UO scientist unveils a live look under Antarctica's sea ice
With an NSF grant, biologist Paul Cziko installs a digital window 70 feet under the Antarctic sea ice
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New grant bolsters UO center for environmental humanities
The $600,000 award from the Mellon Foundation will expand the Center for Environmental Futures
Dogged researchers find new clues to the human brain
Experiments with cartoon creatures and MRI show how the brain processes individual experience
Environmental activism takes the stage in professor's new work
Theresa May explores the role of theater in raising awareness about the earth in a new book
Manufacturing day sews a feather in the cap of Portland students
Sports product management students focused on cost and quality using their own production line
Provost awards new Knight Chair to professor of anthropology
Lynn Stephen is an acknowledged researcher, teacher and leader in Latin American studies
UO team to set sail on a quest to trace ancient Pacific voyages
Scott Fitzpatrick and grad student Matthew Napolitano hope to find the earliest settlement of Yap
Five junior faculty members receive prestigious research grant
Five University of Oregon faculty members received prestigious National Science Foundation Career Awards this academic year.
The awards fund research and education activities for five consecutive years and help identify early career faculty members poised to become leaders in their fields. The foundation grants the awards once a year and they are among the most competitive grants awarded by the agency.
This year’s awardees include:
Changes in ocean fishing could save some species from extinction
A UO-led study finds mammals, turtles and birds caught by mistake would benefit from reforms
UO team asks Americans how to restore trust in the media
Journalism instructors Lisa Heyamoto and Todd Milbourn look behind the low approval numbers