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Dec 8
Department of Bioengineering Seminar Series: First Year Flash Talks (2025 Cohort) 1:00 p.m.
The Department of Bioengineering is pleased to present First Year Flash Talks featuring members of the 2025 cohort of Bioengineering PhD students. Each student will give a brief...
Department of Bioengineering Seminar Series: First Year Flash Talks (2025 Cohort)
December 8
1:00–2:00 p.m.
Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact Beetham Family Seminar Room
https://knightcampus.uoregon.edu/bioengineering-knight-campus-research-seminar-series

The Department of Bioengineering is pleased to present First Year Flash Talks featuring members of the 2025 cohort of Bioengineering PhD students. Each student will give a brief presentation introducing their research interests and early directions.

Presenters include:

  • Emma Anderson, Benoit Lab

  • Dendron Chamberlain, Lindberg Lab

  • Peter Chudinov, Gardner Lab

  • Diana Flores Barnett, Hettiaratchi Lab

  • Josh Kupfer, Dalton/Guldberg Labs

  • Kelsey Krusen, Benoit Lab

  • Derrick Marshall, Benoit Lab

  • Taylor Patino, Peeler Lab

  • Max Tenebaum, Deku Lab

A brief networking session will follow the seminar in the Knight Campus lobby. All are welcome to attend.

Dec 9
BRIN Release Party: Experience the Science of Brewing 5:00 p.m.
Be among the first to sample student-designed beers from the University of Oregon’s Brewing Innovation Program. The BRIN Release Party showcases three unique brews developed...
BRIN Release Party: Experience the Science of Brewing
December 9
5:00–8:00 p.m.
Claim 52 Upstairs
https://knightcampus.uoregon.edu/brewing-innovation-release-party-set-dec-9-claim-52

Be among the first to sample student-designed beers from the University of Oregon’s Brewing Innovation Program. The BRIN Release Party showcases three unique brews developed by students in partnership with Eugene’s craft brewing community and celebrates the creativity, collaboration, and science behind the art of beer making.

Join us for an evening of conversation, tastings, and discovery as students share their inspiration and process from concept to final pour. Please RSVP.

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Knight Campus News
Danielle Benoit
Benoit Wins Prestigious 2026 Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal
The mid-career honor recognizes Benoit for her internationally renowned research program in therapeutic biomaterials and her her recent and timely scientific contributions and leadership.
Knight Campus Building 2
The Science of Knight Campus Building 2

Set to open in March of 2026, Building 2 of the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact is a dedicated space for world-class research and hands-on training. 

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Knight Campus research associate Kait Link provides large animal care and veterinary training abroad

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