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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
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
Four children wearing backpacks and carrying books run up a staircase in a school.
Research
October 24, 2023
Children’s mental health development study receives $1.9M infusion
The landmark effort investigates how health outcomes are impacted by a range of exposures and experiences, as well as timing.
Child/youth Counseling Psychology and Human Services Education Mental Health Prevention Science Institute
The covered walkway in front of the Hedco building, covered by vines.
Research
June 16, 2023
Grants support depression prevention, mental health research
The UO Foundation Trustee Excellence Fund provides seed funding to faculty from any discipline.
Arts and Sciences Child/youth Education HEDCO Institute for Evidence-Based Educational Practice Internal funding Mental Health Psychology
Cartoon image of a head growing flowers and three people maintaining them.
Research
June 10, 2022
How do smartphones affect our mental health?
A UO-led study of Android users investigates the effects of smartphone use on mental and physical well-being.
Center for Digital Mental Health Mental Health