Oregon, University of

Oregon, University of, is a public university in Eugene, Oregon. The university has a law school and one of the oldest schools of journalism. It also operates a campus at Portland, Oregon. At Charleston, Oregon, the school offers undergraduate and graduate degrees at its Oregon Institute of Marine Biology. The university’s Pine Mountain Observatory in central Oregon is an astronomical observatory and research facility. The University of Oregon has a museum of art and a museum of natural and cultural history. The university was chartered in 1872 and opened to students in 1876. Its athletic teams are called the Ducks. The university’s website at https://www.uoregon.edu/ offers additional information.