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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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CBDS Co-Directors Participate in The BIG10 Blood Drive

Bill Cresko, UO Director for the Center for Biomedical Data Science (CBDS), and Sadik Esener, OHSU interim Director for CBDS, participated in the Big Ten blood drive on campus. This inter-campus competition rewards the Big Ten campus that donates the most blood.

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KCGIP expands opportunity through Future Ready Oregon and NSF Pathways programs
Future Ready Oregon and NSF Pathways programs are helping Knight Campus students bridge the gap from classroom to career through paid research, mentorship, and training that prepare Oregon’s future innovators.
Nick Willett Recognized as UO “Faculty Star”
Nick Willett Recognized as UO “Faculty Star” at Home Football Game
Nick Willett, associate professor of bioengineering at the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, was recognized as a “Faculty Star” during the University of Oregon’s home football game against Oregon State on September 20.
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We're at BMES 2025!

We're at BMES 2025! Visit us at booth #217 to learn more about our programs. 

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Wu Tsai research could help reduce injuries among female athletes

New research from the Mike Hahn lab, supported by the Wu Tsai Human Performance Alliance, could help reduce injuries among female athletes.

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Department of Bioengineering Welcomes New PhD Cohort

The Knight Campus welcomed its newest PhD students for the fall term of the 2025–26 academic year, launching the sixth cohort for the Department of Bioengineering. This group represents institutions from Oregon and across the nation, bringing diverse academic backgrounds and fresh perspectives to the program.

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Flourishing Through Community: 2025 Inclusion Symposium Brings Stories, Leadership and Action
The Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program (KCGIP) hosted it's 9th Annual Inclusion Symposium on August 22, 2025, at the University of Oregon Ford Alumni Center, bringing together students, alumni, faculty and industry partners for an afternoon of storytelling, discussion and inspiration.
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New Knight Campus research advancing models of vascular network regeneration
New research published in Tissue Engineering from the Guldberg lab is creating a model for vascular network regeneration
Danielle Benoit
Celebrating Danielle Benoit’s Leadership in Bioengineering
Danielle Benoit, Lorry Lokey Chair of Bioengineering, has been recognized with the Outstanding Department Chair Award for her dedicated and visionary leadership.
Rose Hulsey-Vincent
Hulsey-Vincent awarded competitive NIH Individual Predoctoral Fellowship

Knight Campus Ph.D. candidate Rose Hulsey-Vincent has been awarded a competitive National Institutes of Health (NIH) Individual Predoctoral Fellowship (F31) to support her research on the neural basis of song in canary birds.

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