News Archive

Two female scientists in a lab smiling.
Research
December 7, 2023
Motivation is crucial: A Q&A with Jenefer Husman
Training students to become scientists or science teachers hinges on their motivation, confidence, and mentorship experiences.
Education Knight Campus Undergraduate Research
A woman wearing a lab coat and eye protection pipettes under a fume hood in a lab.
Ducks Discover
December 5, 2023
Training the next generation of scientists and leaders
Hui Undergraduate Research Scholars program joins UO ecosystem of support and resources dedicated to broadening participation in STEM.
Undergraduate Research
Three computer stations with people sitting at them or walking past them seen through glass doors.
Ducks Discover
November 8, 2023
Becoming instrumental
Technical expertise, hands-on training key features of materials analysis graduate program housed in UO core facility.
Center for Advanced Materials Characterization in Oregon Chemistry Microscopy
Two women dressed in business attire laugh with a third who is facing away from the camera.
Research
November 7, 2023
Gender research opens pathways for feminist futures
The Center for the Study of Women in Society celebrates 50 years; anniversary event series will culminate with visit by Anita Hill.
Center for the Study of Women in Society Interdisciplinary
Transmission electron microscope image.
Research
November 7, 2023
Zooming in on microscopy capabilities
The UO’s transmission electron microscope serves multiple departments, is a teaching tool, and is widely used by other institutions.
Center for Advanced Materials Characterization in Oregon Microscopy
Numerous fish swimming underwater.
Research
November 7, 2023
Floundering fish species gets a boost from genomics partnership
Partnering with Floragenex and NOAA to investigate river herring population losses, a UO core facility repurposes tools once used for COVID-19 genomic sequencing.
Bioinformatics Biology Data science Genomics and Cell Characterization Core Facility
A microscope image of shocked quartz, which shows a diagonal black line across the surface of a quartz crystal.
Ducks Discover
November 2, 2023
Rock shock
What a black line in a chunk of quartz can tell us about meteorite impact at historically important sites.
Center for Advanced Materials Characterization in Oregon Earth sciences