News Archive

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.
Archaeology Biology Cascadia Region Earthquake Science Center Chemistry Computer science Counseling Psychology and Human Services Earth sciences Education Innovation Knight Campus Launch Oregon Neuroscience philosophy Prevention Science Institute Research Awards Research Honors Undergraduate Research
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
Clusters of barnacles around tidepools on the rocky Oregon coast.
Research
April 8, 2024
Biological rule breakers and population genetics
Angel G. Rivera-Colón studies Pacific acorn barnacles—which have a lot to teach us about how large populations evolve.
Biology Microscopy
A woman in a lab coat points at an image of nematode worms on a computer screen while talking to a student in a lab coat.
Ducks Discover
February 15, 2024
Unveiling reproductive biology
Hands-on research is an invaluable experience for undergraduates and promotes confidence in a laboratory environment. Biology major Nic Lee recounts his experience as an undergraduate researcher in the Libuda lab and how the immersive experience has enriched his academics and personal growth.
Biology Undergraduate Research
Numerous fish swimming underwater.
Research
November 7, 2023
Floundering fish species gets a boost from genomics partnership
Partnering with Floragenex and NOAA to investigate river herring population losses, a UO core facility repurposes tools once used for COVID-19 genomic sequencing.
Bioinformatics Biology Data science Genomics and Cell Characterization Core Facility
View looking across a subalpine meadow with yellow wildflowers in bloom. The meadow is flanked by trees. In the background, the sun sets behind a jagged mountain peak.
Research
October 9, 2023
Accounting for carbon from forest to estuary
A transdisciplinary research partnership between the University of Oregon and the Kō-Kwel/Coquille Indian Tribe will inform a land management plan and build relationships.
Arts and Sciences Biology Climate Change Community Engagement Data science Environmental Studies Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies Interdisciplinary Land Management