A University of Oregon initiative exploring the secondary effects of emerging technologies has been awarded $1 million over the next five years for a joint project involving the Portland and Eugene campuses.

The grant from the Presidential Fund for Excellence will allow Urbanism Next to establish a new center with faculty and staff from the two UO locations. The center will expand on the work Urbanism Next is doing to examine the changes that could come with the growth of such technologies as autonomous vehicles, ecommerce and the sharing economy. Read more