Musicologist tapped for prestigious NY fellowship
Smith will be in residence this summer at the Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University, where she and a collaborator will finish a book on 19th-century ballets.
Academics and Research
UO researcher receives young investigator award
Cristopher Niell, whose research focuses on large-scale neural networks, was among a group of 47 scientists selected by the Office of Naval Research.
UO's accidental discovery hits Science Nation spotlight
The NSF video looks at SupraSensor Technologies, a spinoff company founded after a project in chemistry found a new way to monitor nitrates on farms.
Learning to cope with the Internet of Things (Cascade)
A new course taught by computer science professor Stephen Fickas is modeled on the interconnected world that will await students once they graduate.
Like it or not, we all have our own cloud of microbes (OQ)
Thanks to research conducted by BioBE scientists, we now know that each of us emits a one-of-a-kind microbial cloud into the surrounding air.
Nematode brains offer window into human sleep problems
UO project suggests that neuron firing in foraging roundworms is similar to fragmentation in humans who struggle to sleep, a first step in the search for new treatments.
Genes in spotted gar could boost biomedical use of zebrafish
UO-led genome sequencing project determines that the ancient fish is a sound bridge for advancing research on human diseases.
Former UO grad student a Golden Mole finalist
Calden Carroll discovered a molecule that lights up in the presence of of nitrates by accident while doing graduate work in chemistry at the UO.
Research forum puts graduate students in the spotlight
With more than $5,000 in prize money on the table, graduate students had a chance to not only display their work but move it forward too.
As glaciers melt, more voices in research are needed
Fresh eyes of a UO undergraduate on a growing environmental problem led to a project that found gender vulnerabilities should be considered.