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UO chemist gets grant to study more RNA strands at once

UO chemist gets grant to study more RNA strands at once

November 9, 2022
Alumna and UO faculty member Julia Widom, PhD ’13 (chemistry), studies RNA strands in the hope of major advances in areas like vaccines. She was awarded $1.8M through the Maximizing Investigator’s Research Award.
Tinker Hatfield on the Black Duck and allyship

Tinker Hatfield on the Black Duck and allyship

October 31, 2022

Legendary sprinter and designer Tinker Hatfield, BArch ’77, talks about what it means to be an ally, creating the Black Duck, and how his time at the UO impacted how he sees the world.

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