Recent News and Events
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Meet Your 2023-24 Peer Mentors Peer mentors will be meeting with OPIRC mentees on a monthly basis, providing mentorship and advice on building a successful path to industry or national labs. LEARN MORE |
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Now Open! The OPIRC Scholar Study Center in the Price Science Commons is now open! This designated study area is in the Science Library adjacent to the B040 classroom and is furnished with tables, seating, and whiteboards. A great place to study, meet up with other scholars, create study groups, and meet tutors! LEARN MORE |
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OPIRC Students Explore Future Careers in Oregon Current and prospective OPIRC students from Lane Community College, Umpqua Community College, Central Oregon Community College, and University of Oregon explored future careers in science opportunities in Bend and Corvallis, Oregon. LEARN MORE |
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Announcing Summer Research Award Recipients! Congratulations to our scholars who have accepted summer internship positions! These highly competitive, paid, full-time positions in laboratories align with their areas of interest. This summer experience not only supports science proficiency but also fosters future success through a graduate mentorship program and the Summer Science Seminar. LEARN MORE |
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2024 HP Site Visit – Application Closed Open to UO, LCC, and UCC undergraduate students majoring in physics, chemistry, and biochemistry. Support for this event provided by a Future Ready Oregon Workforce Ready Grant. Fill out the application by May 15th. Applicants will be notified of selection by May 20th. Apply Here |
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Knight Campus to Host Photo Lithography Workshop The Knight Campus hosted a training workshop Photolithography: The science & Art of Copying hosted by Semiconductor Track Director, Fuding Lin and Bioengineering faculty, Felix Deku. LEARN MORE |
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Meet Your 2023-24 Peer Mentors Peer mentors will be meeting with OPIRC mentees on a monthly basis, providing mentorship and advice on building a successful path to industry or national labs. LEARN MORE |
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$1M Workforce Ready Grant will expand Scholarships and Training for OPIRC Scholars The Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program has been awarded a Workforce Ready: Innovation in Workforce Programs Grant totaling $1,039,835 to support a pathway for low-income students to enter the high-tech and manufacturing sectors. Funding will expand the $4.3M NSF Oregon Pathways to Industry Research Careers program which supports students as they move from community college to UO for their baccalaureate and master’s from the Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program. LEARN MORE |
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Applications are now open to be a 2023-2024 NSF OPIRC Mentor! Applications are now open to be an NSF OPIRC Mentor! We are currently recruiting mentors for community college scholars and UO juniors (who have transferred from community college). Mentors have an opportunity to make a strong, positive impact on another individual’s career trajectory, as well as a stipend and establish a marketable skill set that may be showcased in their own trajectory. LEARN MORE |
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Current and Prospective OPIRC Scholars are invited to KCGIP campus A break during the 2023 Undergraduate Research Symposium on the UO campus, was a perfect opportunity to bring the OPIRC scholars and community together. The hosted luncheon was held on the Knight Campus balcony and took advantage of the opportunity to bring scientists and engineers together. OPIRC scholars, associates, and potential applicants were able to meet and network with UO staff and KCGIP alumni who shared their experiences on their own path to industry careers. LEARN MORE |
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UCC Celebrates OPIRC Scholars and Associates Umpqua Community College recently organized the Science Careers Celebration, an event dedicated to honoring graduating transfer students, welcoming new scholars to OPIRC, and fostering interest in science-based professions. Attendees included friends, family, and community members who were invited to this remarkable evening affair. The hosted dinner event was an opportunity to celebrate these extraordinary community college students and their potential in science careers. LEARN MORE |
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Applications Now Open for 2023-24 Cohort Scholars and Associates Are you a Central Oregon, Lane or Umpqua Community College student interested in pursuing a physical sciences degree? Check out how OPIRC can support you through up to $45,000 in scholarships, mentorship and community building. We strongly encourage students from traditionally excluded groups to apply. Priority review of applications will begin May 1st with regular deadline reviews begin May 30th. LEARN MORE |
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2023 Internfest a Success Community College students from Central Oregon, Lane and Umpqua visited UO to build community and learn about OPIRC. LEARN MORE |
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Meet Your 2022-23 Peer Mentors Peer mentors will be meeting with OPIRC mentees on a monthly basis, providing mentorship and advice on building a successful path to industry or national labs. LEARN MORE |
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KCGIP Alumni Share Their Pathways to Success The Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program (KCGIP), an accelerated master’s program which includes a 9-month paid internship, has a long history of launching the careers of scientists and engineers. The 2022 KCGIP cohort averaged an internship compensation of $74,500/yr! Check out the bios of Knight Campus alumni who began at community college. LEARN MORE |