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The Science of Building 2

When the second Knight Campus building opens in March of 2026, students, postdocs, and faculty will gain access to cutting-edge tools and technologies designed to meet the Knight Campus's vision, and dramatically shorten the timeline between discovery and societal impact. 

Building 2 will accommodate 17 to 20 research groups focusing on bioengineering and biomedical data science. Lab spaces will be equipped with the top scientific equipment, supporting a wide range of research that spans polymer chemistry, to regenerative rehabilitation, to data science. Some of the core features of this new building will include a dedicated maker facility for students to tinker and learn, core facilities for characterization of cells and tissues, and dedicated computational space for data science.

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Building 2 is part of the second phase of Knight Campus development, a 184,000-square-foot, multi-story bioengineering and applied science research facility.

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The Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact released design details for its second major science building on May 23, 2023.

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Construction has begun on the second building in the Phil and Penny Knight Campus for Scientific Impact, following the formal approval of the budget by the University of Oregon Board of Trustees on Dec. 6, 2022. Building 2 is a 185,000-square-foot, multi-story bioengineering and applied science research facility located along Riverfront Research Parkway.

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