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The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon

A global effort to transform human health through the science of peak performance, helping everyone lead healthier, more active lives.

Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance News

 

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Optimizing performance for the human race

Much of what we know about human health comes from the study of diseases like cancer, cardiovascular disease and brain disorders. The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance takes the opposite approach, studying peak performance — from the molecular level to the whole body — with the goal of enabling all people to achieve optimal health and well-being.

A design board of a wearable shoe sensor from master's product design student Gabi Lorenzo
Research and collaboration yield innovation in the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon
Sports Product Design master’s student Gabi Lorenzo’s capstone thesis project connects researchers, product designers, sports scientists and women athletes.
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Better athletes, healthier humans

Researchers in the Bowerman Sports Science Center, many of whom are playing key roles for the UO in the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, are optimizing performance for elite athletes and weekend warriors

Sports Product Design Department Director Sustan Sokolowski in the studio
Sokolowski joins National Academy of Inventors
Susan Sokolowski was officially inducted as a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors at the organization’s annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, June 14-15.
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Ong elected to inventor’s academy
Knight Campus professor and entrepreneur Keat Ghee Ong was officially inducted as a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors at the organization’s annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, June 14-15.
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Knight Campus researchers developing wearable force sensors for shoes
Researchers in the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance are integrating the technology into training footwear to provide a data-driven approach to improving athletic performance.
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UO founding partner in prestigious research team
The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon to be based in Knight Campus and led by Professor Robert Guldberg.
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Alliance at Oregon Helps Get Kids Moving
 The Human Performance Alliance at Oregon sponsored the 2021 the 2021 KIDSPORTS August Pop Up Summer Camps as part of a community-building effort.