Discovery & Innovation

LIGO opens up new way of studying universe
LIGO opens up new way of studying universe
UO math professor James Isenberg shares his viewpoint in the Register-Guard on the enormouse importance of LIGO’s first successful observation
Feb. 22, 2016
UO team helps catch a gravity wave for the first time ever
UO team helps catch a gravity wave for the first time ever
A UO researcher's decision to get some sleep gave a super-sensitive detector a chance to confirm Einstein's theory on gravity and space-time.
Feb. 11, 2016
UO played key role in discovery of gravitational waves
UO played key role in discovery of gravitational waves
Scientists from the University of Oregon played key roles in the detection of a gravitational wave.
Feb. 11, 2016
Skilled workers: Study shows the talents of leafcutter ants
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.
Jan. 28, 2016
A Single Mutation May Have Sparked Multicellular Life
A Single Mutation May Have Sparked Multicellular Life
Discover Magazine features the research of UO's Prehoda lab on the identification of the mutation they believe led to multicellular animals.
Jan. 12, 2016
Startling new finding: 600 million years ago, a biological mishap changed everything
Startling new finding: 600 million years ago, a biological mishap changed everything
The Washington Post covers the research of UO's Prehoda lab on the identification of the mutation they believe led to multicellular animals.
Jan. 11, 2016
UO-led expedition probes undersea magma system
UO-led expedition probes undersea magma system
UO geologists led a month-long Mediterranean expedition to understand the structure of the magma plumbing system that lies six to 12 miles under the seafloor of the island of Santorini.
Jan. 11, 2016
A mutation, a protein combo, and life went multicellular
A mutation, a protein combo, and life went multicellular
UO-led group proposes that an evolutionary change of protein interactions in cells some 600 million years ago changed life on Earth.
Jan. 7, 2016
Climate change meets the humanities in new text by UO team
Climate change meets the humanities in new text by UO team
A new textbook is the first guide to incorporating climate change issues into university-level humanities courses.
Jan. 5, 2016
Eugene's Register-Guard highlights top UO Research findings in 2015
Eugene's Register-Guard highlights top UO Research findings in 2015
The Register-Guard highlights "10 Things We Learned from UO Research in 2015" in a January 2, 2016 story.
Jan. 4, 2016

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