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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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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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BioE Career Workshop Series
The Department of Bioengineering hosted a four-part Career Exploration Workshop Series spring term, concluding with a networking panel featuring industry and national lab experts from across the country on May 18.
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Meet KCUS 2023 Cohort
This fifth cohort reflects Knight Campus’ strong support for Oregon residents and for women in STEM. Sixty percent of the 2023 cohort is female and fifty percent of students are graduates of Oregon high schools. Additionally, half of this year’s group represent people of color as well as people who identify as more than one racial or ethnic group.
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May the 4th Be With You
BioE students organize science outreach event at local elementary school for May the 4th Day

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