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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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Ong elected to inventor’s academy
Knight Campus professor and entrepreneur Keat Ghee Ong was officially inducted as a senior member of the National Academy of Inventors at the organization’s annual meeting in Phoenix, Arizona, June 14-15.
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Professional Development Week now underway in the Knight Campus
The Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program is welcoming 80 master’s candidates for Professional Development Week
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Coonrod recognized for exemplary teaching
Leslie Coonrod, lecturer and the associate director of the Bioinformatics and Genomics Master’s Program within the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program received the 2021-2022 James Kezer Teaching Award for her exemplary contribution to the teaching of science.
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Knight Campus hosts first in-person grad celebration
The Knight Campus hosted its first in-person celebration of graduates welcoming Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program members and a participant of the Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholars program, along with friends and family members
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Knight Campus Celebration of Graduates slated for June 12
All members of the Knight Campus community are invited to join in celebrating our outstanding graduates from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 12, 2022, on the Knight Campus Terrace.
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Knight Campus featured in Campus Life TV show
The Knight Campus is featured in the University of Oregon episode of the College Tour. Thanks to Human Physiology & public planning major Jailah Keller, for playing tour guide. The College Tour is a TV series that provides an inside look into college campuses around the world.
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Bioinformatics students head to new internships after record season
The Knight Campus Bioinformatics and Genomics Track students are eager to begin their internships this month and put their newly formed skills to the test.
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Knight Campus talk to focus on the cornea and vision science
Bala Ambati, an ophthalmologist and research professor in the Knight Campus will focus on the cornea, the window to the eye, and provide an overview of the history of vision science, as the featured speaker at Science Knight Out

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