Building 2 Impact

Building 2 is part of the second phase of Knight Campus development, a 184,000-square-foot, multi-story bioengineering and applied science research facility. Come check out the construction progress and vision that will help the Knight Campus continue to grow world-class academic, research, and innovation programs.

Building 2 Impact

Knight Campus Building 2 is helping to frame the future for the Knight Campus

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Printing the
Future

New research from the Dalton lab optimizes 3D manufacturing

What's New at the Knight Campus

Knight Campus Researchers Engineer Molecules That Stagger the Release of Regenerative Cues

By engineering highly targeted molecules, called affibodies, and controlling when they release regenerative cues, researchers from the Marian Hettiaratchi Lab, are developing ways to help muscle, bone, and spinal cord injuries heal better and faster.

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Ambati's TEDxPortland Talk Now Streaming

Knight Campus research professor Bala Ambati's April 11, 2026, TEDxPortland talk, "The Ticking Time Bomb of Childhood Nearsightedness," is now streaming on the TEDx YouTube page

Knight Campus to Benefit from New NSF Semiconductor Funding

The Knight Campus will benefit directly and indirectly from recently announced funding from a new National Science Foundation (NSF) Regional Innovation Engine award. As part of FAST (Frontiers of Advanced Semiconductor Technology), the UO and its statewide collaborators represent one of 12 nationwide partners in the program.