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Knights commit $1 billion to establish a college of engineering at the UO

Phil and Penny Knight have committed $1 billion—the largest gift ever given to a comprehensive public university—to the University of Oregon, with the intention to establish a college of engineering located at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact.The new college would educate engineers and applied scientists in bioengineering and other high-demand disciplines, attract faculty and researchers to a growing campus and accelerate the university’s ability to move discoveries out of the laboratory and into products, therapies, technologies and companies.

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UO President Scholz to visit Knight Campus Aug. 10
President Karl Scholz will hold his second meet and greet for the campus community at noon Thursday, Aug. 10 in the lobby of the Knight Campus
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Knight Campus team tours Building 2 construction site
A group of staff and faculty from the Knight Campus, Campus Planning and Facilities Management and other UO departments construction briefing and a walk-through of the Knight Campus Building 2 construction site
A graphic with a blue background that fades into a photo of a glass building. Text reads: Oregon Bioengineering Symposium 2023, November 3, 2023 at Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
5th annual Oregon Bioengineering Symposium logo contest
Showcase creative talent through the "Best Oregon Bioengineering Symposium Logo" award. Participants are invited to submit their logo designs, and the winning submission will receive a $100 prize.
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Abstract Concept

Seven abstract geometric paintings by Portland artist Michael Knutson find a home in the Knight Campus thanks to a gift by the retiring Reed College professor

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Immune Health Insights
A $2 million grant from the Department of Defense will enable Knight Campus researchers to use data-enabled biotechnologies to deliver life-changing precision therapies to victims of traumatic limb injury
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Knight Campus hosts Slocum surgeons
Meet-and-greet event connects bioengineering faculty with orthopedic surgeons to explore opportunities for collaboration
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Exploring performance and advancing sports science
The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon is helping fuel UO innovation in sports and wellness
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Unlocking New Possibilities

New research from the lab of professor Paul Dalton provides instruction plan for affordable, open-source microscale 3D printers,

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UO joins semiconductor network
The University of Oregon has joined the Northwest University Semiconductor Network
A graphic with a blue background that fades into a photo of a glass building. Text reads: Oregon Bioengineering Symposium 2023, November 3, 2023 at Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact
5th Oregon Bioengineering Symposium slated for Nov. 3
Registration for the symposium is now open. Early bird registration will be available until 5 pm (Pacific Time) on Sept. 15, 2023, offering participants the opportunity to secure their spots at a discounted rate.

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