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Engaging young scientists before it's too late

Science outreach efforts aimed at inspiring young women and others from under-represented groups are commonplace, but such programs often reach young would-be scientists when it's too late says Tayler Hebner, a postdoctoral scholar in the Benoit Lab. 

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CFAR Project Incubator artist Noelle Herceg
Noelle Herceg is the second of four artists to be featured in the CFAR Project Incubator series spanning the 2023-24 academic year. The series is a partnership between the Knight Campus and the College of Design / Center for Art Research (CFAR). Herceg's series starts on Nov. 6 and will conclude on Dec. 4.
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OBS hits Knight Campus this Friday
The fifth annual symposium will be one of the largest events ever hosted at Knight Campus. Members of our community should expect an increase in parking use and crowds moving through the main floors and skybridge throughout the day.
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Application window open for KCUS
The Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholars program is accepting applications for students until Nov. 26 and mentors by Dec. 1.
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CFAR Project Incubator artist Brian Gillis
Brian Gillis is the first of four artists to be featured in the CFAR Project Incubator series this year. The series is a partnership between the Knight Campus and the College of Design / Center for Art Research (CFAR). Gillis series, titled "Service Objects," will conclude on Nov. 3.
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KCGIP awarded $1 million Future Ready Oregon grant
The grant is awarded as part of Future Ready Oregon, a program that supports the education and training of historically underserved Oregonians for meaningful careers in healthcare, manufacturing, and technology industries.
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Impact Week 2023 jumpstarts grad training for incoming Ph.D. bioengineering students
Another installment of Impact Week — the Knight Campus Department of Bioengineering’s signature orientation and training program for incoming Ph.D. students — unfolded for the latest cohort of future innovators
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Knight Campus iGEM team set for Paris
The undergraduate research team, paired with graduate students in Knight Campus labs, is working on a genetically engineered probiotic that targets the H.pylori bacterium, which infects roughly half the world's population.
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Micro-3D printing pioneer Paul Dalton receives research professorship
A pioneer in micro-3D printing, Paul Dalton is the second recipient of the Bradshaw and Holzapfel Research Professorship In Transformational Science and Mathematics
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Alliance at Oregon Hosts Undergraduate Fellowship Symposium
The Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance at Oregon presented its Undergraduate Fellowship Symposium on Sept. 18 in the Beetham Family Seminar Room at the Knight Campus.