Every year the University of Oregon Alumni Center and the Emerald Media Group selects 25 outstanding students that represent impressive leadership, innovation and passion.

These 25 Ducks represent a variety of backgrounds, but all stand out for their enthusiasm, ambition and passion.

We are proud that 3 Human Physiology Undergraduates were bestowed this honor. Congratulations!

http://www.25ducks.com/project/rima-pandit/

http://www.25ducks.com/project/hao-tan/

http://www.25ducks.com/project/yasi-milani/

Congratulations to Philip Matern, Human Physiology Instructor, for this Distinguished Teaching Award! The Thomas F Herman Award for Outstanding Online Education is a new award starting in 2017. Philip is only the 2nd recipient of this award for faculty members who have demonstrated innovation and creativity in implementing excellent learning experiences using the online or hybrid format.

University President Michael Schill along with Provost and Senior Vice President Jayanth Banavar presented the award to Philip while surrounded with family and friends.

In an eye-opening article, Dr. Nicki Swann talks openly about her experiences and struggles with traveling to professional scientific conferences after becoming a new Mom.

https://around.uoregon.edu/content/early-career-researchers-face-childcare-conference-conundrum

Dr. Swann’s collaboration with 46 other working mothers and scientists resulted in this essay that was published to the National Academy of Sciences in March 2018.

http://www.pnas.org/content/115/12/2845

Congratulations to our Faculty and Graduate students for winning these awesome awards for their hard work and dedication!

Matt Ely: American Physiological Society’s Caroline tum Suden/Frances Hellebrandt Professional Opportunity Award recipient 2018

This annual award comes with a monetary prize from APS and he will be recognized at the Experimental Biology Conference in San Diego in April 2018.

Josh Mangum: HPHY Graduate Teaching Award recipient 2018

This annual award comes with a monetary prize from the department and will be recognized at the HPHY commencement ceremony this year. The award also means he is nominated for the Graduate School’s Graduate Teaching Excellence Award.

Brett Ely: American Physiological Society’s Loren G. Myhre Environmental & Exercise Physiology (EEP) Pre-Doctoral Research Award recipient 2018

This annual award comes with a monetary prize from APS and she will be recognized at the EEP business meeting at the Experimental Biology Conference in San Diego in April 2018.

Austin Hocker: American Physiological Society’s Respiration Section Usha Award recipient 2018

This annual award comes with a monetary prize from APS and he will be recognized at the Respiration Section dinner at the Experimental Biology Conference in San Diego in April 2018.

Adrianne Huxtable: American Physiological Society’s Giles F. Filley Memorial Award for Excellence in Respiratory Physiology recipient 2018

This annual award comes with a monetary prize from APS and she will be recognized at the Respiration Section dinner at the Experimental Biology Conference in San Diego in April 2018

Thank you all for your dedication, hard work and commitment to the department!

Dr. Chris Minson, Singer Endowed Professor,  and Brett Ely, Graduate Employee, both contributed their research knowledge from their heat studies in the following recent articles.

• Singer endowed Professor Christopher Minson contributed to this NPR article about heat and your health:  https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/01/20/579147638/saunas-are-a-hot-trend-and-they-might-even-help-your-health
• Dr. Minson also chimes in on the benefits of sweat in this Women’s Health article: https://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/sweat-benefits
• PhD. Candidate Brett Ely talks about her research in this Runners World article about overdressing for success: https://www.runnersworld.com/hot-weather-running/to-get-ready-for-warm-weather-running-start-overdressing-in-cool-weather

Elinor Sullivan recently joined Human Physiology as an Associate Professor as part of the Obesity Prevention Hiring Cluster through the Health Promotion and Obesity Prevention Initiative. Elinor joined the department Fall 2017 and is currently teaching for Winter 2018.

Read the full article and video interview from Around the O in the link:

https://around.uoregon.edu/content/new-faculty-member-targets-research-maternal-nutrition

Congratulations to 3 Human Physiology undergraduate students, Spencer Smith, Shawn Melendy, and Haley Segelke! These 3 scholars will receive up to $1,000 in research support and present their research at the UO Undergraduate Research Symposium on May 17, 2018.

Read more about their mini grant topics and check out more about the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program in the links.

Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program

UROP Mini Grant Recipients

Join Human Physiology Professor and Associate Dean of the Graduate School as he discusses the often unrecognized sixth sense.

His pub talk, which will feature demonstrations on Wednesday October 11th, will begin at 6 p.m. at the Ax Billy Grill at the Downtown Athletic Club, 999 Willamette St., in downtown Eugene. Admission is free. Food and drinks will be available for purchase.

http://around.uoregon.edu/content/pub-talk-explore-our-often-unrecognized-sixth-sense

Our faculty and students have been busy!

Check out these recent feature articles from our students and faculty…

Brett Ely, HPHY PhD Candidate : Shape Magazine How Much Should You Sweat During A Workout

Samantha Bryan, HPHY Undergraduate: Cascade Magazine Better Health Through Hot Tubbing

Dr. Mike Hahn, Bowerman Sports Science Clinic Director and Associate Professor: AroundtheO Pac-12 Student Health study on Overuse Injuries / Injury Prevention: Integration of Biomechanics-based Informatics for Prevention of Stress Fractures

The Human Physiology Department commencement ceremony will be on Monday, June 19th at 12:30 pm. The location is the east lawn behind the Knight Law School rain or shine, which is located on the corner of Agate and 15th Streets. Enter the site from 15th street. No tickets are required for the HPHY ceremony and no limit on guests. It will last about 1-1/2 hours. Graduates should arrive for check-in by noon, dressed in graduation cap and gown. Look for the check-in table to pick up your grad registration card. This is a non-catered event. Have a snack beforehand and bring your water bottle!

We will have professional photographers, Grad Images, taking photos before and after students cross the stage. Graduates will have an opportunity to order photos online shortly after graduation. Grad Images will email proofs to the email address you provide on the registration card.

The all-University ceremony will be in the Matt Knight Arena, on the morning of June 19^th. Graduates may participate in both ceremonies if they choose. On April 1 registration will open for students to reserve guest tickets for Matt Knight Arena. At 9 am there will be a Duck Grad Parade to the arena, and the ceremony is from 9:30 – 11:00 a.m. Check the University commencement web site for complete information: https://commencement.uoregon.edu/

This site has lots of campus and parking information, plus all the campus commencement activities.