Category: News

BSSC research engineer Aida Chebbi and collaborators publish paper utilizing novel IMU analysis technique.

What started as a curiosity about women’s health led this researcher to graduate school.

Pain starts with stress, and stress shows up at a cellular level. When humans and other lifeforms get stressed out, the balance of oxygen in our cells gets disrupted. In response, the mitochondria—bean-shaped structures that supply cells with energy—ramp up their efforts to help with overcoming the challenge.

From competing in seven events as a track heptathlete, to conducting research in the lab, Colleen has her sights set high.

It started when Colleen was a hyper middle schooler — her dad signed her up for track and field to burn off some energy. Little did they know Colleen, the Gatorade State girl’s track and field player of the year in 2020, would go on to be one of the University of Oregon’s top heptathlete competitors, spending her college career in Tracktown, USA.

Our Sweat Science columnist tries out the heat adaptation protocol used by Oregon runners, and survives (barely) to tell the tale.

Podcast: sports scientist Mike Hahn pursues research that serves elite athletes and the rest of us

Many endurance athletes have to race in the heat. Performing heat acclimation training before an event that takes place in a hot environment can improve your performance.

UO students found camaraderie, career paths, and more at major conference in Portland

The University of Oregon is partnering with nine other universities around the world to establish a collective that aims to become a trusted and respected source of higher-education knowledge, research and policy advice in the world of sport.

A new internship program at one of the UO’s fastest-growing majors is setting students up for the health field better than ever before.