Affiliates featured in media stories on empathy bias, NEH cuts
University of Oregon faculty and CSWS affiliates Mattie Burkert and Sara Hodges were interviewed recently for media stories related to their research.
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Alisa Freedman featured in CAS Connection
Japanese Popular Culture and the World is a well-attended class in the College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) taught by Alisa Freedman, professor of Japanese literature and culture and CSWS faculty research fellow. She created the class a decade ago to help students better understand the trends they love, their culture and social meanings, and the patterns of globalization they represent.
New NW comics art exhibit curated by Kate Kelp-Stebbins
CSWS affiliate Kate Kelp-Stebbins, associate professor of English and director of comics and cartoon studies, has curated the grand opening exhibit for the new Northwest Museum of Comic Arts (NWMOCA) in Portland.
According to NWMOCA, the Pacific Northwest is recognized as one of the most vital comics hubs in the United States. Portland has one of the highest population of professional cartoonists per capita of any major city, and its status as a cartoon capital has grown steadily since the early 2000s.
Affiliates win Trustee Excellence Fund awards
Three CSWS faculty affiliates have received the University of Oregon Foundation’s Trustee Excellence Fund awards that support high-impact research, scholarship, and creative activity by UO faculty. The awards were selected for their potential to generate meaningful societal outcomes and their commitment to student engagement.
Burkert's London Stage Datatbase project featured in CAS Connection
Excerpted from June 9 CAS Connection, story by Jenny Brooks — Going to the theater in London in the 18th century was a good time—and a transformative time. Playhouses across the city were bursting with activity as crowd-pleasing favorites from the heyday of Shakespeare mixed with slapstick entertainments and boundary-pushing artistic experimentation. These shows drew lively, often raucous audiences from a mix of social and economic classes that seldom crossed paths elsewhere.
Guillemin named as 'Emerging Inventor'
From Oregon News — CSWS affiliate Karen Guillemin, Biology, has been named to the National Academy of Inventors, a designation that recognizes visionaries and innovators whose technologies brought, or aspire to bring, a real impact on society.
Affiliates win 2025 UO Distinguished Teaching Awards
Adapted from Oregon News.
Four CSWS affiliates — Lana Lopesi, Adell Amos, Corrine Bayerl, and Amanda Wojick — have been selected to win this year’s Distinguished Teaching Awards, which recognize exceptional teaching at the University of Oregon.
2025-26 CSWS research grant awards announced
The Center for the Study of Women in Society (CSWS) is pleased to announce funding awards for AY 2025-26 totaling $80,000 for scholarship, research, and creative work on women and gender at the University of Oregon. A total of 17 grants were given to 12 graduate students and four faculty members.
Susan Sokolowski named a 2025 Women of the Year
Story by Capi Lynn. Photo by Kevin Neri. Published Feb. 27, 2025 by the Salem Statesman Journal. Sokolowski is a CSWS faculty affiliate.
Susan Sokolowski remembers the ill-fitting uniforms when she played youth and high school soccer as a Title IX athlete in New York state.
Back at the UO, Geri Richmond looks back on her federal service
Story by Matt Cooper. Photo by Nicolas Walcott. Published April 9, 2025 in OregonNews. Geri Richmond is a CSWS faculty affiliate.
After serving four years as undersecretary for science and innovation at the U.S. Department of Energy, chemistry professor Geraldine “Geri” Richmond is back at the University of Oregon’s Eugene campus.