Studying elite divers could give insights into lung disease
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY - The world’s top free divers can hold their breath for minutes at a time, embarking on extended underwater adventures without the aid of scuba equipment.
Natural Science
Giving voice to the microscopic members of oceanic food webs
BIOLOGY - Marine plankton exist as the base of most ocean food webs that support and sustain valuable fisheries. Planktonic organisms remain understudied: researchers find them difficult to sample given that their sizes span from less than one micron to meters.
The data science of predicting earthquakes is getting smarter
COMPUTER SCIENCE - Earthquakes are often a back-of-the-mind threat for residents of the Pacific Northwest, but nevertheless a growing concern as the years go on. A better understanding of earthquake processes, including nucleation and shaking, and its associated risks to communities, would provide residents with more peace of mind.
Lessons from a native wildflower’s story of evolving with climate
BIOLOGY - A western wildflower known as the scarlet monkeyflower could demonstrate how key evolutionary traits can help native species adapt to a rapidly changing climate.
A closer look at the intersection of sleep, stress and alcohol
PSYCHOLOGY - Examining the relationship between sleep quality and psychological response to stress and reward could reveal insights to help break the cycle of poor mental health and poor sleep health in young adults.
Human physiology professor seeks to answer a small question with a big benefit
HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY - If a person thinks about moving their index finger, and then actually moves it, what changes between those two states? How do people transition from thinking about a movement to then performing that movement?
UO graduate student wins Science Coalition video challenge
NEUROSCIENCE - Mea Songco-Casey, a graduate student at the University of Oregon, is the winner of the Fund it Forward Student Video Challenge, which includes a $1,000 prize from the Science Coalition.
Satellite imagery could improve fossil-hunting at remote sites
EARTH SCIENCES - Satellite imagery could help paleontologists spot promising fossil sites before trekking into remote places.
UO’s 'Dr. Coffee' leads effort to extract the essence of espresso
CHEMISTRY & BIOCHEMISTRY - Chris Hendon heads a three-institution project to set formal guidelines for brewing the drink.
UO to launch new School of Computer and Data Sciences
COMPUTER SCIENCE, DATA SCIENCE - The University of Oregon will open a new School of Computer and Data Sciences in fall 2023, combining the university’s growing strength in computer science with its five-year investment in data science.