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Darwin Rocks the House

Charles Darwin and his famous work, On the Origin of Species, have been the subject of tributes and accolades from all around the world -- including a lecture series at the UO that has drawn crowds numbering in the hundreds.

Brain: Meet Your New Hand

When David Savage was just 19, a machine press accident forced the amputation of his right hand. He wore a prosthesis for 35 years. Then, in December 2006, he became one of only a few dozen people in the world to receive a hand transplant, which came from a cadaver donor.

Twice is Nice

Master storyteller Ehud Havazelet earned his first Oregon Book Award in 1999, but the creative writing professor couldn't stop with just one. In 2008, Havazelet's first novel, Bearing the Body (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) took home the Ken Kesey Award for Fiction.

The New Northwest Review

Readers who love good writing will have their heads turned by an attractive new face this spring. Northwest Review, the UO's highly regarded literary journal, has undergone a complete redesign, and is emerging with a brand new look, new editors and new writers, hand-picked for their talent and craft.

Civil Rights Lectureship Funded

Producer, Heal Thyself

Last fall, Richard Suttmeier, a UO political scientist, said what few would dare: China, a major American supplier, can't avoid production scandals until its manufacturers undergo an ethical and institutional overhaul.