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The University of Oregon (also referred to as UO, U of O or Oregon) is a public flagship research university in Eugene, Oregon.

Founded in 1876, the institution's 295-acre campus is along the Willamette River.

Since July 2014, UO has been governed by the Board of Trustees of the University of Oregon.

The university has a Carnegie Classification of "highest research activity" and has 19 research centers and institutes.

UO was admitted to the Association of American Universities in 1969.

A tort, in common law jurisdictions, is a civil wrong that causes a claimant to suffer loss or harm resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act.

Law is a system of rules that are created and enforced through social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior.

Law is a system that regulates and ensures that individuals or a community adhere to the will of the state.

State-enforced laws can be made by a collective legislature or by a single legislator, resulting in statutes, by the executive through decrees and regulations, or established by judges through precedent, normally in common law jurisdictions.

Private individuals can create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements that may elect to accept alternative arbitration to the normal court process.

The formation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein.

The law shapes politics, economics, history and society in various ways and serves as a mediator of relations between people.