Study suggests organic farming needs direction to be sustainable
Weak adherence to recommended practices may be behind the levels of greenhouse gases coming from large-scale organic farming operations.
Academics and Research
UO team opens window on landscape formation
Doctoral student finds way to fast-forward geological time to see how places like Oregon's Painted Hills and the Colorado Plateau evolved.
Minor heart condition may come into play at high altitude, says UO team
A small opening in the heart that doesn't close in infancy is linked by a study in Bolivia to potentially serious health complications.
UO-led study finds that two hormones influence a negotiator's success
Rise or fall of the stress hormone cortisol may be an important factor in coming out ahead financially, finds a team led by psychology's Pranjal Mehta.
New program brings faculty expertise to broader audiences
The Media Ambassadors Program helps connect journalists with UO faculty with expertise on issues of the day.
UO physicist Parthasarathy part of potentially high-impact project
Zebrafish will be used in an effort combining physics and biology that initially seeks to neutralize a cholera-causing bacterium.
UO to be 'eyes and ears' as hunt resumes for gravitational waves
Team of UO physicists helped install advanced sensors for the Advanced LIGO Project that was formally dedicated in Washington.
UO archaeologist Jon Erlandson featured in new PBS series
'First Peoples' traces the history of modern humans after they expanded out of Africa into Europe, Asia and the Americas
UO study finds no disadvantages for kids raised by same-sex parents
Sociology professor Ryan Light and a colleague in Denver reviewed 19,000 previous studies as part of their research.
Weak working memory linked to higher sexual risk-taking, UO study finds
Long-running study involving the College of Education's Atika Khurana continues to define consequences of poor impulse control.