talk “BlueJay’s Canoe Progress Report” The event will be held in the ENVS conference room in Columbia 249 on Friday, March 3rd, 10:30 a.m.-12 noon.

Join us Saturday, July 9th for the Honoring Ceremony for Eugene’s newest mural project, “Willamette Wetlands of the Kalapuya.” 11:00 a.m. at the Dr. Edwin Coleman Jr. Community Center in Westmoreland Park tinyurl.com/5d2j6p2m #kalapuya #mural #willamette #wetlands #community

APRU Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Hub and the UO Environmental Initiative are excited to announce the APRU SCL X EI Student Travel Award for Global Engagement. oregon.qualtrics.com/jfe/for… #pacificrim #urbanresilience #sustainability #uoenvironment #climateinjustice

Don’t Forget! Join us for the year's final Interdisciplinarity 101 talk, Friday, June 3rd at 10:30! The location has changed to be in Columbia Hall in the ENVS Conference Room, room 249. #interdisciplinary #forestecology #prescribedfire #indigenousscience #klamath #karuk

In April 2022, the Sustainable Land Use Project of the University of Oregon Environmental and Natural Resources Law Center published this white paper on “Middle Housing Misconceptions.” #middlehousing #affordability #sustainability #zoningisracist #landuse #eugene #uofo

Today at 3:30 @Oregon_Law professor Greg Brown will discuss the historic Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act as part of a “Congress and Climate Change” panel discussion. @UOEnviroInit #climatechange #uoregon #law #uoenvironment #ecology #environmentallaw

Join us for the year's final Interdisciplinarity 101 talk. 06/03 at 10:30! Columbia Hall, ENVS Conference Room, rm 249. Speaker is Ph.D. candidate Kirsten Vinyeta We hope to see you! #interdisciplinary #101 #forestecology #prescribedfire #indigenousscience #cef #klamath #karuk

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: Ice and Environmental Justice Undergraduate Research Awards Learn more and apply by visiting this link! glacierlab.uoregon.edu/2022/… #glacierlab #environmentaljustice #undergraduate #research #mellon