Events

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Events
Jun 2
Brewing Innovation Tasting Student Showcase 5:00 p.m.

Join us for a special unveiling of student brews made by the Knight Campus Brewing Innovation students for their capstone project as part of Eugene Beer Week at Claim 52.

Brewing Innovation Tasting Student Showcase
June 2
5:00–7:00 p.m.
Claim 52
https://knightcampus.uoregon.edu/brewing-innovation

Join us for a special unveiling of student brews made by the Knight Campus Brewing Innovation students for their capstone project as part of Eugene Beer Week at Claim 52.

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
https://knightcampus.uoregon.edu/entrepreneurship-speaker-series

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)
Commencement.uoregon.edu

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
KCGIP Resilience Letter
Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program Welcomes Its 2026 Cohort
A total of 92 new students will arrive in Eugene to begin their journey at the Knight Campus, including 21 Bioinformatics & Genomics students, 20 Optical Materials & Devices students, 19 Polymer Science students, 20 Semiconductor students, and 12 Molecular Sensors & Biotechnology students.
Science Knight Out
2026 Science Knight Out Talk Now Live
A recording of the tenth anniversary of Science Knight Out is available on YouTube.
Cell Spheroid scientific image of micro-3d printed structure in yellow and green colors
Lindberg and Dalton Receive Research Seed Grant from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation
Bioengineers Lindberg and Dalton have received OPVRI seed funding to develop implantable conduits that capture glioblastoma cells and could one day limit brain tumor growth.
MORE KNIGHT CAMPUS NEWS »

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.