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illustration of a saber-tooth cat that has taken down a young woolly mammoth
UO graduates identify a new species of saber-toothed giant
EARTH SCIENCES - Two UO graduates let the cat out of the bag this month, identifying a new saber-toothed cat species that roamed North America 9 to 5 million years ago. Weighing in at 600 to 900 pounds, the animal emerges as one of the largest cats in Earth’s history.
A mobile phone base station located on a mountain near the ocean
O project finds communications risks in a Cascadia quake
COMPUTER SCIENCE, EARTH SCIENCES - University of Oregon research inspired by an undergraduate has uncovered a communications hazard that could accompany earthquakes along the Cascadia subduction zone: Internet traffic and cell signaling facilities could be crippled.
water falling at Multnomah Falls
At the UO Earth Day isn't once a year, it's a way of life
In a state known for its inspiring landscapes — its beauty, how its residents both embrace and rely on it for sustenance — University of Oregon faculty, staff and students bring that same passion and fervor toward studying our environment and tackling the biggest challenges facing it.
photo of diego melgar smiling
Earth sciences prof who survived quake now studies them
EARTH SCIENCES - As the newly appointed Ann and Lew Williams Chair of Earth Sciences, Diego Melgar studies big earthquakes and tsunamis—when and where they’re happening, and how to warn us as early as possible.
a hillside of volcanic rocks in the Pacific Northwest
I3 seed funding program awards grants to four research teams
Four interdisciplinary teams have been awarded seed funding through the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation to pursue interdisciplinary research projects. The Incubating Interdisciplinary Initiatives awards, known as I3 awards, will provide up to $50,000.