Photography exhibit features surfaces of planet through perspective of geologists (full press releasenote: opens in a new browser window)
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Oct. 30, 2009) -- The Earth has many faces. Some are smooth and flowing, others rocky and ravaged; all are shaped by dynamic geologic processes. The landscapes that we see today are the result of more than four and half billion years of transformation by powerful forces such as volcanoes, oceans, earthquakes, rivers and glaciers.
Understanding how this transformation takes place, University of Oregon geology graduate students and faculty photographed the ever-changing planet for an exhibit, "Down to Earth: A Geologist's Perspective." The exhibit at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History will open with a free community reception from 6 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6. The photographers will discuss and answer questions about their work.
Campus Museums Offer Free Admission on Home Football Game Weekends (full press releasenote: opens in a new browser window)
EUGENE, Ore.— (September 10, 2009) — The Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art and the Museum of Natural and Cultural History offer free museum admission on 2009 home football game weekends.
University of Oregon Ducks fans, visitors and the community receive free admission the weekends of September 12-13; September 18-20; September 26-27; October 3-4; October 31-November 1; and November 14-15, 2009. Free admission will also be provided for the annual Civil War game on Thursday, December 3, 2009.
UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History breaks ground for new wing (full press releasenote: opens in a new browser window)
Landmark expansion needed to safeguard Oregon’s ancient treasures
"Every year we're learning more about Oregon’s rich history," Erlandson said, "and in the process more and more collections are generated. We have run out of secure space to accommodate these collections. Without this new facility, we would have been forced to stop accepting many important discoveries from federal and state lands in Oregon, a reversion to the 19th century when many Oregon artifacts and fossils were shipped off to museums in other states or countries."
