Physical Sciences
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Seattle architect to discuss Pacific Northwest architecture during Portland, Eugene lectures
James Cutler brings harmony of materials and environment to his work.
UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History to host Identification Day
Visitors are invited to shake the dust off of their mystery items and find out more about them.
Think green, UO's Hutchison says, to reduce nanotech hazards
In an invited paper in the international journal ACS Nano, UO prof points to greener nanoscience as a key to safety
Gillem's 'America Town' lauded for scholarly excellence
The Environmental Design Research Association has selected a book by the University of Oregon's Mark L. Gillem for one of its 2008 EDRA/Places awards. Gillem was chosen for "America Town: Building the Outposts of Empire."
UO science outreach program heads into Hermiston & Umatilla-Morrow Education Service District
Doctoral chemistry & physics students to help GK-12 teachers teach science under NSF grant
UO physicists celebrate milestone in collider construction
Final piece of powerful particle detector is lowered into Swiss facility -- a new world of research awaits scientific inquiry
Expert on electronic voting issues to speak at UO
Computer scientist Barbara Simons, national expert on technical glitches in electronic voting, to be part of Distinguished Lecture Series of the department of computer and information science on March 13
UO dedicates nanoscience research center
Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories will help boost Oregon’s economy
University of Oregon physicist Parthasarathy receives NSF career award
Raghuveer Parthasarathy, winner of a similar Sloan honor in 2007, will use National Science Foundation award for his research, undergraduate teaching and middle-school outreach programs
Oregon's Hurwit to be part of NOVA's Parthenon special
Art historian's expertise helps guide documentary on the technical aspects involved in Greece's long-running restoration project of the Parthenon and Acropolis of Athens
UO participants play key role in LIGO's new view of a cosmic event
Members of the UO's Center for High Energy Physics analyze dramatic February 2007 gamma ray burst, narrowing the list of possible points of origin
Take proactive approach to nano, UO's Hutchison tells congressional caucus
As an invited speaker to the Congressional Nanotechnology Caucus, UO chemistry professor Jim Hutchison urged policymakers and their staffs to pursue a proactive approach to developing design rules so that nanomaterials, for any use, are safe for both the environment and the public.
Mineral ages show Blue Mountain rocks related to Klamath, Sierra Nevadas
Dating of sedimentary zircon taken from Oregon basins suggests a Jurassic link, UO doctoral researcher Todd LaMaskin says at the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America
UO to young women: Consider career in science
Saturday (Oct. 20) forum to kick off the new Women in Technology and Science initiative of the UO College of Arts and Sciences
A long way to Absolute Zero -- U.S. debut on NOVA
With grants from the NSF, BBC and Sloan Foundation, the UO's Russell Donnelly is targeting middle schoolers but also showing the world how science's quest for cold has unfolded over time ... and continues. The resulting two-part documentary appears for the first time on U.S. television Jan. 8 and 15 on NOVA, a production of PBS.