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UO geologist is featured in story about Alaska landslides
UO's mass timber grant selection is featured in trade magazine
$11 million grant creates national youth mental health center at UO
The grant will fund a new national children’s mental health center, which will be housed in the university’s Prevention Science Institute, and will bring together faculty and students from the College of Education and the Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health in Portland
4-day school weeks don't benefit most students, UO reports
“The key takeaway is that we’re really just not seeing large benefits around these student outcomes and, if anything, we’re seeing negative outcomes,” said Elizabeth Day, a research assistant professor at the University of Oregon and one of the review’s authors
UO track historian on why Faith Kipyegon's attempt mattered
Lauren Goss, a track and field historian at the University of Oregon, talked about whether these sorts of unofficial events have any precedent
Oregon scientist calls black hole emissions a 'cosmic burp'
The emissions are "the equivalent of a cosmic burp," as Yvette Cendes, a professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Oregon, wrote in Scientific American.
What would it take for Faith Kipyegon to run a sub 4-minute mile?
Brad Wilkins, a human physiologist at the University of Oregon, described the testing and something more “squishy,” as he describes it — the capacity to show psychological resilience when suffering physically.
Hot tubs vs. saunas: UO research reveals which is better for you
"We saw that hot water immersion was the most impactful in increasing core body temperature, which is the main stimulus for these subsequent responses," said study lead author Jessica Atencio, a doctoral student in the lab of Christopher Minson.
Taylor Swift's net worth set to dramatically change
Drew Nobile, an associate professor of Music Theory at the University of Oregon, shared his thoughts.