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Jun 15
Knight Campus Commencement Ceremony 3:00 p.m.
Please join the Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering and Graduate Internship Program during the program/track specific ceremony times on Monday, June 15, 2026 at...
Knight Campus Commencement Ceremony
June 15
3:00–5:00 p.m.
Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact Knight Campus Terrace (location subject to weather)
Commencement.uoregon.edu

Please join the Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering and Graduate Internship Program during the program/track specific ceremony times on Monday, June 15, 2026 at the Knight Campus. 

  • 3:00-3:20pm - Bioengineering PhD Commencement Ceremony 

  • 3:30-3:50pm - KCGIP Sensors/Polymers Master's Commencement Ceremony 

  • 4:05-4:25pm - KCGIP Semi/Optics Master's Commencement Ceremony 

  • 4:40-5:00pm - KCGIP Bioinformatics Master's Commencement Ceremony 

Graduates, please RSVP here by May 1, 2026. For questions graduates can contact their programs recruiters and advisors (KCGIP@uoregon.edu or bioengineering@uoregon.edu).

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Single Cell RNA-Seq Analysis Workshop

The CBDS Single Cell RNA-seq Data Analysis Workshop will occur from June 9-12. This workshop is intended for graduate students and postdoctoral scholars who are planning, or who have recently embarked upon, studies that involve Single Cell RNA-seq data. Apply now!

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Hildegard Lamfrom: a Legacy that Continues to Inspire New Scientists 

The Hildegard Lamfrom Scholars Program at the Center for Biomedical Data Science honors the life of a trail-blazing scientist through its support of cutting-edge research and training.

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CBDS Co-Directors Participate in The BIG10 Blood Drive

Bill Cresko, UO Director for the Center for Biomedical Data Science (CBDS), and Sadik Esener, OHSU interim Director for CBDS, participated in the Big Ten blood drive on campus. This inter-campus competition rewards the Big Ten campus that donates the most blood.

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Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering to welcome two new faculty members

Therapeutic ultrasound engineer Sara Keller and nanomaterial immunoengineer David Peeler will join the department in January 2026, bringing research with the potential to improve antimicrobials, immunotherapies and vaccines.  

Genomics in Action at the Knight Campus, Jan 29-31
2025 Genomics in Action Brings Together Students, Industry and Academic Leaders
The annual flagship event of the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program (KCGIP)’s Bioinformatics and Genomics track returns to the Knight Campus, Jan. 29-31, 2025.
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Cresko Named UO Director for Center for Biomedical Data Science
The Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact has announced that Bill Cresko will serve as director of the UO’s Center for Biomedical Data Science.
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UO, OHSU Join Forces to Combat Cancer with Data Science
The University of Oregon and Oregon Health & Science University announced plans today for a joint center in biomedical data science, empowering researchers at both institutions to attack cancer with big data.
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