From the cosmos to the microcosmos, the natural sciences seek to satisfy
our limitless curiosity about the world around us. Spanning generations,
this broad and intense investigation has yielded practical benefits in
health care and disease control, the exploration of space, and the development
of a global communications network. Many of these successes can be credited
to America's research universities-the engines of discovery. At the University
of Oregon, the sciences have long attracted top scholars who bring their
experience and enthusiasm into the classroom. Undergraduate students benefit
from learning first-hand about exciting developments in such areas as
cellular biology, cognitive neuroscience, and planetary physics.