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Oregon Nobel Laureate Symposium

Oregon Nobel Laureate Symposium at Linfield University

The Oregon Nobel Laureate Symposium at Linfield University brings together the genius of the world's Nobel Prize winners and the excellence of one of America's finest independent colleges. The symposium allows middle school, high school and college students to interact directly with Nobel laureates. It is a time of intellectual excitement and enrichment, a meeting of great minds and eager students. Dedicated to the spirit of Alfred Nobel's goal to expand the frontiers of human knowledge for the benefit of the world, the symposium is one of only five such convocations held worldwide.

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Randy Schekman portrait

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The symposium returns April 10-11

Randy W. Schekman, 2013 Nobel laureate in physiology or medicine, comes to Linfield University on April 10-11, 2025. Check back for the event schedule.
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Randy Schekman portrait

Get to know Randy Schekman

Read Schekman's biography, watch videos and learn more about his research.
Read Schekman's bio
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BIll Phillips breaks carnation with liquid nitrogen

Watch the 2023 event recap

Watch the 2023 video
Nobel Symposium speakers from 1985

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Symposium history

Since its establishment in 1985, more than a dozen Nobel laureates have come to Linfield's symposium for a meeting of great minds and eager students.
Learn about the history