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. 

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.

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.

As runners increasingly adopt new technologies to monitor their performance, a University of Oregon Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance researcher has developed a simpler, more accurate method for calculating the physical characteristics of walking and running. 

The 2025 Society for Biomaterials Annual Meeting is set to take place in Chicago from April 9–12. This year’s theme, “Half a Century of Progress: Crafting Resilience in Mind and Matter,” highlights the field’s advancements and future directions. We’re excited to have several Knight Campus faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students presenting their work at the conference.

Pioneering researcher, innovator and educator Jim Hutchison headlines the Knight Campus’ ninth annual community science lecture, Science Knight Out, on May 1.  

The long-standing applied master's program provides financially appealing pathways to scientifically rewarding, high paying tech jobs, KCGIP Senior Director Laura McKnight told the UO news outlet

Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance member, Susan Sokolowski, was named USA TODAY Women of the Year. Sokolowski is the Director of the Sports Product Design Program, and a veteran innovator in sports apparel design.