Academics and Research

Journalism and historic preservation students gather an oral history of the 1948 disaster
The big wait is almost over.On Monday, Aug. 21, summer’s total solar eclipse will make landfall in Oregon and travel across the entire continent. Millions of people are expected to flock to Oregon and 13 other states to view it in a 60-mile-wide stretch called the path of totality.  University of Oregon astrophysicist Scott Fisher answered some of the most common eclipse-related questions in a series of short videos.
The effect is particularly strong when people are lonely, said marketing professor Bettina Cornwell
Aid helps poor women, even when NGOs miss the mark on setting goals, Erin Beck finds
UO marine biologist uses high-speed camera to study salps, a kind of jellyfish
He was honored in 2012 for his work applying quantum physics to computing
UO team’s fractal-based devices should connect with more neurons than do current technologies
Their work spanned biology, earth sciences, history, feminism and many other fields
The Summer Institute for Scientific Teaching focuses on active learning classes
Faculty members have attracted more than $6 million in federal funding in recent months