UO Today

Erin Moore, associate professor in the Department of Architecture and in the Environmental Studies Program. Moore's professional practice, research, and teaching explore architecture in the context of environmental ethics, fossil fuel consumption, carbon sequestration, and climate change. Moore contributed to the UN's first "Experts' Summary Report on Harmony with Nature Addressing Earth Jurisprudence" which was presented to the UN's Division for Sustainable Development in 2016.

Seismologist Lucy Jones recently completed 33 years of service with the U.S. Geological Survey. Jones founded the Dr. Lucy Jones Center for Science and Society to foster the understanding and application of scientific information in the creation of more resilient communities. Jones also developed the Great ShakeOut earthquake drill. She gave a talk titled "The Fault Lies Not in Our Stars: Why Natural Disasters Become Human Catastrophes" on March 9, 2017 as the 2016-17 Clark Lecturer in the Humanities.

Nicolae Morar, assistant professor of Philosophy and Environmental Studies; and John Holmes, Director of Ethics for PeaceHealth Oregon and adjunct instructor of Philosophy. They discuss teaching "Clinical Ethics" at the University of Oregon during winter 2017. The class examines theoretical ethical problems that arise in medical care. Half of the class is held at Sacred Heart Hospital at River Bend where students explore the practical application of ethics in a health care setting. Morar developed the class with support from the OHC's Robert F. and Evelyn Nelson Wulf Professorship in the Humanities.

Brett Rushforth, assistant professor of History at the University of Oregon. He discusses his most recent book Bonds of Alliance: Indigenous and Atlantic Slaveries in New France, which explores slavery as practiced by Native Americans and French colonists.