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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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Knight Campus hosts Slocum surgeons
Meet-and-greet event connects bioengineering faculty with orthopedic surgeons to explore opportunities for collaboration
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Exploring performance and advancing sports science
The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon is helping fuel UO innovation in sports and wellness
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Unlocking New Possibilities

New research from the lab of professor Paul Dalton provides instruction plan for affordable, open-source microscale 3D printers,

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UO joins semiconductor network
The University of Oregon has joined the Northwest University Semiconductor Network
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5th Oregon Bioengineering Symposium slated for Nov. 3
Registration for the symposium is now open. Early bird registration will be available until 5 pm (Pacific Time) on Sept. 15, 2023, offering participants the opportunity to secure their spots at a discounted rate.
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Celebrating Knight Campus graduates!
Congrats to all of our Knight Campus graduates, including KCGIP grad students, undergrad scholars, BioE minors and student workers
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Knight Campus faculty and staff chosen for OVPRI honors
Keat Ghee Ong and Stacey York receive awards from the UO Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation
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Bioengineering Seminar Series concludes spring term with awards
The Department of Bioengineering Seminar Series concluded for the 2022-23 academic year with a panel discussion on entrepreneurship
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Wu Tsai Alliance Research Symposium 2023
The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon hosted the Spring Research Symposium on May 25 at Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact with about 60 people in attendance.
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Now Playing: Building 2 Reveal Presentation
Video of Knight Campus Building 2 Reveal event features artist renderings and virtual fly-throughs highlighting design aspects

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