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A happy young child running through an airport toward a person with their arms outstretched for a hug.
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
Distant galaxies look like blobs of light in the darkness of space.
Research
January 21, 2025
UO physicist receives nation’s highest honor for early-career scientists
Tien-Tien Yu, who studies particle physics and dark matter, has been award the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers.
Institute of Fundamental Science Physics Research Honors
Aerial view of a Douglas fir forest.
Research
January 9, 2025
Housing solutions: The mass timber promise
The Oregon Mass Timber Innovation Engine aims to leverage sustainable design, applied research, forest resources, and advanced wood products manufacturing.
Architecture Mass timber
A tree with orange leaves stands before a brick building.
Research
December 16, 2024
Applications now open for 2025 UO Foundation grant program
Awards of up to $50,000 will be made to two faculty members for whom resources or external funding opportunities are limited.
Internal funding
An augmented reality version of a city street with traffic calming measures is shown above a real image of the same street.
Research
November 22, 2024
Upending urban planning with augmented reality
The idea of digital streetscape overlays offers the promise of time, money, and public meetings saved while encouraging residents to positively collaborate.
Interdisciplinary
Students walking on a campus path between buildings on a sunny winter day.
Research
November 18, 2024
2025 Research Seed Grant competition now open
The Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation (OVPRI) announces the 2025 Research Seed Grant competition.
Internal funding