University of Oregon
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| University of Oregon link () Website | |
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| File:UOGreatSeal.png | |
| Motto | Mens agitat molem (Latin) |
| Formation | 1876 |
| Headquarters | Oregon, USA |
| Type | PublicFlagshipResearch |
| Other name | Ducks |
| Pioneer in Molecular Biology | |
The University of Oregon is a public research university in Eugene, Oregon, United States.
The University of Oregon is organized into five colleges (Arts and Sciences, Business, Design, Education, and Honors) and seven professional schools (Accounting; Architecture and Environment; Art and Design; Journalism and Communication; Law; Music and Dance; and Planning, Public Policy and Management) and a graduate school. Furthermore, UO offers 316 undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
Research
The university is a member of the Association of American Universities, a group of leading research universities in the United States. It is also classified as a "Very High Research Activity" university, according to the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. UO has comparatively small research spending totals for an AAU level university.[1] According to the National Science Foundation, Oregon spent $111 million on research and development in 2018, ranking it 151st in the nation.[2]
The university has 19 research centers and institutes.[3] The university also maintains nine "research core facilities".[4] The Institute of Molecular Biology was established at the university in 1959.[5]
Prominent current and former researchers include: Michael Posner, Frank Stahl, George Streisinger and Aaron Novick.
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20140630122249/http://www.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/NewAAU-20140602.pdf%7C
- ↑ https://ncsesdata.nsf.gov/herd/2018/html/herd18-dt-tab020.html |
- ↑ http://research.uoregon.edu/facilities/centers-institutes
- ↑ http://rcf.uoregon.edu/%7Cwebsite=rcf.uoregon.edu%7C
- ↑ https://uonews.uoregon.edu/archive/news-release/2009/10/its-party-institute-molecular-biology-celebrates-50-years