Associate Director of the Oregon Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, Mike Hahn, discusses Faith Kipyegon’s historic attempt of a sub-4:00 mile on a recent podcast episode. 

Angela Lin, senior research engineer in the Guldberg Lab at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact and the director of the X-ray Imaging Research Core Facility, is recognized for the  2025 OVPRI Career Research Faculty Award. 

The Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholars program was recently highlighted in Oregon News, spotlighing how the program offers research training and experience for undergraduate students.

At the 2025 Undergraduate Research Symposium, students affiliated with the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact showcase their work across disciplines - including bioengineering, neuroscience, physiology, and biochemistry.

On May 15, the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon held its annual Spring Symposium, highlighting the theme “Translating Research into Impact on Athletes.” The event showcased interdisciplinary work from across the alliance, emphasizing how research directly benefits athletic performance and well-being.

Rachel Bedford interviewed Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance scientists who study running - from biomechanics to the use of environmental elements to enhance oxygen availability - asking them to explain their work while running alongside her. The format challenged researchers to distill complex science into short, accessible insights for athletes while also showcasing their own endurance.

As runners increasingly adopt new technologies to monitor their performance, a University of Oregon Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance researcher has developed a simpler, more accurate method for calculating the physical characteristics of walking and running. 

Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance member, Susan Sokolowski, was named USA TODAY Women of the Year. Sokolowski is the Director of the Sports Product Design Program, and a veteran innovator in sports apparel design. 

Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance member Michelle Marneweck’s work was featured in Oregon News. Using functional MRI (fMRI) brain imaging, Marneweck’s team uncovered neural circuitry involved in movement actions, such as reaching for an object.

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.