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New book: "HandiLand: The Crippest Place on Earth" by Elizabeth A. Wheeler

HandiLand: The Crippest Place on Earth, by Elizabeth A. Wheeler (University of Michigan Press, 2019, 274 pages).
The Many Shapes of Caregiving
The Eugene Register-Guard today published an op-ed piece by the leaders of the CSWS Campaign for Caregivers. Please click here to read the full article and share widely!
Courtney Cox showcased in Oregon Quarterly
CSWS faculty affiliate and assistant professor Courtney Cox, Department of Indigenous, Race and Ethnic Studies, is profiled in the current issue of Oregon Quarterly.
Survey of UO community reveals caregiver concerns

A recent survey shows UO faculty and staff who care for children, elders, and other dependents are very concerned about available caregiving support for the upcoming academic year during the COVID-19 crisis.
CSWS celebrates affiliate promotions

CSWS is delighted to extend congratulations to those members of the community who have received tenure and promotion and especially to faculty in our CSWS community:
Eugene mothers' school food activism discounted, study shows
A recent article by CSWS affiliate Sarah Stapleton, assistant professor of education studies, profiles a local group of Eugene women who have been activists for school food for many years and finally saw major success, yet didn’t receive any credit. Stapleton's article redresses that through a gendered analysis of their story and struggles.
Report addresses immigrant rights, health during COVID-19

How are immigrant-rights organizations in Oregon responding to the public health crisis around COVID-19?
Labor inequities for faculty and GE caregivers during COVID-19: A call to action

Editor's note: See comments below for responses to this open letter. Click here for information and updates on the Caregiver Campaign.
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Braun and Raiskin earn mentorship awards for work with students

Editor's Note: This article was published in Around the O on June 5, 2020. Yvonne Braun and Judith Raiskin are CSWS faculty affiliates.
Ninth Circuit Court hears appeal in Freyd's gender discrimination case
Three years ago, professor Jennifer Freyd sued the University of Oregon for violating federal law by paying her less than her male colleagues in the Psychology Department. In May 2019, a federal judge granted the University’s request to dismiss the case without trial.
Research productivity and gender in the time of COVID

How has the COVID-19 crisis impacted research productivity?
Gash, Raiskin and Hames-Garcia receive 2020 Distinguished Teaching Awards
CSWS congratulates three faculty affiliates who have won the UO’s prestigious Distinguished Teaching Awards. The awards are presented every spring to faculty members who are nominated by the campus community based on their demonstration of exceptional teaching that is inclusive, engaged and research-led.
Caribbean Women Healers project completes first phase
On April 22, the Caribbean Women Healers: Decolonizing Knowledge in AfroIndigenous Traditions Digital Humanities Project launched the first phase of their website to an enthusiastic online audience. The project's social media reached around 5,000 people in one day and RSVPs to the Zoom launched after only five days of publicity were in the hundreds and from all over the world, exceeding all expectations.
News, awards, book and film publications needed for 2020 CSWS Annual Review

CSWS is now collecting materials for our 2020 edition of the Annual Review.
Karen Guillemin named to national academy

Editor's Note: This article was originally published April 24, 2020, in Around the O. Karen Guillemin is a CSWS Faculty Affiliate.
Latino Roots class makes documentaries through remote teaching
Editor's Note: This story was originally published April 20, 2020 in Around the O. Lynn Stephen and Gabriela Martínez are CSWS Faculty Affiliates.
“Rich and crazy” is how Sergio B. Sanchez describes the street art he observed growing up in his Chicano community of Santa Ana, California.
UO Research Awards go to 23 faculty scholars
NOTE: This story was originally published April 20, 2020, in Around the O. CSWS congratulates awardees who are also our Faculty Affiliates and/or Research Grant recipients!
UO researchers and scholars examining everything from international indigenous activism to creative aging to the creation of original electroacoustic music have received 2020 Faculty Research Awards.
CSWS announces research grant awardees for AY 2020-21
The Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) is pleased to announce awards of more than $86,000 for scholarship, research, and creative work on women and gender for AY 2020-21.
CSWS to update website, seeks feedback
How do you get information about CSWS news and events? What changes would make the website more useful to you?

Research Matters dives into big data projects, management services at UO
After a three-year hiatus, Research Matters is back in print with a fresh approach to the Center for the Study of Women in Society’s mission to create, fund, share, and support research on gender.
Rather than sharing the end results CSWS faculty affiliate research, the new issue aims to support faculty and graduate students at the beginning of their projects by looking into the challenges and opportunities of “Diving into Big Data.”
Applications now open for 2020-21 Research Interest Groups
CSWS offers small grants to faculty and graduate students to organize interdisciplinary Research Interest Groups (RIGs) and working groups that explore and examine the complex nature of gender identities and inequalities for the academic year.
Amos adds her 'star power' to UO

Editor’s note: To celebrate Women’s History Month, Around the O is celebrating 10 extraordinary UO faculty members including Adell Amos, Clayton R. Hess Professor of Law. See the full article here. Amos is a CSWS faculty affiliate.
The UO's women scholars are taking the lead in academia

Beck lauded as 'Star' faculty
Editor's note: To celebrate Women's History Month, Around the O is celebrating 10 extraordinary UO faculty members including political science professor Erin Beck. See the full article here. Beck is a CSWS faculty affiliate.
Weise receives grant to transform a podcast into a YouTube series

Editor's note: This story originally appeared in Around the O. Julie Wise is a CSWS faculty affiliate.
Lowthorp calls for caution around gene editing in human embyos
Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in Around the O. Leah Lowthorp is a CSWS faculty affiliate.
A University of Oregon cultural anthropologist is among a 21-member group of international researchers and public-interest advocates who have published a strong, cautionary statement about the use of genome editing in human embryos.