Research and Innovation

Image shows the hands of a piano player while playing music
December 3

UO team decodes the mental key that opens a world of creativity

Discovery using EEG suggests strong working memory is vital to working with complex sequential information
Plastics on beach
November 22

Making plastic that fully degrades is focus of coming pub talk

David Tyler will tell how chemists are looking to make plastic packaging from renewable sources
Nicole Giuliani
November 21

Now accepting proposals for 2019 Faculty Research Awards

A variety of work is eligible for the grants; the deadline for applications is Jan. 11
Geri Richmond with a student in the lab
November 19

UO chemist serves another term on the National Science Board

Geri Richmond will remain on the National Science Foundation’s board for another six years
Image shows a single Inaccessible Island rail on a researcher's hand
November 16

UO postdoc solves mystery of isolated Atlantic island birds

His genetics research helped Martin Stervander land in the laboratory of UO biologist Bill Cresko
Aeromonas bacteria
November 13

UO scientists discover new anti-inflammatory bacterial protein

New study helps explain the human body’s moderated immune response to gut bacteria
Stacey Gose
November 12

Oregon offers tax credit on gifts to venture development fund

The fund helps turn UO research into products and businesses and supports entrepreneurs
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November 7

New UO neuroscientist gets advisory role at Allen Institute

Emily Sylwestrak says the institute’s approach has helped guide her own research
Professors in discussion
November 2

OHSU and UO joint research teams report progress, plans

Members of 10 teams working together met in Salem to discuss progress and next steps
Imaginary forest world
November 2

UO study finds healthy creativity in kids’ imaginary worlds

Studies led by Marjorie Taylor find children who invent parallel worlds often are strong storytellers

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