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This site is now an archive. Research news after mid-February 2009 can be found at: http://comm.uoregon.edu/science/research-news

A new hand -- and signs of sensory recovery

A new hand -- and signs of sensory recovery

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

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Fuzziness on the road to physics' grand unification theory

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

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Climate change, human activity and wildfires

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

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Exhibit at UO museum features artifacts from local cemetery excavation

Items found at Sacred Heart’s RiverBend campus now on display

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'No time to lose' to start thinking sustainability

'No time to lose' to start thinking sustainability

UO's Doppelt pens forward-looking book as a roadmap to alter thinking to meet worldwide climate challenge

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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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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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Members of consumer-driven health plans choosing less care

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

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Worms do calculus to find meals or avoid unpleasantness

Worms do calculus to find meals or avoid unpleasantness

UO researchers identify computer-like mechanism that drives neuron expression for taste and smell

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Research Tidbits

The vice president for research and graduate studies (Rich Linton) oversees the research and graduate activities at the UO. Click here for more information.


A lot of UO research occurs in designated research centers and institutes, all of which involve interdisciplinary collaboration.

 

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!

 


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