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Acting Provost and Executive Vice President Janet Woodruff-Borden on the selection of Katie McLaughlin as executive director. Read the full announcement: https://t.co/cCUZDQZRnM

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Interim President and Professor of Biology Patrick Phillips shares his thoughts on today’s announcement. Read the full announcement: https://t.co/cCUZDQZRnM

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We are proud to welcome Katie McLaughlin, professor and influential clinical psychologist, to the University of Oregon as the executive director of The Ballmer Institute for Children’s Behavioral Health. We are excited to call you a Duck! #UOBallmerInstitute

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🔬 Chemists at @uoregon have devised a new way to create carbon-based "nanomaterials" with interlocking rings.

The breakthrough could be potentially useful in developing specialized sensors and new kinds of electronics.

https://t.co/7JyzlKES8e

[Knight Campus @UOKnightCampus]

Congratulations to Knight Campus Undergraduate Scholars (KCUS) students Sanjana B., Will Jackson, Hannah Lewack & Ellis Mimms for presenting their research at KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) international poster competition in Saudi Arabia last week!

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.@SpecialtyCoffee chose @uoregon for a 4-year espresso research project to explore how extraction parameters impact its chemical, sensory & enjoyable properties. @chhendon is the principal investigator of the project #CoffeeLover #espresso
https://t.co/tV1cxNCckT

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New research from the lab of @uoregon paleontologist Edward Davis shows that satellite data can reveal large individual fossils from the air, allowing field researchers to embark on more targeted searches on the ground.

Learn more ➡️ https://t.co/cZ0fmo7Yh8

[Knight Campus @UOKnightCampus]

Marian Hettiaratchi's (@mhhettiaratchi) 5yr National Science Foundation (@NSF) CAREER grant will fund research investigating the potential of stem-cell-secreted proteins that could improve treatments for musculoskeletal injuries & cardiovascular disease https://t.co/apXPIl4MaC

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Our second #NCSER grantee spotlight highlights @bstorm_beth’s work to address emotional and behavioral challenges among middle school students with or at risk for disability during their transition back to school after COVID-related closures. https://t.co/MIleVSNlUj

[Knight Campus @UOKnightCampus]

It's been another year of growth and transformation for us! From program expansion to hiring Danielle Benoit (@Benoit_Lab5) as our academic leader to the successful recruitment of our latest bioengineering cohort, learn all about it in our annual report https://t.co/1k21YgCaaU

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A @uoregon graduate student discovered a protein made by gut bacteria that triggered insulin-producing cells to replicate. The protein was an important clue to the biological basis for Type 1 diabetes. https://t.co/L22niVVhFG

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As the pandemic waned in 2022, research, innovation and discovery at the University of Oregon swelled. Here’s a sampling of some of our top stories of the year.

https://t.co/bQD2zNTew6

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This year we named Danielle Benoit (@Benoit_Lab5) the inaugural Lorry Lokey Chair of the Dept. of Bioengineering. An expert in therapeutic biomaterials for tissue regeneration & targeted delivery of therapeutics, she is an award-winning teacher: https://t.co/twgTQzjecq

[AAU @AAUniversities]

A @uoregon graduate student discovered a protein made by gut bacteria that triggered insulin-producing cells to replicate. The protein was an important clue to the biological basis for Type 1 diabetes. https://t.co/L22niVDGh6

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.@UOEnviroInit & @APRU_SCL to helped 7 UO students attend their annual conference this September. The students traveled to Honolulu to explore climate resilience solutions & presented their work at the student symposium #RaiseYourVoice #ClimateAction
https://t.co/MnR7Pj3Nju

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A team of anthropologists from @uoregon is using clues from fossils of teeth from an extinct monkey species to create a more comprehensive story of human evolution. https://t.co/EtYSbIwI7a

[University of Oregon PPPM @uopppm]

Check out PPPM associate professor Yizhao Yang's latest article published by @IISD_news. Yang investigates the correlation between communities that partake in voluntary local reviews (VLRs) & the climate action they participate in. #OregonDesignDucks #ODD
https://t.co/YkIxK0gGv7

[Knight Campus @UOKnightCampus]

Musculoskeletal injuries are a leading cause of physical disability worldwide, affecting an est 1.7 billion people. A review paper co-authored by researchers in the Guldberg Lab provides an overview of the latest technological advances: https://t.co/sHJOC9sGX2 #knightcampus

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Congratulations to Vice President for Research and Innovation Anshuman “AR” Razdan for being named a 2022 National Academy of Inventors Fellow. The honor recognizes his contributions to the field of computer science: https://t.co/XJk4q46gR0

[UO Alumni @UOAlumni]

🚀 The research of Scott Fitzpatrick, PhD '03 (anthropology), MS '03 (historic preservation), @UO_MNCH associate director, points to the colonization of islands, especially in Oceania, as microcosms of human space exploration. 🚀 https://t.co/m7QGSAiftN