Academics and Research

Gabriel Sanchez attended Society for Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science national conference and received an undergraduate research award.
A mammoth tusk has landed on the UO campus, months after a hired hand on a northeast Oregon ranch thought he saw a petrified log sticking out of a hillside.
Four Alaska Native students got the chance over the summer to conduct research on the cutting edge of innovation at the University of Oregon. They used innovative strategies to isolate novel bacteria from fish. They explored the emerging fields of gnotobiology, live imaging, genomics and bioinformatics. They gained a holistic understanding of biology that focuses on host-microbe systems.
A broad spectrum of UO faculty members attended a Research Faculty Breakfast with President Michael Gottfredson as part of October Research Month.
Cris Niell is featured in a new article in the journal Nature, on the surge of interest in research of examining the visual system of mice.