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Research
May 19, 2026
Research Seed Grant program awards grants to five projects
Projects focus on predatory sea stars, inhibiting tumor growth, healthy eating messages, historic climate resilience, and helping students with disabilities transition from high school to postsecondary education.
Anthropology Bioengineering Biology Education Journalism and Communication Oregon Institute of Marine Biology Prevention Science Institute
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Research
April 30, 2026
The 2026 Faculty Research Awards go to 12 UO scholars
Awardees hail from 10 academic units.
Anthropology Cinema Studies Counseling Psychology and Human Services East Asian Languages and Literatures German and Scandinavian Studies History Journalism and Communication Mathematics Music and Dance Planning, Public Policy, and Management Psychology
Lynn Stephen, a professor and researcher, posing for a photo in of her research.
Ducks Discover
March 20, 2026
Mesoamerican Indigenous languages, voices, and communities in Oregon
When service providers fail to engage with Mesoamerican Indigenous languages, communities are left out.
Anthropology Arts and Sciences Community Engagement Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies Sociology
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Research
October 14, 2025
Weathering headwinds, UO’s research expenditures grow
Faculty receive major awards, OVPRI launches new programs to support research and innovation success.
Anthropology Biology Chemistry Design Education Global Studies Indigenous, Race, and Ethnic Studies Journalism and Communication Neuroscience Physics Research Awards Research Honors Translational Opportunity Program Youth Behavioral and Mental Health Zebrafish
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Research
March 27, 2025
UO chemist, paleoanthropologist named AAAS fellows
Researchers honored for evolution, adaptation studies and developing new methods to remove contaminants from water, soil, and bodies.
Anthropology Chemistry Materials Science Institute
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Research
January 17, 2024
Empowering women in the workforce worldwide
How work both empowers women in Egypt, India, and Bangladesh and reveals the need for greater protections.
African Studies Anthropology Arts and Sciences Global Health
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Research
October 4, 2023
Trees tell tales of past land stewardship in the western Cascades
In the temperate rainforests of Oregon’s western Cascades, the trees tell tales of the past.
Anthropology Arts and Sciences Community Engagement Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments Land Management Machine Learning Wildfire