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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. 

Knight Campus Associate Professor of Bioengineering Nick Willett joins legendary women's basketball player Bev Smith to discuss the physical and mental health benefits of sports for youth.

Every year on February 11, the United Nations marks the International Day of Women and Girls in Science  —a day to spotlight the challenges women and girls face in STEM fields and celebrate their resilience, innovation, and success.

Williams is the first University of Oregon student to earn a degree in engineering.
A collaborative research project funded in part by the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance uses implantable sensors to show how data-enabled resistance training can enhance bone healing.
Kylie Williams, a PhD candidate in the Guldberg Lab, successfully defended her dissertation. She will become the first student to receive a Ph.D. in bioengineering at the Knight Campus

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.

Knight Campus Executive Director Bob Guldberg's April 27, 2024, talk on "Listening to Our Cells" at TEDxPortland is now available on the TEDx YouTube page