Academics
The OGI School of Science and Engineering had four divisions: Biomedical Engineering, Biomedical Computer Science, and Environmental & Biomolecular Systems. It had a student body of about 330 full-time students, with about one-third of those seeking PhDs. The student body also included about 250 non-degree students.
Since OGI's merger with OHSU, research conducted at the School has increasingly focused on applying technology to complex problems of human and ecosystem health. The school's Department of Management in Science and Technology (MST) focused on educating leaders and managers in a technology-intensive world. The program changed to OHSU's Division of Management offering a certificate and Masters degrees in Healthcare Management.
Formal research centers at the school included the Adaptive Systems Lab, Biomedical Optics Group, Center for Coastal and Land Margin Research, Center for Groundwater Research, and Center for Spoken Language Understanding, whose focus is on spoken language technologies and continues to offer Computer Science and Electrical Engineering degrees. Ten faculty members from OGI, including the members of the Pacific Software Research Center as well as other research groups, moved to Portland State University in 2004. Other areas of faculty research included cell and tissue engineering, neuroengineering, and materials microanalysis and micro-fabrication.
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