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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

UO dedicates nanoscience research center

UO dedicates nanoscience research center

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

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Parental intervention boosts education of kids at high risk of failure

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

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Oregon researchers discover a mechanism leading to cleft palate

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

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New devices to boost nematode research on neurons and drugs

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

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UO researchers find trigger gene for muscle development

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

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UO participants play key role in LIGO's new view of a cosmic event

UO participants play key role in LIGO's new view of a cosmic event

Members of the UO's Center for High Energy Physics analyze dramatic February 2007 gamma ray burst, narrowing the list of possible points of origin

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Lorry Lokey makes largest academic gift in University of Oregon history

Lorry Lokey makes largest academic gift in University of Oregon history

$74.5 Million will benefit the sciences and other programs

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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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