Physical Sciences
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Darwin lecture focuses on altruism and evolution
Next in "Darwin Bicentennial Birthday Celebration" is Feb. 10
Charcoal evidence tracks climate changes in Younger Dryas
Idea of widespread fires sparked by theorized Clovis-age comet strike is not supported, researchers say
UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History announces Junior Archaeology Club
Seven-week course will meet on Saturdays from Jan. 17 to Feb. 28
Lecture series celebrates the life and work of Charles Darwin
'The Origin of Species' was published 150 years ago
Six North American sites hold 12,900-year-old nanodiamond-rich soil
Discoveries consistent with theory of Clovis-age disruption by cosmic event, say nine-member team led by the UO's Doug Kennett
Oregon's Rogue River Basin to face climate-change hurdles
University of Oregon's Climate Leadership Initiative collaborates with other agencies to look at 2040 & 2080 (with VIDEOS)
People, not just a building, make for 'place'
UO historic preservation expert says architects should put people, environment and use into new designs
Oregon theory may help design tomorrow's sustainable polymer
Theoretical chemist at the UO provides focus to years of unexplained behavior of molecules moving in plastics
New nanocluster to boost thin films for semiconductors
University of Oregon, Oregon State discovery speeds production and yields; may lead to greener process
OSU, UO gain NSF support for “green materials” center
University of Oregon chemist Dave Johnson is co-director of the new Center for Green Materials Chemistry
Fuzziness on the road to physics' grand unification theory
University of Oregon theoretical physicists suggest a layer of particles may exist and block a merger
Climate change, human activity and wildfires
UO-led study of last 2,000 years of charcoal evidence suggests human impacts have curtailed fires in most areas
Physics in the new age of the Large Hadron Collider
Public gathering, "Cracking Open the Universe," Sept. 12 at the UO to detail "new physics" being opened by the "First Beam"
Museum of Natural and Cultural History breaks ground for new wing
Landmark expansion needed to safeguard Oregon's ancient treasures
University of Oregon receives publication's highest honors for sustainability
UO makes The Princeton Review's "Green Rating Honor Roll."
Green chemistry cooks up a national award for UO doctoral student
Lallie McKenzie is given the 2008 Kenneth G. Hancock Memorial Award for green chemistry, becoming the second national winner from Jim Hutchison's green chemistry/nanotechnology laboratory
Researchers confirm benzene-like electron delocalization of important molecule
University of Oregon team's findings could pave way for synthetic compounds useful in drug discovery and materials science
Oregon BEST makes 1st investment in state sustainability research
Five UO researchers in three projects get funding from Oregon BEST to use in work focusing on sustainability that has potential for creating new companies and jobs for the state
UO scientist boosts search for Crab Pulsar's gravitational waves
Robert Schofield’s ‘crab-protection’ techniques improve the sensitivity of LIGO’s gravitational wave observatories by reducing interference
Oregon physicists don't flip spin but find possible electron switch
Unexpected results in Hailin Wang's optics lab offer a potential tool for selectively manipulating electron spins in new technologies