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A young woman sits at a table wearing gloves and using a pipette
Ducks Discover
October 15, 2024
Exploring ketamine's potential for reducing Alzheimer’s symptoms
Olivia Estes, VPRI undergraduate summer fellow and biology major, is one of multiple people on campus conducting science that may one day help treat Alzheimer's disease.
Arts and Sciences Biology Mental Health Undergraduate Research
A diagram of cats shows how small RNA pathways contribute to gene expression in offspring
Ducks Discover
October 14, 2024
Career paths and RNA pathways
Undergraduate research experiences help students explore interests and consider career options.
Arts and Sciences Biology Undergraduate Research
Sunset is reflected in the glass of the brick HEDCO building on the UO campus.
Research
October 7, 2024
UO touts $7 million increase in research expenditures
Setting up faculty, students, the institution, and collaborators for successful scholarship and partnerships.
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The UO Portland library building at dusk with lights on inside the building.
Research
October 4, 2024
UO’s new Portland campus expands research opportunities
The new campus in northeast Portland hosts seven research centers with room to grow.
Ballmer Institute Global health Institute for Health in the Built Environment Journalism and Communication Prevention Science Institute Sport and Wellness UO Portland
A concrete walkway leads past Allen Hall on the University of Oregon campus.
Ducks Discover
October 3, 2024
“Science isn’t finished until it’s communicated”
Students receive “real world” science communications training and learn about UO research in the process.
Journalism and Communication
Research participant sits in a chair and has an electroencephalogram (EEG) cap placed on their head.
Ducks Discover
September 27, 2024
Is ‘awe’ the new psychedelic?
UO researchers are studying if certain emotions have the same neurological effects as psychedelic drugs.
Arts and Sciences Human physiology Institute of Neuroscience Mental Health
any small arrows form an image of a swirling vortex and lines along a flat plane. The arrows are colored in red and blue to represent the direction of travel.
Ducks Discover
September 26, 2024
What skyrmions could tell us about natural phenomena
A UO physicist is investigating unique magnetic field patterns and their possible connection to hurricanes and black holes.
Arts and Sciences Center for Advanced Materials Characterization in Oregon Physics