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Abby Cullen, post-doctoral researcher at the Aging and Vascular lab at the University of Oregon uses a microscope to look at the arteries of mice.
Ducks Discover
July 30, 2024
Zinc, artery health, and Alzheimer’s
Understanding how zinc deficiency may stiffen arteries could help scientists understand the causes of Alzheimer’s disease.
Arts and Sciences Human physiology Terrestrial Animal Care Services
A scientist, wearing a lab coat and goggles, bends over a lab jack under the fume hood where he conducts his research. He is holding a syringe full of water over two cotton samples sitting at the lab jack.
Ducks Discover
July 29, 2024
The future of waterproofing: UO chemist plans sustainable startup
Alex Rosen is spinning off his research on mineral-based waterproof coatings to produce a sustainable replacement for forever chemicals.
Arts and Sciences Chemistry Innovation Materials Science Institute
Two children play on a beach next to two beached metal boats. Mountains can be seen in the distance across the water.
Research
May 6, 2024
UO faculty earn grants for language preservation, health equity research
Gabriela Pérez Báez and Arafaat Valiani have been recognized by the National Endowment of the Humanities.
Arts and Sciences Global health History Linguistics Research Awards
Trees line the shore of the Metolius river on a clear day.
Innovation
February 19, 2024
Enabling wellness is the goal of two UO-based startups
NatureQuant and ReDefine Health Promotion address nature deficit and harmful body-size discrimination, respectively.
Arts and Sciences Education Sport and Wellness Womens Innovation Network
A male (buck) mule deer against an evening sunset.
Research
February 5, 2024
Data science for social and ecological good
Two UO researchers are bringing machine learning and neural networks to bear in the quest to aid wildlife managers and public health organizations.
Arts and Sciences Computer science Data science Institute of Ecology and Evolution
Women gather in a seated circle around a woman who is talking.
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
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