Research and Innovation

The UO is named an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University
UO's accidental discovery hits Science Nation spotlight
The NSF video looks at SupraSensor Technologies, a spinoff company founded after a project in chemistry found a new way to monitor nitrates on farms.
Nematode brains offer window into human sleep problems
UO project suggests that neuron firing in foraging roundworms is similar to fragmentation in humans who struggle to sleep, a first step in the search for new treatments.
Genes in spotted gar could boost biomedical use of zebrafish
UO-led genome sequencing project determines that the ancient fish is a sound bridge for advancing research on human diseases.
Former UO grad student a Golden Mole finalist
Calden Carroll discovered a molecule that lights up in the presence of of nitrates by accident while doing graduate work in chemistry at the UO.
Research forum puts graduate students in the spotlight
With more than $5,000 in prize money on the table, graduate students had a chance to not only display their work but move it forward too.