New wildfire camera in Eugene bolsters fire-spotting network
EARTH SCIENCES - UO’s Oregon Hazards Lab is expanding the state's network of fire detection cameras.
Natural Sciences
Researchers use monkey teeth to hone dates of hominin fossils
ANTHROPOLOGY - Teeth from an extinct monkey species are a clue to the ages of fossils of human ancestors throughout South Africa. A study from UO anthropologist Stephen Frost and a team of colleagues updates the proposed ages of key fossil sites in South Africa, sites that hold important clues to human evolution.
UO neuroscientists look deep into the eyes of the octopus
NEUROSCIENCE - The animal's sophisticated visual system could offer clues to brain evolution
Study finds a gut-brain link tied to social development
BIOLOGY - Gut microbes encourage specialized cells to prune back extra connections in brain circuits that control social behavior, new UO research in zebrafish shows. The pruning is essential for the development of normal social behavior.
UO chemist gets grant to study more RNA strands at once
CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY - A University of Oregon chemist who is studying RNA structures that carry specific biological functions hopes to translate the findings into advances that will impact all of humanity, such as the COVID vaccine.
New technique makes gene editing at scale possible in animals
BIOLOGY - A new gene editing technique developed by UO researchers compresses what previously would have been years of work into just a few days, making new kinds of research possible in animal models.
NSF grant boosts UO efforts to support STEM teachers
A $4.2 million National Science Foundation grant will boost the UO’s efforts to build a support community for STEM teachers across 14 Western states through the agency’s Robert Noyce Teacher Scholarship Program.
Psychology invests in new diversity science research area
PSYCHOLOGY - A new discipline in psychology at the University of Oregon is broadening the department’s inclusivity with three new dedicated faculty hires.
New study details the microbial origins of Type 1 diabetes
BIOLOGY - Almost a decade ago, UO graduate student Jennifer Hampton Hill made a fortuitous find: A protein made by gut bacteria that triggered insulin-producing cells to replicate. The protein was an important clue to the biological basis for Type 1 diabetes.
Marine Biology Students Get Their Feet Wet at OIMB
BIOLOGY - It’s 6 a.m. on a summer morning on the Oregon coast, and a dozen undergraduate students wearing tall rubber boots are piling into vans. They’re juggling granola bars and notebooks, texting friends who are running late.