Skip to content Skip to navigation

Science/Research Blog Science/Research Blog

Document Actions
Visible Position Show in subfolders
yes Column one yes

Preview

Science/Research Blog

Jim Barlow -- blog art photoVisit  PMR's SciBlog, an informal look at research news.

Newest Addition: If you missed The History Channel's  "All About Dung" and the segment on the Jim Lehrer NewsHour (PBS) Monday night, June 30, you can still catch the coverage that focused on the Paisley Caves research of UO archaeologist Dennis Jenkins.

PMR Affiliations

PMR is located within the UO Division of Advancement and part of the Office of Public and Government Affairs.

Other affiliated offices are:

Development

Trademark Management

Creative Publishing

Government and Community Relations

Science/Research Blog

Jim Barlow -- blog art photoVisit  PMR's SciBlog, an informal look at research news.

Newest Addition: If you missed The History Channel's  "All About Dung" and the segment on the Jim Lehrer NewsHour (PBS) Monday night, June 30, you can still catch the coverage that focused on the Paisley Caves research of UO archaeologist Dennis Jenkins.

Science in the Northwest now has central Web showcase

Logo for Science Northwest, a collaborative regional news site for leading academic research institutions

Looking for the latest research news in the Northwest? Collaborating science writers at the leading Northwest research institutions now have a clearinghouse dedicated to the region's major institutions. The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory now hosts Science Northwest. Check it out!

Research Tidbits

The vice president for research and graduate studies is (Rich Linton). A lot of UO research occurs in designated research centers and institutes, all involving interdisciplinary collaboration. Click for more information

Research Fast Facts

In Fiscal Year 2006-07:

  • UO researchers had $85.3 million in grants and contracts;
  • There were 45 invention disclosures;
  • There were 3 start-ups;
  • Technology transfer revenue was $5.1 million
  • 20 private companies and 9 UO departments, centers and Institutes had a presence in the Riverfront Research Park
  • 66 tenant companies and organizations have located in the Research Park, including 21 start-ups by faculty, students, or based on UO research.

Show me more fast facts

 
UO's Brau addresses International Linear Collider impacts under physics report

Jim Brau mugThe US High Energy Physics Advisory Panel approved a new 10-year US strategic plan on May 29. Among its recommendations is support for accelerator and detector R&D for the ILC in any of the studied federal funding scenarios. UO physics professor Jim Brau provides an insider's look at the report. (Read it) 

Paper by UO's Hutchison is among most-cited of 2007

Image of part of cover of Toward Greener NanosynthesisA research article, "Toward Green Nanosynthesis," which was published in the journal Chemical Reviews, is currently featured on the publications Web site of the American Chemical Society as one of its most-cited papers. Chemistry professor Jim Hutchison, the UO's associate vice president for research and strategic initiatives, co-authored the paper with chemistry colleagues Jennifer A. Dahl and Bettye L. S. Maddux. The three authors also are members of the UO's Materials Science Institute.

PMR Contact Info

Phone: (541) 346-3134
Email: pmr@uoregon.edu

Staff Members (Position Details)
Phil Weiler: 541-346-3873; pweiler@uoregon.edu
Pauline Austin: 541-346-3129; paustin@uoregon.edu
Julie Brown: 541-346-3185; julbrown@uoregon.edu
Jim Barlow: 541-346-3481; jebarlow@uoregon.edu
Zack Barnett: 541-346-3145; zbarnett@uoregon.edu
Shannon Rose: 541-346-3314; roses@uoregon.edu

About the Office

Indian Country Today features teacher ed program

CoEproject

A University of Oregon teacher education program designed in collaboration with the nine federally recognized tribes of Oregon was featured recently in Indian Country Today. The master's program in the College of Education is open to students with a bachelor's degrees who are members of federally recognized tribes or are descended from members. Students receive tuition and a monthly living stipend as well as book and computer allowances. The program's grads must teach at tribal or Title VII-funded schools. Click HERE to read the story.

 

Personal tools