News Archive

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
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Research
February 5, 2025
Mental health and immigration: Victimhood versus agency
UO anthropologist Kristin Yarris explores the intersection of immigration rights and health equity.
Global studies Mental Health Womens and gender studies
A young child sleeping in bed with their head on a pillow.
Research
January 31, 2025
UO researchers explore sleep’s role in kids’ mental health
Two UO faculty offer concrete ideas to improve child and adolescent sleep.
Ballmer Institute Child/youth Lewis Center for Neuroimaging Mental Health
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
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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