Thank You to Penny and Phil Knight
Gift enables launch of the Knight College of Engineering, positioning Oregon for a strong pipeline of skilled engineers.
The $1 billion commitment to the University of Oregon — the largest gift ever given to a comprehensive public university — extends a decade of innovation at the Knight Campus with the intention to establish the Knight College of Engineering.
What is the Knight Campus?
The Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact at the University of Oregon in Eugene is advancing bioengineering research, biomedical data science and high-tech workforce training — transforming human health, accelerating commercialization of new technologies and preparing PhD and master’s students for scientific and industry leadership.
Home to the Department of Bioengineering and the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program, the Knight Campus integrates scientific training with entrepreneurship, communications, and leadership — fueling Oregon's economy and delivering breakthrough solutions to society faster.
Research
A new AI tool from the Knight Campus helps neuroscientists parse birdsongs to better understand human speech.
Innovation
Bioengineering faculty and their trainees share how they are turning cutting-edge research into life-changing products at the annual Science Knight Out lecture.
Workforce Development
Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program is set to double its capacity to train students to enter the high-tech semiconductor industry workforce in the coming years, thanks to a $2M state investment.
Student Success
50% of this year’s eligible cohort of first year PhD students received the NSF GRFP award, which will support their bioengineering research for three years.
Graduate and Undergraduate Programs
However you imagine your future, we'll help you create it.
Explore our doctoral, master's, and undergraduate programs below.
PhD
Doctoral Bioengineering Program
Train for academic, industry, and translational science careers through interdisciplinary research, entrepreneurship, and science communication.
Programs
Master's
Applied Master's Program with Internship
Hands-on technical training in high-tech fields, coupled with professional development and a paid industry internship that helps you find a job quickly.
Programs
Undergraduate
Undergraduate Programs
Apply your science background to real bioengineering problems, join a research lab, or explore the craft and science of brewing.
Programs
Our Growing Campus
The Knight Campus' physical expansion is progressing with the opening of Building 2, a four-story science building that significantly enhances our research and academic capabilities. This new facility, inspired by the advancements in Building 1, supports our mission to advance research and education. Building 2 houses more than 20 research groups focused on bioengineering and biomedical data science.
Collaborative Research Centers
The Knight Campus connects discovery and innovation through our leading research centers and initiatives, each driving progress in human performance, biomedical data science, advanced technology, and semiconductors.
Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance
A collaborative research initiative accelerating discovery in human performance and recovery, spanning genetics, physiology, and engineering.
Center for Biomedical Data Science
CBDS bridges biology and computation to advance data-driven insights in genetics, imaging, and biomedical innovation.
Knight Campus Core Facilities
Shared facilities offering rapid prototyping, 3D printing, a clean room, and X-ray imaging for researchers and partners.
Powering Our Semiconductor Future
Hands-on training from the classroom to the cleanroom, preparing industry-ready talent for Oregon's growing semiconductor workforce.
