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The long-standing applied master's program provides financially appealing pathways to scientifically rewarding, high paying tech jobs, KCGIP Senior Director Laura McKnight told the UO news outlet

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.

Felix Deku’s team in the Knight Campus is building high-quality, long-lasting brain implants that relieve symptoms of conditions like Parkinson’s, epilepsy, depression and dementia.

Dr. Erika Moore gave the Winter 2025 Entrepreneurship Speaker Series. In this talk, Dr. Moore discussed her own trajectory in science and how she started her own nonprofit, Moore Wealth. The recording from this event is now available to watch! 

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. 

New publication from the Dalton lab optimizes a unique 3-D manufacturing technique, called volumetric additive manufacturing (VAM), which uses light to cross link polymer solutions – with potential applications for implants, hydrogels, and more. This advancement makes the technology more accessible for applications in microfluidics, soft robotics, and educational prototyping.

Jonathan Dorogin a PhD Candidate in the Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering successfully defended his dissertation.

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.