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Listening in on the Brain's Electrical Conversations with Better Tools

New tools for recording brain activity, developed in the Knight Campus lab of Felix Deku, could one day decode Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

The human brain contains more connections between neurons than there are stars in the Milky Way. Decoding the electrical activity behind all those cells is the massive task that excites neural engineers like Felix Deku, who are working to build better tools for recording brain activity.

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Opening of Knight Campus Building 2 Garners Media Coverage
The recent opening of Knight Campus Building 2 drew attention from several local media outlets
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Chasko Receives an F31 Fellowship

Bioengineering Ph.D. candidate DeShea Chasko has been awarded a competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) to support her research creating 3D bioprinted bone marrow models.

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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.
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New dining spot opens in Knight Campus 2 building

The new café opened April 20 and operates Monday to Friday from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. It is designed to be a flexible, comfortable space for students, employees and campus visitors alike.

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Outreach Event Introduces Female High School Students to Engineering, Orthopedic Surgery
Professionals, bioengineering faculty, PhD students and undergraduates from the Knight Campus lead hands-on training in partnership with Slocum Research and Education Foundation and the Perry Initiative
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Benoit advocates for science funding at Capitol Hill

Danielle Benoit, Lorry Lokey Chair of the Department of Bioengineering spent the day at Capitol Hill meeting with congressional members and UO Government Relations to advocate for science funding as an American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering Fellow. While there, she met with the offices of Senator Ron Wyden, Senator Jeff Merkley, Representative Val Hoyle, Representative Cliff Bentz, and Governor Tina Kotek. 

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Department of Bioengineering Students Awarded Prestigious NSF GRFP Fellowships

50% of this year’s eligible cohort of first year PhD students received the NSF GRFP award, which will support their bioengineering research for three years.

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Bioengineering at the Week of Research and Innovation

Members from the department of bioengineering tabled an event at the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation's week of research and innovation, to showcase bioengineering research for undergraduate students. 

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Armaan Hajar Named 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholar
Armaan Hajar, the Leonard Miller Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholar at the University of Oregon, has been selected as a 2026 Barry Goldwater Scholar — one of the most prestigious awards in the United States for students pursuing research careers in science, engineering, and mathematics.
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Knight Campus Researchers Shine at ORS and SFB Conferences

The Knight Campus had strong representation at both the Society for Biomaterials (SFB) conference and the Orthopaedic Research Society (ORS) annual meeting last week.

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