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Two UO students are finalists in Oregon BEST Red List Design Challenge
EUGENE, Ore. — Two University of Oregon students are among four finalists of the Oregon BEST Red List Design Challenge.
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Grammar errors? The brain detects them even when you are unaware
EUGENE, Ore. — (May 13, 2013) — Your brain often works on autopilot when it comes to grammar. That theory has been around for years, but University of Oregon neuroscientists have captured elusive hard evidence
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Book by three University of Oregon archaeologists lands state award
EUGENE, Ore. — (May 10, 2013) — "Oregon Archaeology," written by three archaeologists at the University of Oregon's Museum of Natural and Cultural History, earned a 2013 Oregon Heritage Excellence Award from the Oregon Heritage Commission.
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Survey: Driving alone doesn’t suit Ducks
EUGENE, Ore. -- (May 7, 2013) -- A new University of Oregon commuter survey shows that students, faculty and staff are increasingly getting to campus by methods other than the single-person car trip.The finding comes as the UO community gears up for the annual Business Commute Challenge, a weeklong promotion of active and healthy transportation options.
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Women altering menstruation cycles in large numbers, UO study shows
EUGENE, Ore. -- (May 2, 2013) -- A surprisingly large number of women 18 or older choose to delay or skip monthly menstruation by deviating from the instructions of birth-control pills and other hormonal contraceptives, a team of UO researchers and others found, in a study of female students at the university.
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UO seminar covers autism trends, research
EUGENE, Ore. -- (April 29, 2013) -- More children than ever are being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Is that proof of an epidemic – or a change in how we define and diagnose this developmental disability?An international expert and a team of specialists from the University of Oregon invite the public to get the facts on autism – and the latest developments – at a seminar and panel.
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UO's Jon Erlandson elected into American Academy of Arts and Sciences
EUGENE, Ore. — (April 24, 2013) — University of Oregon archaeologist Jon M. Erlandson, whose research has found some of the earliest evidence of seafaring societies being part of the peopling of the Americas, is among newly elected members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
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Brain biology tied to social reorientation during entry to adolescence
EUGENE, Ore. — (April 23, 2013) — A specific region of the brain is in play when children consider their identity and social status as they transition into adolescence
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First steps of synapse building captured in live zebra fish embryos
EUGENE, Ore. — (April 18, 2013) — Using spinning disk microscopy on barely day-old zebra fish embryos, University of Oregon scientists have gained a new window on how synapse-building components move to worksites in the central nervous system.
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University of Oregon's Jessica Green is named Guggenheim Fellow
EUGENE, Ore. — (April 11, 2013) — University of Oregon biologist Jessica Green is among 175 U.S. and Canadian scholars, artists and scientists named as 2013 Guggenheim Fellows
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Studies of evolving human societies overlook the role of animals
EUGENE, Ore. — (April 9, 2013) — Animals have helped sculpt human societies throughout history, but they are not getting proper credit for their influence
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Arguments in the home linked with babies' brain functioning
EUGENE, Ore. — (March 25, 2013) — Being exposed to arguing parents is associated with the way babies' brains process emotional tone of voice, according to a newly published study
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Award-winning UO program and Medford launch partnership
EUGENE, Ore. -- (March 19, 2013) -- The University of Oregon and the city of Medford have begun an innovative, year-long partnership during which students and faculty will work with municipal officials to complete sustainability projects ranging from bicycle routes to industrial redevelopment proposals.
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Thin films of nickel and iron oxides yield efficient solar water-splitting catalyst
EUGENE, Ore. — (March 20, 2013) — University of Oregon chemists say that ultra-thin films of nickel and iron oxides made through a solution synthesis process are promising catalysts
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Oregon researchers synthesize negative-charge carrying molecular structures
EUGENE, Ore. — (March 18, 2013) — University of Oregon chemists have synthesized organic molecular structures that move both positive and negative electrical charges
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Roller derby contact leads to mixing of teams' skin microbes
EUGENE, Ore. — (March 12, 2013) — Human skin is home to countless microorganisms that we can't see, but these microbes help to define who we are. These invisible passengers — known as the skin microbiome — contribute to health
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Institutional betrayal magnifies post-trauma effects of unwanted sexual activity
EUGENE, Ore. — (March 8, 2013) — A study of 345 female university students found that 233 of them had experienced at least one unwanted sexual experience in their lifetime, and 46 percent of those victims also experienced betrayal by the institution where incidents occurred.
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Book by University of Oregon psychologists opens eyes on betrayal
EUGENE, Ore. — (Feb. 27, 2013) — "Betrayal violates us," write University of Oregon psychologists Jennifer Freyd and Pamela Birrell in the preface of a new book that tackles the devastating act and probes the deep underpinnings of why people cover it up.
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Google grant boosts UO-based center's technical training in Africa
EUGENE, Ore. — (Feb. 25, 2013) — More than 20 years ago the non-profit Network Startup Resource Center (NSRC), based at the University of Oregon, helped build some of the initial Internet infrastructure —
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Electric cars “teach” teachers STEM curriculum
EUGENE, Ore. -- (Thursday, Feb. 21, 2013) -- More than 30 Lane County teachers and other education experts will meet Friday at Eugene electric car maker Arcimoto
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