News and Events

upcoming events
Feb 13
Winter 2025 Knight Campus Entrepreneurship Speaker Series with Erika Moore 10:00 a.m.

In her talk, Erika Moore will explore how her work as a biomedical engineer connects health research with practical tools to empower students. She will share how her lab is...
Winter 2025 Knight Campus Entrepreneurship Speaker Series with Erika Moore
February 13
10:00–11:30 a.m.
Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact Beetham Family Seminar Room

In her talk, Erika Moore will explore how her work as a biomedical engineer connects health research with practical tools to empower students. She will share how her lab is advancing treatments for diseases like lupus by studying macrophage immune cells and how they behave in different biomaterial environments. She will then discuss Moore Wealth, the nonprofit she created to help students from underrepresented backgrounds build financial confidence and make the most of their opportunities in STEM. By combining cutting-edge science with personal finance education, she aims to show how we can transform STEM fields to be more inclusive and impactful for everyone.

Feb 18
gradCONNECT: Disabled and Neurodivergent Graduate Student Time Together 4:00 p.m.

Enjoy stress-free time together online with disabled and neurodivergent graduate students from across campus. Share experiences, exchange resources, or consult with a GE from the...
gradCONNECT: Disabled and Neurodivergent Graduate Student Time Together
February 18
4:00–5:00 p.m.
This is a virtual event.

Enjoy stress-free time together online with disabled and neurodivergent graduate students from across campus. Share experiences, exchange resources, or consult with a GE from the Accessible Education Center.

RSVP

May 1
2025 Science Knight Out with Jim Hutchison

Please join us for our 2025 lecture, "Tapping the power of chemistry: From Green Products to Brewing Innovation," featuring Jim Hutchison, Knight Campus Senior Associate...
2025 Science Knight Out with Jim Hutchison
May 1

Please join us for our 2025 lecture, "Tapping the power of chemistry: From Green Products to Brewing Innovation," featuring Jim Hutchison, Knight Campus Senior Associate Vice President and Lorry Lokey Chair in Chemistry. Further talk details and event timing is forthcoming.

May 8
Graduate Research Forum 10:00 a.m.

The Division of Graduate Studies invites you to a one-day conference showcasing the research, scholarship, and creative expressions of UO graduate students. The forum regularly...
Graduate Research Forum
May 8
10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Ford Alumni Center

The Division of Graduate Studies invites you to a one-day conference showcasing the research, scholarship, and creative expressions of UO graduate students. The forum regularly showcases the work of more than 100 students representing more than 35 disciplines. Join us for the popular poster session and the panel presentations!

To participate, all graduate-level students are invited to submit a proposal by April 16, 2025. All accepted posters will be judged. Posters are categorized by field; first place in each category will win $300. Panels will instead be pre-selected. All accepted panels will receive $250 per panelist.

For more information, go to https://graduatestudies.uoregon.edu/forum

Joint Science Seminars

news

Calin Plesa, an assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, has received a prestigious grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI) to support his groundbreaking work in large-scale gene synthesis. This award is part of CZI’s Scaling Up Synthetic Biology program, which aims to overcome key barriers in scaling, throughput and cost of synthetic biology methods.

Researchers across the Knight Campus are headed to the annual ORS conference in Phoenix, Arizona! See you there!

The Papé Family Innovation Center recently welcomed two new startup companies inspired by Knight Campus research, SynPlexity and VivoTex
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event videos

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.