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Jun 15
Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program Commencement Ceremonies 1:00 p.m.
Please join the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program during the tracks designated ceremony time on Sunday, June 15, at the Knight Campus. 1-2pm – KCGIP Polymers...
Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program Commencement Ceremonies
June 15
1:00–5:00 p.m.
Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact Terrace or Seminar Room (pending weather)

Please join the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program during the tracks designated ceremony time on Sunday, June 15, at the Knight Campus.

  • 1-2pm – KCGIP Polymers & Sensors Programs Commencement Ceremonies 
  • 2:30-3:30pm – KCGIP Semi & Optics Programs Commencement Ceremonies
  • 4-5pm – KCGIP Bioinformatics & Genomics Program Commencement Ceremony

Graduates please RSVP here by May 30, 2025.

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families enjoy the 3D printers in the basement of the knight campus
Knight Campus Hosts Activities for UO Kids on Campus Day

The annual event enables University of Oregon employees to spend a day on the Eugene campus with the children in their lives. Kids get a glimpse into the working world while parents and other guardians get quality time with their families — and more. Leslie Coonrod and Paul Dalton of the Knight Campus organized 3D printers creating all different toys. 

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UO biomed startup VivoTex could revolutionize 3D tissue engineering

Founded in 2024 at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact at the University of Oregon, biomedical startup company VivoTex seeks to transform tissue engineering through an innovative approach to advanced, microfiber 3D printing using techniques pioneered in the lab of bioengineering professor Paul Dalton.

Headshots of Dr. Sara Keller and Dr. David Peeler
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.

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Science Knight Out with Bala Ambati
Knight Campus research professor and ophthalmologist Bala Ambati talks about some of the ways researchers are addressing eye conditions, ranging from traumatic injury to cataracts.
Entrepreneurship Speaker Series
Chris Gibson highlights the serendipity of science and failure, and the role each played in his journey from PhD student to CEO of a multibillion-dollar public biotech company.
Distinguished Lecture Series
Karen Wooley explores synthetic strategies for the development of polymers, block polymers and crosslinked network materials, which can be produced by relatively simple approaches.
Science Knight Out with Leslie Leve
Leslie Leve discusses the importance of nature and nurture in promoting or disrupting well-being.