Research and Innovation

Students design hospitals of engineered wood, sharpen job skills 
U.S. scientists, including UO's Green, propose microbiome initiative
Proposal in the journal Science seeks a broad unified effort to expand research and harness the potential benefits of microbial communities.
Buzz-saw shark: UO exhibit to feature ancient whorl-tooth fish
'Buzz Sharks of Long Ago' opens Nov. 5 at Museum of Natural and Cultural History, showcasing works by Alaska artist and fossil fanatic Ray Troll.
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.
New Duck Store incubator aims to hatch more startups
A partnership between the Duck Store and the Office of Brand Management, the incubator will work with microbusinesses and entrepreneurs.
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.