College of Arts and Sciences

Helping lost treasures return home
UO, Baylor team up for NIH-funded Model Organism Screening Center
Biologist Monte Westerfield will lead the UO's effort, using zebrafish in an effort to unravel genetic mysteries in rare diseases in humans.
In starfish, UO biologist finds waves that drive cell division
Similar discovery in frogs at the University of Wisconsin are tied together in a new paper that points to a window of excitability as daughter cells are created.
Genetics journal names paper led by UO's Cresko as among its Top 10
Paper chosen was a collaborative effort with UO colleague Eric Johnson that continues to influence DNA research around the world.
Win your next argument by blaming it on the brain
An average person seems more likely to believe an explanation about something psychological if it invokes the language of neuroscience.
Researchers will meld sciences to uncover new health treatments
The Center for Translational Neuroscience, led by Phil Fisher and Elliot Berkman, aims to deliver what is found in research to practical application.