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Jun 4
Spring 2026 Robert Family Entrepreneurship Speaker Series | "Luck or Hard work? A Serial Entrepreneurs' Perspective on What Matters in Building MedTech Startups" | Cambre Kelly 10:00 a.m.
What distinguishes a successful startup from a failure? Most entrepreneurs will cite that building a startup requires a combination of luck and hard work, but how much of each do...
Spring 2026 Robert Family Entrepreneurship Speaker Series | "Luck or Hard work? A Serial Entrepreneurs' Perspective on What Matters in Building MedTech Startups" | Cambre Kelly
June 4
10:00–11:00 a.m.
Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact Beetham Family Seminar Rooms
https://knightcampus.uoregon.edu/entrepreneurship-speaker-series

What distinguishes a successful startup from a failure? Most entrepreneurs will cite that building a startup requires a combination of luck and hard work, but how much of each do you need?

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Jun 15
Knight Campus Commencement Ceremony 3:00 p.m.
Please join the Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering and Graduate Internship Program during the program/track specific ceremony times on Monday, June 15, 2026 at...
Knight Campus Commencement Ceremony
June 15
3:00–5:00 p.m.
Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact Knight Campus Terrace (location subject to weather)
Commencement.uoregon.edu

Please join the Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering and Graduate Internship Program during the program/track specific ceremony times on Monday, June 15, 2026 at the Knight Campus. 

  • 3:00-3:20pm - Bioengineering PhD Commencement Ceremony 

  • 3:30-3:50pm - KCGIP Sensors/Polymers Master's Commencement Ceremony 

  • 4:05-4:25pm - KCGIP Semi/Optics Master's Commencement Ceremony 

  • 4:40-5:00pm - KCGIP Bioinformatics Master's Commencement Ceremony 

Graduates, please RSVP here by May 1, 2026. For questions graduates can contact their programs recruiters and advisors (KCGIP@uoregon.edu or bioengineering@uoregon.edu).

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kcgip News

semiconductors research
University of Oregon Receives $1.5 Million State Grant to Expand Semiconductor Workforce Programs
The University of Oregon has been awarded $1.5 million from Oregon's Semiconductor Talent Sustaining Fund (STSF) to expand immersive learning experiences, grow industry internship opportunities, and develop semiconductor courses in collaboration with partner universities.
BRIN students in brewery
Brewing Innovation Team’s Collaboration Brew Release Party Set for April 10
Tickled Peachy Keen, an unusual fruity, sour beer designed by students as a capstone project and made in collaboration with commercial brewers, will be on tap at Claim 52 Brewing from 5-6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 10
glass and steel exterior of building 2, with blue skies
Building 2 Opens
Knight Campus Building 2 opened to the public on Monday, March 30. Building 2 is part of the second phase of Knight Campus development, a 185,000-square-foot, multi-story bioengineering and applied science research facility.
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EVENT VIDEOS

   
Science Knight Out with Jim Hutchison
How can chemistry help build a better and more sustainable future? That question has long been on Jim Hutchison’s mind.
Meet Kylie Williams
Kylie Williams is making history as the first University of Oregon student to earn a degree in engineering — and one of the first-ever PhD graduates from the Knight Campus’ Department of Bioengineering!
Entrepreneurship Speaker Series with Elliot Reed
Discover the high-stakes journey of commercializing disruptive technologies from research institutions to thriving businesses.
Distinguished Lecture Series with David Mooney
David Mooney discusses how T cell-based therapies are revolutionizing the treatment of some types of cancer, but currently suffer from a number of limitations.