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Gabriella Lindberg highlights progress & challenges for women in STEM fields

Assistant Professor in the Department of Bioengineering, Gabriella Lindberg, spoke with KATU2 news about getting more women and girls involved in science, technology, engineering and math. 

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Dalton Lab Publishes Work to Optimize 3D Manufacturing

New publication from the Dalton lab optimizes a unique 3-D manufacturing technique, called volumetric additive manufacturing (VAM), which uses light to cross link polymer solutions – with potential applications for implants, hydrogels, and more. This advancement makes the technology more accessible for applications in microfluidics, soft robotics, and educational prototyping.

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Dorogin Defends Thesis
Jonathan Dorogin a PhD Candidate in the Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering successfully defended his dissertation.
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Nick Willett appears on the This is Oregon Podcast

Knight Campus Associate Professor of Bioengineering Nick Willett joins legendary women's basketball player Bev Smith to discuss the physical and mental health benefits of sports for youth.

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Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science

Every year on February 11, the United Nations marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science  —a day to spotlight the challenges women and girls face in STEM fields and celebrate their resilience, innovation, and success.

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Plesa receives prestigious Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant
Calin Plesa, an assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, has received a prestigious grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI)
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ORS 2025 Knight Campus Presenter Information

Researchers across the Knight Campus are headed to the annual ORS conference in Phoenix, Arizona! See you there!

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Papé Family Innovation Center welcomes two new Knight Campus startups
The Papé Family Innovation Center recently welcomed two new startup companies inspired by Knight Campus research, SynPlexity and VivoTex
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2025 Genomics in Action Brings Together Students, Industry and Academic Leaders
The annual flagship event of the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program (KCGIP)’s Bioinformatics and Genomics track returns to the Knight Campus, Jan. 29-31, 2025.
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Knight Campus to host Open House for Brewing Innovation Minor
Join us for an Open House at 4 p.m. on Jan. 29, 2025, to learn more and meet some of the talented people behind University of Oregon's new Brewing Innovation Minor. An RSVP is required.