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Group of students participating in a hackathon

Sprinting Toward Innovation

Student coders put their creativity to the test at QuackHacks, a 24-hour hackathon organized by computer science students.

A man being helped out of an ambulance by two paramedics

Students in Cahoots with CAHOOTS

Data science undergrads use their analytical skills for public good in a research-based course piloted last spring.

College of Arts and Sciences alum Devan Chandler on set of show ‘Ghosts.’

Get Your Winter Binge On

Need something to watch? Check out our list of movies and TV shows featuring CAS faculty and alumni.

CAS Dean Chris Poulsen

Learn Today, Change Tomorrow

Discover what Dean Chris Poulsen has to say about how experiential learning propelled him toward a career as a climate scientist.

two people working at a microscope

Tiny Invisible Universes

In UO’s materials characterization labs, researchers are pushing the boundaries of what can be observed through a microscope.

Student standing in a field operating a drone

Up, Up and Away

Are flying robots taking over? Not in this geography class, where students learn how to control the drones that will help map our future.

Academic and career advisor Sonia Gordillo advises students who are pre-health and plan to go to medical school or other health-related graduate program.

Meeting Students Where They Are

What’s the best way to leverage your degree into a successful career path? Find out how CAS advisors help students flourish both in college and beyond.

Colin Wilfrid chose to attend UO in part for its disability studies program and in part for its marching band

Exploring Identity in CAS

Students who come to CAS seeking a degree often find something even greater: themselves. Discover how an identity-focused major or minor can lead to a fulfilling career.

Brian Diamond examines a model of a crystal structure on the University of Oregon’s supercomputer

A Supercomputer Scavenger Hunt for Energy Storage

The discovery of a material that can efficiently store and deliver electrochemical energy could be a game changer in the transition to clean power. Christopher Hendon and his chemistry research group are searching for it—not in the ground, but in the circuits of a supercomputer.

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Blowing Minds

Have you ever held a human brain in your hand? Or watched in fascination as zebrafish neurons make connections in real time? Or helped develop a potential brain implant? These are just a few of our students' mind-blowing highlights from the growing Neuroscience Program.

Computer screen showing blocking of cyber attack

Hacking the Job Market

Millions of cyberattacks each year put our sensitive information at risk. A new hands-on major prepares students to become front-line defenders of consumer privacy within the dynamic and growing cybersecurity field.

Jogger's legs

How to Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions

Want to make New Year’s resolutions you’ll actually keep this year? Psychology doctoral student Deanna Strayer offers research-backed tips for successful goal setting to help you stick to your resolutions throughout the coming year.

OIMB-IMAX

Little Larvae to Hit the Big Screen

Students from the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology delved into the Atlantic Ocean in search of rare organisms that thrive without sunlight. An upcoming IMAX film will document their journey—and, they hope, inspire a new generation of women scientists.

Nadia Singh

Mentorship at the Core of Research Training Program

PREP Bio offers transformative experiences for aspiring graduate researchers
from minoritized backgrounds.

REEES speaker

Rethinking Russian Studies

As Russia continues to wage war on Ukraine, UO faculty are joining a global effort to decolonize Russian and Slavic studies. By shining a spotlight on Ukraine and other former colonies, they're celebrating the resilience of the human spirit. 

Mindfulness Yoga

Free Your Mind—and Peace Will Follow

Mindfulness is a theme of one of the most popular elective courses at the UO, taught by David McCormick, director of the Institute of Neuroscience. Discover how a mindfulness routine can help you—and how you can get started.