Academics and Research

Students at Foreign Language and International Studies Day at the UO
June 17

Linguists to gather on campus for an international conference

The Yamada Language Center and the Center for Applied Second Language Study are hosts
Knight Campus interns in lab
June 13

UO, OHSU join forces to combat cancer with data science

The initiative includes a joint center in biomedical data science to accelerate research
Smoke in Western Oregon
June 11

I3 seed funding program awards grants to five research teams

The grant program puts a priority on ideas with high potential to lead to future external funding
Archaeologist Scott Fitzpatrick with an example of rai on the island of Yap
June 11

UO team puts an ancient spin on a new digital currency

Two UO professors are exploring similarities between bitcoin and an ancient form of currency
Rock climbing
June 7

A new course asks why there ain't no mountain high enough

Geographies of Adventure looks at how pastimes like hiking and climbing have altered landscapes
Students in the Introduction to Entrepreneurship class
June 5

Innovation Beat: UO curriculum gets an innovation revamp

Also, UO celebrates its innovators; student startups push boundaries and invigorate their fields
Calin Plesa
June 5

New Knight Campus hire known for large-scale gene synthesis

Biologist and nanoscientist Calin Plesa, currently at UCLA, will join the Knight Campus this summer
2019 UO Undergraduate Research Awards winners
June 4

Eight students win 2018 Undergraduate Research Awards

Eight University of Oregon students who authored outstanding research papers and theses during the 2018 calendar year have been named winners in the universi
Youth football game
June 3

UO research helps kids get their lives back after a concussion

A concussion management team that includes UO faculty speeds treatment on head injuries
Helen Neville
May 31

Lecture and book to honor Helen Neville’s brain research

Physician and neuroscientist Robert T. Knight of UC Berkeley will speak at a June 7 public lecture

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