Research and Innovation

Students design hospitals of engineered wood, sharpen job skills 
UO will put $4 million into boosting doctoral enrollment
In addition to funding at least 40 new doctoral students, the funding also will help the university boost diversity in the Graduate School.
UO lands four scholars for obesity prevention cluster
The new faculty members will be part of the Health Promotion and Obesity Prevention Initiative, one of the UO’s clusters of excellence.
Skilled workers: Study shows the talents of leafcutter ants
Research in Colombia, Ecuador and Robert Schofield's UO lab shows how these ants use their legs and divide their leaf-processing duties.
Science Friday chases bugs with look at UO research
The popular NPR program will feature research from the UO on microbial clouds and antibiotic-resistent pathogens found in dust.
UO idea for bio-inspired implant wins $900,000 grant
The award from the W.M. Keck Foundation will support an interdisciplinary research team led by physicist Richard Taylor.