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Apr 30
Science Knight Out Tenth Edition | "A Decade of Building Oregon's Future" | Bob Guldberg, Paul Dalton, Keat Ghee Ong, Iman von Briesen, Kylie Williams 5:00 p.m.

Overview Join us for a special tenth anniversary edition of the Knight Campus' free public science talk to explore how research advances society. ABOUT THE EVENT Our...
Science Knight Out Tenth Edition | "A Decade of Building Oregon's Future" | Bob Guldberg, Paul Dalton, Keat Ghee Ong, Iman von Briesen, Kylie Williams
April 30
5:00–7:30 p.m.
Shedd Institute
Overview

Join us for a special tenth anniversary edition of the Knight Campus' free public science talk to explore how research advances society.

ABOUT THE EVENT

Our 2026 Science Knight Out lecture, "A Decade of Building Oregon's Future," celebrates a decade of progress at the Knight Campus. Hear from bioengineering faculty--including 3D printing pioneer Paul Dalton and electrical engineer Keat Ghee Ong -- and students who are turning cutting-edge research into life-changing products. Knight Campus Executive Director Bob Guldberg will highlight the ways Knight Campus innovators are growing Oregon's biotech economy through the creation of startup companies like Penderia and VivoTex, and training tomorrow's STEM workforce. There will be a community networking opportunity at 5:00pm before the lecture begins at 6:00pm.

When: Thursday, April 30, 2026

  • 5:00 - 6:00 pm Community Networking (Nill Club Room)
  • 6:00 - 7:30 pm Science Knight Out lecture - Featuring Bob Guldberg, Paul Dalton, Keat Ghee Ong, Iman von Briesen, Kylie Williams (Jaqua Concert Hall)

Location: The John G. Shedd Institute for the Arts (868 High Street, Eugene, OR 97401)

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)

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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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!

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.

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.

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.  

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.
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.
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.