A Message About Research From
Tom Dyke
Vice Provost for Research
Winter 1999
If the twenty-first century is anything like the twentieth century, many major technological advances that benefit society will come from university research laboratories.
At the University of Oregon we are embarking on an ambitious effort to ensure that we remain at the forefront of scientific advance. We will accomplish this by bringing together a remarkable group of researchers working in exciting and productive areas of science. Together, they will address some of the most important questions we face today and in the coming decades. We are calling it the Brain, Biology, and Machine Initiative.
In the following pages you will meet some of the scientists involved in the initiative, learn about their work, and hear their thoughts about how the Brain, Biology, and Machine Initiative is vital for the UO, for our students, and for the state of Or egon.