University of Oregon

Jayton Jenkins remembers the highlight of his college years at Steven F. Austin, when the lumberjacks played in the division I football playoffs for the first time in the school's history. "We were celebrating a lot, so my grades sort of took a back...

Loren Miller Jr. Longtime Superior Court judge Retired Superior Court Judge Loren Miller Jr., 74, the second of three generations of his family to serve on the bench in California, died Dec. 5 of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary...

— If Doug McMakin's latest experiment is successful, it's going to save travelers some time and hassle at the airport someday soon. They won't have to take off their shoes when they go through security, because a scanner will examine their feet and...

The Getty Research Institute has received a $230,000 National Endowment for the Humanities grant to help it organize a huge archive on modern and contemporary art that it acquired last summer. The NEH announced $17 million in grants, including $1.4...

James Randolph Quick, 78, of Harbor Springs, died Tuesday morning, Nov. 1, 2011, at his residence in Little Traverse Township. Born Feb. 4, 1933, in Castle Rock, Wash., Jim was the son of Randolph and Thelma (Price) Quick. Jim was raised in his beloved...

In a moment of triumph, Lukas Verzbicas began to have doubts about his decision to abandon triathlon and become a runner at the University of Oregon. Verzbicas started to think his gold medal at September's World Junior Triathlon Championships looked...

At Stevens Forest Elementary School in Columbia, fifth-graders delight when good behavior leads to rewards, from earning shiny trophies to playing Nintendo Wii with the principal at recess. In fact, they say they've had so much fun being respectful,...