Highlights
EUGENE, Ore. — Feb. 4, 2013 — The University of Oregon’s office for Research, Innovation and Graduate Education (RIGE) has released its annual report for 2012, available online here.
STRATEGIC RESEARCH THEMES — In the winter of 2012, the office for Research, Innovation and Graduate Education (RIGE) convened a series of four brainstorming sessions, dubbed "the breakfast clubs," with a mix of junior, mid-level and eminent researchers from across the campus.
News & Events
Researchers at the University of Oregon are making headlines. To view a collection of recent stories, go to the In the News section on the Oregon Research News website. The site site contains other news items on new discoveries and awards, along with profiles of students and faculty members.
The University of Oregon will build a high speed data network called BONSAI – “Bridging Open Networks for Scientific Applications and Innovation” is a “cloud computing” system in which shared resources and software are stored on central servers that users access via the Internet.
Geri Richmond, the Richard M. and Patricia H. Noyes Professor of Chemistry, has been appointed to the National Science Board.
“I am honored to be selected for service on this board,” said Richmond, who specializes in chemistry, materials science and chemical reactions on liquid surfaces. “I look forward to working with others on the board to advance the cause for science in this nation.”
The Biophysical Society has presented its 2013 Founders Award to Peter von Hippel, a professor of biophysical chemistry and molecular biology in the department of chemistry and the Institute of Molecular Biology at the University of Oregon. The award is given annually to recognize outstanding achievement in any area of biophysics. von Hippel’s research is focused on the physical biochemistry of proteins and nucleic acids, as well as on the mechanisms of the “macromolecular... Read more.
EUGENE, Ore. — (May 13, 2013) — Your brain often works on autopilot when it comes to grammar. That theory has been around for years, but University of Oregon neuroscientists have captured elusive hard evidence 
EUGENE, Ore. — (May 10, 2013) — "Oregon Archaeology," written by three archaeologists at the University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and Cultural History, earned a 2013 Oregon Heritage Excellence Award from the Oregon Heritage Commission.