This week we are re-tooling The Research Project. Instead of giving a synopsis of one research project from a university in the scheduled state, our new approach is to list several research headlines at one of the major universities of the scheduled state along with a link to more info about each project. The University of Oregon, located in Eugene, Oregon will be the first university featured in this new approach. The research going on at OU includes everything from ants to obesity prevention to charitable giving.

Confirming Einstein’s Theory – University of Oregon team helps catch a gravity wave for the first time.

https://around.uoregon.edu/longform/uo-team-helps-catch-gravity-wave

UO lands four scholars for obesity prevention cluster

https://around.uoregon.edu/content/uo-lands-four-scholars-obesity-prevention-cluster

Skilled workers: Study shows the talents of leafcutter ants

https://around.uoregon.edu/content/skilled-workers-study-shows-talents-leafcutter-ants

Story of child immigrants goes uncovered, grad student finds

https://around.uoregon.edu/content/story-child-immigrants-goes-uncovered-grad-student-finds

UO idea for bio-inspired implant wins $900,000 grant

https://around.uoregon.edu/content/uo-idea-bio-inspired-implant-wins-900000-grant

UO-led expedition probes undersea magma system

https://around.uoregon.edu/content/uo-led-expedition-probes-undersea-magma-system

Climate change meets the humanities in new text by UO team

https://around.uoregon.edu/content/climate-change-meets-humanities-new-text-uo-team

Why the Paris agreement could be the beginning of the end for global warming denial

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2015/12/18/why-paris-could-mark-the-beginning-of-the-end-for-global-warming-denial/

The Surprising Relationship Between Taxes and Charitable Giving

http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-surprising-relationship-between-taxes-and-charitable-giving-1450062191

The Arithmetic of Compassion

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/06/opinion/the-arithmetic-of-compassion.html?ribbon-ad-idx=4&src=recg&mabReward=CTM&module=Ribbon&version=origin&region=Header&action=click&contentCollection=Recommended&pgtype=article&_r=3