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May 19
Pint of Science - Our Universe: From Molecules to Galaxies 7:00 p.m.

Pint of Science is an international science communication festival which aims to connect academic researchers with their surrounding community in an informal, low stakes setting....
Pint of Science - Our Universe: From Molecules to Galaxies
May 19
7:00–9:00 p.m.
Drop Bear Brewery

Pint of Science is an international science communication festival which aims to connect academic researchers with their surrounding community in an informal, low stakes setting. Two talks will be held under the theme of "Atoms to Galaxies" and audience participation is encouraged!

From tiny materials to vast galaxies, this event explores our place in the universe. One talk looks at replacing “forever chemicals” found in everyday products with safer, earth‑friendly materials. The other zooms out to the cosmos, using images from powerful telescopes to explain the scale of the universe, our solar neighborhood, and the search for planets beyond our own.

UO chemistry graduate Alex Rosen and Prof. Scott Fisher will be sharing their insights into these topics.

Check out the May 18 presentation: The Amazing Science of How Bodies Work.

May 21
Postdoc Museum of Natural and Cultural History Tour 4:00 p.m.

Explore research, discovery, and connection at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History. Guided by museum staff and researchers, UO postdocs will explore current exhibits while...
Postdoc Museum of Natural and Cultural History Tour
May 21
4:00 p.m.
Museum of Natural and Cultural History

Explore research, discovery, and connection at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History.

Guided by museum staff and researchers, UO postdocs will explore current exhibits while gaining insight into research happening across campus and connecting with colleagues across disciplines.

Space is limited to 15 participants, so early registration is encouraged. If interest exceeds capacity, spots will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

RSVP here: Postdoc Museum Tour RSVP Form

Jun 4
Spring 2026 Robert Family Entrepreneurship Speaker Series | "Luck or Hard work? A Serial Entrepreneurs' Perspective on What Matters in Building MedTech Startups" | Cambre Kelly 10:00 a.m.

What distinguishes a successful startup from a failure? Most entrepreneurs will cite that building a startup requires a combination of luck and hard work, but how much of each do...
Spring 2026 Robert Family Entrepreneurship Speaker Series | "Luck or Hard work? A Serial Entrepreneurs' Perspective on What Matters in Building MedTech Startups" | Cambre Kelly
June 4
10:00–11:00 a.m.
Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact Beetham Family Seminar Rooms

What distinguishes a successful startup from a failure? Most entrepreneurs will cite that building a startup requires a combination of luck and hard work, but how much of each do you need?

Jun 15
Knight Campus Commencement Ceremony 3:00 p.m.

Please join the Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering and Graduate Internship Program during the program/track specific ceremony times on Monday, June 15, 2026 at...
Knight Campus Commencement Ceremony
June 15
3:00–5:00 p.m.
Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact Knight Campus Terrace (location subject to weather)

Please join the Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering and Graduate Internship Program during the program/track specific ceremony times on Monday, June 15, 2026 at the Knight Campus. 

  • 3:00-3:20pm - Bioengineering PhD Commencement Ceremony 

  • 3:30-3:50pm - KCGIP Sensors/Polymers Master's Commencement Ceremony 

  • 4:05-4:25pm - KCGIP Semi/Optics Master's Commencement Ceremony 

  • 4:40-5:00pm - KCGIP Bioinformatics Master's Commencement Ceremony 

Graduates, please RSVP here by May 1, 2026. For questions graduates can contact their programs recruiters and advisors (KCGIP@uoregon.edu or bioengineering@uoregon.edu).

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Knight Campus News
A new tool developed at the Knight Campus called TweetyBERT, can automatically segment and classify the songs of canaries, and it might change our understanding of how the brain learns and processes language.
Neuroscience Ph.D. candidate, co-advised by Richard Taylor and Bala Ambati, Saumya Keremane has been awarded a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) to support her research on mechanisms and treatments for inherited blindness.
Researchers at the Lindberg Lab have developed a new method for keeping lab-grown tissue alive by packing oxygen-releasing particles and living cells into separate microscopic spheres within a 3D-printed scaffold, and earned the back cover of Advanced Healthcare Materials for it.
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event videos

   
Science Knight Out with Jim Hutchison
How can chemistry help build a better and more sustainable future? That question has long been on Jim Hutchison’s mind.
Meet Kylie Williams
Kylie Williams is making history as the first University of Oregon student to earn a degree in engineering — and one of the first-ever PhD graduates from the Knight Campus’ Department of Bioengineering!
Entrepreneurship Speaker Series with Elliot Reed
Discover the high-stakes journey of commercializing disruptive technologies from research institutions to thriving businesses.
Distinguished Lecture Series with David Mooney
David Mooney discusses how T cell-based therapies are revolutionizing the treatment of some types of cancer, but currently suffer from a number of limitations.