Research Briefs

See the links below for summaries of some of the latest development from the UO’s research community. More in-depth research news is available on the Academic and Research web page.

Philosopy prof co-authors Nature article based on UN work
Barbara Muraca and her colleagues argue for a shift from short-term to sustainable values
Research team earns grant to advance wildfire resiliency
The $500,000 award will help enhance post-fire social and ecological recovery
Reyes-Santos selected to plan prestigious national workshop
She is one of 13 named to the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine panel
UO computer scientist honored with distinguished membership
Reza Rejaie is recognized by the Association for Computing Machinery
UO team contributes to new outlines for tech use by teens
Experts explain why age 10 to 13 is a critical time to support youth in online safety
UO physicists honored with national association fellowships
Raymond Frey and Richard Taylor are named American Physical Society fellows
Oxygen isotopes help pin date on the origin of plate tectonics
Research from Ilya Bindeman’s lab analyzes oxygen in rocks to untangle Earth’s history
Export of Caribbean natural history artifacts impedes research
A new paper argues for re-centering Caribbean perspectives in research on the region
New Cykler Song Scholars program funds graduate students
The scholarship rewards research into composers from underrepresented backgrounds
Empathy and music may be intertwined, new research suggests
Musicologist Zachary Wallmark, colleagues are exploring the evolutionary origin of music