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
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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
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
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
"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
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
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
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
Paisley Caves added to National Register of Historic Places
Dried human excrement dating to 14,400 years ago helped the Oregon site make the National Register of Historic Places
UO institute pioneers new educational method to protect at-risk youth in Northwest tribes
A new approach by the Northwest Indian Language Institute incorporates language and cultural instruction into high school curriculums