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A new $2 million investment from the Oregon state legislature will allow the UO to raise enrollment in the semiconductor track of the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program, an accelerated applied master’s program that provides a pipeline to industry jobs.
Research on enzymes with the potential to break down plastics in the environment from the lab of Knight Campus' Parisa Hosseinzadeh, is mentioned in a Science story on AI designer proteins inspired by this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry. An assistant professor in the Department of Bioengineering, Hosseinzadeh was previously advised by recent Nobel winner David Baker.
The Knight Campus welcomed 7 new PhD students to the Department of Bioengineering during Impact Week 2024, held from Sept. 20-27.
Felix Deku has been awarded an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to support his innovative research in neuroengineering.
As we step into the fall season, I’m excited to warmly welcome back all our faculty, staff, and students in the Knight Campus community.

Second-year Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering doctoral student David Frey Rubio is featured in a story on UO recipients of the highly competitive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship. Frey was one of five BioE students to receive the award in 2024

Justin Svendsen, PhD candidate and NIH F31 fellowship recipient shares insights into his research on angiogenesis and his journey through bioengineering, innovation, and entrepreneurship at the Knight Campus.
The Knight Campus joins the family of Chuck Lillis and the UO community in mourning the passing of a visionary leader and benefactor who helped transform the Knight Campus from initial concept to reality
Bioengineering professor Marian Hettiaratchi received the 2024 Rita Schaffer Young Investigator Award from the Biomedical Engineering Society.

The University of Oregon hosted the inaugural Global Sport University Network summit, uniting leaders from six continents to discuss inclusivity and collaboration in sports science. The event, cofounded by UO, aims to drive global impact through sport-related research and policy.