Fuel for Thought
What began with the father working quietly in a Eugene laboratory is now an aspiring business moving forward under the daughter.
Natural Sciences
Proton-Smashing Team Looks Beyond the Higgs Boson
On the Fourth of July last year, physicists smashing together protons in a facility near Geneva announced that they had discovered a new elementary particle—that is, a particle that cannot be broken into smaller pieces.
All in a Day's Work
At first glance, the thousands upon thousands of leaf-cutter ants in Robert Schofield’s laboratory suggest nothing so much as chaos.
The Divine Stick Versus the Divine Carrot
Azim Shariff has found that religion does indeed influence behavior — depending on whether a culture believes in a punishing God or a forgiving God.
Online Extras
Mail Bag: Readers Respond
The "Paper or Plastic?" story in the Fall, 2012 Cascade inspired several readers to write.
Tiny Tour
Take a video tour of April Anson's 114-square-foot sustainably built home.
Germ of An Idea
"You are your microbes," is the message from UO biologists in a TED Ed video and TEDx talk.
African Acoustics
Biologist Janis Weeks and Marilyn Mohr of the UO Libraries play an African instrument called the mbira.
Geological Splendor
A geologist shares some of her favorite photos of Oregon's geological wonders —and destinations beyond.
DUKTalks Videos
Check out the College of Arts and Sciences variation on the TED Talks theme.