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Free admission offered at UO museums on home football weekends

The UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art invite all inside

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Physics in the new age of the Large Hadron Collider

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"

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Bone parts don't add up to conclusion of Palauan dwarfs

Bone parts don't add up to conclusion of Palauan dwarfs

University of Oregon skeletal and dental expert Greg Nelson helps rebut recent widely publicized claims of Hobbit-like humans on Palau some 2,000 years ago

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Cemetery recovery complete at Sacred Heart's RiverBend campus

Cemetery recovery complete at Sacred Heart's RiverBend campus

UO archaeologists find forgotten remains, 12 graves and artifacts on land of pioneering Springfield family

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Young artists' reception at the UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Young artists' reception at the UO Museum of Natural and Cultural History

If the Shoe Fits – Kids Contemplate Shoes features artwork by local fourth graders

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Indian scientist returning to UO roots to discuss breakthrough

Indian scientist returning to UO roots to discuss breakthrough

Imran Siddiq to detail his discovery that could benefit genetic hardiness in future crop production

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Microbes, by latitudes and altitudes, shed new light on life's diversity

Microbes, by latitudes and altitudes, shed new light on life's diversity

Oregon biologist Jessica Green is working in the new frontier of ecological and evolutionary research

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Museum of Natural and Cultural History breaks ground for new wing

Museum of Natural and Cultural History breaks ground for new wing

Landmark expansion needed to safeguard Oregon's ancient treasures

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Home Movie Day celebrates amateur filmmaking

Home Movie Day celebrates amateur filmmaking

An event on Aug. 16 encourages preservation of home movies

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Jim Hutchison featured on ScienCentral piece about green nanotechnology

Face shot of Jim HutchisonSome are calling it a revolution in manufacturing technology. But, will nanotechnology be a "green" industry? It’s a question that some scientists are saying needs to be answered now, before nano-tech goes big-time. ScienCentral News has produced a video with the UO's Jim Hutchison, who is noted as one who is spinning gold -- gold and copper nanoparticles so small, billions would fit on the head of a pin. (Check it out)

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Public event, Sept. 12: Cracking Open the Universe, the LHC and future physics

On Sept. 10, the first beam ever will be sent through and around the Large Hadron Collider, a brand new particle accelerator, in Geneva, Switzerland.

University of Oregon physicists have key roles in this international endeavor. Come to campus for a free evening event to learn more about the "first beam" and how the LHC will advance the quest of physics to learn about the fundamental nature of the universe.

Speakers: Jim Brau, Graham Kribs and Eric Torrence … Friday, Sept. 12, 7 p.m., Columbia Hall, Room 150MORE DETAILS.

(Anyone with an interest in science will get a bang out of this event!)

 


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