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Knights commit $1 billion to establish a college of engineering at the UO

Phil and Penny Knight have committed $1 billion—the largest gift ever given to a comprehensive public university—to the University of Oregon, with the intention to establish a college of engineering located at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact.The new college would educate engineers and applied scientists in bioengineering and other high-demand disciplines, attract faculty and researchers to a growing campus and accelerate the university’s ability to move discoveries out of the laboratory and into products, therapies, technologies and companies.

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Neuroengineer Tim Gardner Receives Foundation Award to Advance Brain-Injury Research
Tim Gardner has received a $350,000 award from the Dr. Miriam and Sheldon G. Adelson Medical Research Foundation (AMRF) to accelerate the development of next-generation neural-interface technologies for studying brain injury and repair.
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Microscopic Scaffolds Could One Day Help Muscles Heal After Devastating Injuries

Researchers from the Hettiaratchi lab at Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact combine 3D printing with molecular cues to guide muscle regeneration.

Danielle Benoit
Benoit Wins Prestigious 2026 Acta Biomaterialia Silver Medal
The mid-career honor recognizes Benoit for her internationally renowned research program in therapeutic biomaterials and her her recent and timely scientific contributions and leadership.
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The Science of Knight Campus Building 2

Set to open in March of 2026, Building 2 of the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact is a dedicated space for world-class research and hands-on training. 

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Big Impact

Knight Campus research associate Kait Link provides large animal care and veterinary training abroad

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Hildegard Lamfrom: a Legacy that Continues to Inspire New Scientists 

The Hildegard Lamfrom Scholars Program at the Center for Biomedical Data Science honors the life of a trail-blazing scientist through its support of cutting-edge research and training.

Judy Haines
Knight Campus trash covers show no good idea goes to waste
At the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, they’ve got trash covered. Literally. Attractive metal plates now sit over garbage chutes throughout the research campus, courtesy of a nifty collaboration between custodian Judy Haines and the facility’s technical teams.
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Keremane Receives the Rita Levi Montalcini Scholarship
The award supports promising scientists pursuing STEM degrees and has funded more than 50 graduate students at leading universities across the U.S.
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Brewing Innovation Release Party set for Dec. 9 at Claim 52
The Knight Campus Brewing Innovation (BRIN) program will host a public tasting and showcase on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 5–8 p.m. at Claim 52 (upstairs) in Eugene. The event celebrates the inaugural cohort of BRIN students and highlights three imaginative, student-designed beers brewed in collaboration with Eugene’s craft community.
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Knight Campus-based UO iGEM team wins gold at iGEM global synthetic-biology competition
The University of Oregon team based at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact earned a Gold Medal at the 2025 iGEM Grand Jamboree in Paris, becoming the first UO team ever to achieve the top award level in the international synthetic-biology competition.

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