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Portrait of Nico Burns in a field
Ducks Discover
March 7, 2025
Plant genetics, talking mushrooms, and brain plasticity: Summers well spent
Undergraduate research is a highlight of many students’ experiences at the University of Oregon.
Arts and Sciences Biology Honors College Human physiology Institute of Ecology and Evolution Mental Health Microscopy Neuroscience Psychology Undergraduate Research Wildfire
Tapley Sorenson stands in front of a sign at the 2024 Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Ducks Discover
November 7, 2024
Biological sex differences and sleep
Undergraduate researcher spent the summer investigating how biological sex differences influence sleep cycles.
Arts and Sciences Biology Honors College Neuroscience Undergraduate Research
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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A woman underwater wearing scuba gear and holding a camera.
Ducks Discover
August 8, 2024
Better underwater vehicle design courtesy of a transparent plankton
Salp colonies form different chain arrangements that could help inform ocean exploration.
Biology Oregon Institute of Marine Biology
A woman looks into the viewfinder of a microscope in a lab.
Research
May 2, 2024
Neuroscientist Judith Eisen named to National Academy of Sciences
She was chosen for her work on neuron development and how it is affected by microbes.
Biology Institute of Neuroscience zebrafish