UO receives Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for research in global health and development
Janis Weeks will pursue the research project, “Neurophysiology-based platform for STH drug discovery.”
Academics and Research
Undergraduate Research Symposium fills the EMU
Poster exhibits filled the EMU's concourse and lounge as students gathered to share their research efforts during the third annual Undergraduate Symposium.
Richmond speaks to the essential properties of water at Spring Presidential Research Lecture
Geri Richmond spoke before an audience of faculty members, students and community members at the Spring 2013 Presidential Research Lecture.
2013 UO Research Excellence Award recipients announced
Six faculty have been named winners of the 2013 UO Research Excellence Awards, sponsored by the Office for Research, Innovation and Graduate Education
UO researchers had role in international study of an ancient fish
Ingo Braasch and John Postlethwait identified more than 50 genes still present in fish but potentially "left in the water" when fish began to walk on land.
New research award fosters interdisciplinary projects
Four professors were recognized by Research, Innovation and Graduate Education as recipients of the 2013 Incubating Interdisciplinary Initiatives Award.
UO's Ariola spends sabbatical in Paris
Zena Ariola is spending the 2012-13 academic year at the French institute INRIA, where she will work on research in computer programming languages.
UO researcher using tech tools to help families tackle child behaviors
Wendy Machalicek has new and exciting uses for iPads and Skype: quick, direct distance consulting for parents of children who engage in challenging behavior.
Cheney’s research expands Civil Rights debate
A review of Brown v. Board of Education reveals “a lack of consensus among blacks over the message and method of civil rights activism,” Charise Cheney found.
Oregon researchers synthesize negative-charge carrying molecular structures
University of Oregon chemists have synthesized organic molecular structures that move both positive and negative electrical charges.