Research and Innovation

Students design hospitals of engineered wood, sharpen job skills 
OQ: Online safety and the new ethics of privacy
A new center at the UO is researching ways to keep data secure while working to define privacy in the digital age
UO-led team may have solved a mystery of plate movement
Discoveries off the Washington coast suggest that molten material of the mantle is a driving, active player in the shifting of Earth's outer shell
Researchers study tweets to gain insights on mental health
Two faculty are delving into social media for clues about personalities, emotions and potential clinical symptoms.
Zebrafish at UO shed light on bacterial competition in the gut
Researchers in three UO labs discover that normal muscle contractions of the gut are as vital as bacterial populations in maintaining health
Researchers probe brain structure to find new treatments
At the UO's new Center for Translational Neuroscience, researchers work toward personalized solutions for problems ranging from addiction and depression to Alzheimer’s