AAA is charter member of new architecture consortium UO will expand its focus on the built environment and human health as part of the AIA Design & Health Research Consortium. Read more about AAA is charter member of new architecture consortium
UO researchers developing a diagnostic reading assessment The test is being designed to help third-fifth graders overcome hurdles to reading comprehension Read more about UO researchers developing a diagnostic reading assessment
Fossil finds yield a surprise about Oregon’s sabertooth salmon Found in a quarry near Madras, the new specimen shows that the ferocious teeth of the ancient fish stuck out sideways from the jaw Read more about Fossil finds yield a surprise about Oregon’s sabertooth salmon
UO grad student to study microbes in urban planning With EPA fellowship, Gwynne Mhuireach will spend two years studying the health impacts of a lack of greenery in some Eugene neighborhoods Read more about UO grad student to study microbes in urban planning
Digest this: Gut microbes may affect brain and behavior Four-member team of UO biologists will use zebrafish to explore that idea with new funding from the National Institutes of Health Read more about Digest this: Gut microbes may affect brain and behavior
Faculty help needed to improve English language instruction AEI survey is part of a research project aimed at helping international students communicate more clearly with UO faculty Read more about Faculty help needed to improve English language instruction
"Brain games" don't live up to the hype, researchers say The statement signed by more than 70 top researchers says people will get better results exercising or socializing than with online brain training Read more about "Brain games" don't live up to the hype, researchers say
Ebola halts program in Ghana, shines light on UO-based disaster resilience network A group email list initiated to serve Disaster Resilient Universities is now tracking Ebola responses and helping disaster planning in higher education Read more about Ebola halts program in Ghana, shines light on UO-based disaster resilience network
UO zebrafish help explain egg-spots on African cichlids' fins Postdoc in the Institute of Neuroscience moves cichlid gene regulatory elements into zebrafish to help unravel an evolutionary mystery Read more about UO zebrafish help explain egg-spots on African cichlids' fins
UO startup center wins NSF grant to help developing nations The center has helped develop Internet capacity and expertise in more than 100 countries around the world Read more about UO startup center wins NSF grant to help developing nations