University of Oregon student Kali Bissanti discovered this in summer 2023, as an outreach educator with the university’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Bissanti was in Union, a small town in northeast Oregon, when this predicament emerged, just 40 minutes before Bissanti was scheduled to give a talk at the Union Carnegie Public Library.

Understanding Imperiled Earth is a unique introduction to how understanding archaeology can support modern-day sustainability efforts, from restoring forested land to developing fire management strategies. The world faces an uncertain future with the rise of climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation, overfishing, and other threats.

Created by the University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History, the traveling exhibit celebrates “the first innovators, scientists and engineers in Oregon”

Lexie Briggs wants to make one thing clear: The University of Oregon’s Museum of Natural and Cultural History is not a hidden gem. "We are a gem, but we try not to hide,” she says.

The Cook Memorial Library has once again partnered with the MNCH to host a new traveling summer exhibit, Native Innovation: a celebration of the culture, history, and unique engineering of Oregon’s First Nations.

Historically, museums across the U.S. have taken a detached, scholarly, and archaic view of Native Americans. But over the past decade especially, there’s been a push by Native advocates and their supporters to “decolonize” -- or alternately, “Indigenize” – these institutions, including here in Oregon.

Oregon sits atop the Cascadia Subduction Zone and all University of Oregon campuses could be impacted by a major earthquake on this 620-mile fault. The Great Oregon ShakeOut, a statewide earthquake drill, takes place Oct. 16 and is an opportunity to practice how to protect yourself during an earthquake and prepare for what to do after.

EUGENE, Ore. -- Spring break offers community members and families an opportunity to check out local museums, and five of Eugene’s most popular museums are offering free or discounted admission to families in need.

Scientific evidence is starting to pile up: humans came to North America far earlier than we initially thought. For a long time the earliest arrival date was about 13,500 years ago. Now researchers at the University of Oregon have dated human objects to more than 18,000 years ago.

The exhibit highlights innovations associated with the history of many different Tribal groups to portray the rich diversity of Native peoples living here in Oregon. It is traveling to rural libraries throughout the state of Oregon as part of the Museum of Natural and Cultural History’s bilingual Museum Adventures program.