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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 makes first payment to state treasury for tax credits

Legislation has created a 'spiral going in the right direction' for economic development

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

UO geography professor Bartlein chosen as AAAS Fellow

Science organization cites Bartlein's work in the modeling and visualization of climate-vegetation issues

Work with fungus uncovering keys to DNA methylation

Eric Selker's lab reports progress on biochemical communications among proteins involved in gene silencing

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)

Researchers gain new insight on wonder of cell division

Basic research with roundworms in Bruce Bowerman's lab provides a new view of protein interactions and up & down regulation

Science lovers attend UO's Summer Program for Undergraduate Research

Morehouse College junior bypassed Harvard and Duke to spend his summer break doing real biology research on the UO campus

Northwest climate change is target of $3.2 million in grants to UO

NSF, DOE projects by Bart Johnson and Scott Bridgham aim to drive policies to protect people and ecosystems

Obesity, abnormal 'reward circuitry' in brain linked by imaging studies

Gene tied to dopamine signaling also implicated in overeating, says team with ties to University of Oregon

Why do women get more cavities than men?

UO anthropologist John Lukacs reviews historical records, finds links to fertility, hormones and reproductive pressures

UO's Postlethwait to pursue Fanconi anemia work in Germany

With Humboldt Research Award, UO biologist will collaborate on potential disease cure in zebrafish

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

Oregon students explore the ocean floor -- personally -- in the Bahamas

Imagine being graded on what you see through the porthole of a deep-diving submersible on the bottom of the tropical Atlantic

UO biologist wins Senior Scholar Award in Aging

Ellison Medical Foundation grant will boost Patrick Phillips' work on worms designed to understand genetic variation in aging

A new hand -- and signs of sensory recovery

University of Oregon neuroscientist finds transplanted hand-to-brain mapping 35 years after loss of limb

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

Museum of Natural and Cultural History breaks ground for new wing

Landmark expansion needed to safeguard Oregon's ancient treasures

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

Members of consumer-driven health plans choosing less care

CDHP participants may be at risk by discontinuing meds for serious chronic conditions, University of Oregon-led studies find

UO biologist among 2008 Pew Scholars in the Biomedical Sciences

Hui Zong will use four-year award to study initial development of cancerous tumors with his own technique

UO chooses first projects funded by new tax credit program

Awards will advance power-saving lighting and a technique to assess hearing capability in young or ill

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

Origin of cells for connective tissues of skull and face challenged

University of Oregon biologist James Weston documents a source distinct from, but near, a long-accepted location

First steps in Eugene lead to big reductions of greenhouse gas emissions

Carbon footprints decline by two tons per person in first year's use of UO's Climate Master program

MitoSciences Inc. and University of Oregon complete biotechnology deal

Agreement strengthens the sharing of monoclonal antibodies with life-science researchers around the world, brings financial returns to the university

Two UO faculty selected as 2008 Guggenheim Fellows

Shawn R. Lockery, biology, and Philip W. Scher, anthropology, are among 190 U.S. & Canadian artists, scientists and scholars chosen this year

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.

Researchers, led by UO archaeologist, find pre-Clovis human DNA

Discoveries by Dennis Jenkins from Oregon's Paisley Caves validate claims made years ago by UO anthropologist Luther Cressman

Clovis-age overkill didn't take out California's flightless sea duck

Scientists, including University of Oregon archaeologist Jon Erlandson, cite radiocarbon dating of bones at coastal archaeological sites

Researchers make case for standardized analysis of cardiac imaging

Oregon Heart & Vascular Institute, University of Oregon and L.A.'s Cedar-Sinai find inconsistencies

UO study raises questions on synthetic progestins

Focus on healthy young women finds MPA decreases endothelial function, a key to vascular stability

Sociologist, administrator selected as dean of UO College of Arts & Sciences

 

UO dedicates nanoscience research center

Lorry I. Lokey Laboratories will help boost Oregon’s economy

Parental intervention boosts education of kids at high risk of failure

University of Oregon neuroscientists in Helen Neville's Brain Development Lab are using basic research findings to address real world problems, especially socioeconomic stumbling blocks

Oregon researchers discover a mechanism leading to cleft palate

Work in zebrafish by researchers in Postlethwait and Kimmel labs points to tiny gene products that regulate specific cell traffic of a key protein

New devices to boost nematode research on neurons and drugs

University of Oregon-led project leads to the creation of two nanotech-driven tools for biologists, neuroscientists

UO researchers find trigger gene for muscle development

Work with zebrafish embryos identifies protein interaction and timing of the key regulator that turns on gene expression leading to myogenesis -- the transition of cells into muscles

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.

Fund for Faculty Excellence honors University of Oregon elite

 

UO's Hodder, Institute of Marine Biology lead new ocean education center

COSEE Pacific Partnerships also includes Hawaii, California and Washington marine institutions, with a goal to create projects that promote ocean education to the general public

UO's Postlethwait is co-winner of Medical Research Foundation's 2007 Discovery Award

Neuroscientist recognized for his role in advancing zebrafish as a model organism for studying human health and disease

From English major to Greenpeace to White House-recognized evolutionary biologist

University of Oregon's Joe Thornton was lured into a career pursuing his science through his political activism

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