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Listening in on the Brain's Electrical Conversations with Better Tools

New tools for recording brain activity, developed in the Knight Campus lab of Felix Deku, could one day decode Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

The human brain contains more connections between neurons than there are stars in the Milky Way. Decoding the electrical activity behind all those cells is the massive task that excites neural engineers like Felix Deku, who are working to build better tools for recording brain activity.

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Hetiaratchi Receives UO Early Career Award
Marian Hettiaratchi received the Early Career Award from the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. It is the UO’s highest award for early career faculty to recognize and celebrate an emerging and significant record of scholarship and research.
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Meet the Scholars
The 2024 Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholars are six months into their year-long undergraduate research fellowship experience. You can learn more about the 21 scholars and their projects on the group website
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New Undergraduate Minor in Brewing Innovation
Knight Campus academic programs continue to expand as Fall 2024 brings the launch of a new undergraduate minor in Brewing Innovation.
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Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program Welcomes New Cohort
The Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program (KCGIP) welcomed its latest academic cohort of 89 students on Tuesday.
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Benoit Inducted as National Academy of Inventors Fellow
Danielle Benoit was officially inducted as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors during a ceremony at the organization’s annual meeting in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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Executive Director Update | June 2024
As the academic year winds down, I’d like to recognize our outstanding Knight Campus Graduates, whose ranks grow bigger each year. This year, we are celebrating 121 graduates
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Cresko Named UO Director for Center for Biomedical Data Science
The Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact has announced that Bill Cresko will serve as director of the UO’s Center for Biomedical Data Science.
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Knight Campus to Host Annual Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance Symposium
On Friday, May 24th, the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon will hold its annual symposium in the the Beetham Family Seminar Room
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Meet a Scientist event highlights Knight Campus Trainees
Knight Campus bioengineering trainees David Frey and Tyler Guyer will be presenting at the monthly “Meet a Scientist” event at the Eugene Science Center on May 27

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