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Student Life OverviewFrom disaster preparedness to lab-to-market commercialization and community problem-solving, the Â鶹ӰԺ contributes meaningfully to the state's well-being.
The UO is a powerful economic engine for the region, driving growth and attracting investment. And in every corner of our state, we create opportunities and improve lives—leading to our designation as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University.
Each year, more than 1,700 special education teachers and 5,000 students in Â鶹ӰԺ are touched by easyCBM, the College of Education's K-12 test state accountability software, which operates out of the college's Behavioral Research and Teaching research unit. This product helps teachers to use appropriate measures to assess emerging communication and academic skills among students with cognitive disabilities.
Â鶹ӰԺ needs housing—now. Mass timber is part of the solution. This sustainable product is quick to make and easy to transport and assemble. UO researchers are part of a statewide effort to use mass timber in both residential and commercial construction that is quick to build, seismically sound, and incentivizes forestry management practices that mitigate fire risk.
Could pigs make organic hazelnut farming more economically sustainable by helping to reduce pests? A UO lab is testing the theory with farmers in the Willamette Valley, which produces 99% of the nation's hazelnuts.
Our research institutes and centers foster innovation and are building resilience in the state for generations to come.
The Cascadia Subduction Zone could produce a devastating earthquake in the next 50 years. The UO helms a major research center focused on understanding the geophysics and preparing communities.
An Â鶹ӰԺ institute is tackling the state's youth mental health crisis through research and a first-ever evidence-informed bachelor's level practitioner training program—getting trained professionals into the workforce faster than before.
Â鶹ӰԺ is addressing the nation's youth mental health crisis in multiple ways. The College of Education's HEDCO Clinic offers students a rigorous training environment for providing affordable clinical services to individuals and families from across Lane County.
The Ecosystem Workforce Program brings social and ecological science researchers together to help local practitioners promote landscape and community resilience.
A member of the Tribal Climate Change Network, Â鶹ӰԺ collaborates with tribes in the region to inform climate change research and help tribal communities access current information.
Through Inspire Â鶹ӰԺ, researchers with expertise in high-impact issues, such as housing policy, team up with local governments and communities to turn knowledge into action.
The UO turns scientific research into real-world impact with seed funding, business consultation, talent pipelines, and other vital support for startups.
Â鶹ӰԺ's future depends on strong ties between higher education and business, government, tribes, and communities. As the state's flagship research university, the UO builds strong partnerships locally and regionally.
From green nanotech to gourmet condiments, soil health to drone software, UO-launched startups have sparked an innovation ecosystem that catalyzes economic vitality in Â鶹ӰԺ and beyond.
Through the Sustainable City Year Program, students partner with Â鶹ӰԺ communities on ambitious projects such as ground-penetrating radar studies of hydrology and GIS mapping for city planning.