Photos: QuackHacks 3.0, the University of Oregon’s 24-hour Hackathon

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Chris Castro, Photographer
July 3, 2026
A view from the EMU’s third-floor balcony into the auditorium, as QuackHacks continues through the night. QuackHack's 24-hour Hackathon, a team-based, competitive coding and hacking event, takes place on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Ore. Starting on May 30 and going into May 31, many teams worked through day and night for a chance to win prizes and recognition from the event and its sponsors: Google, Base 44, Pipeworks, Emberex, and MongoDB. (Chris Castro/Emerald)
A view from the EMU’s third-floor balcony into the auditorium, as QuackHacks continues through the night. QuackHack’s 24-hour Hackathon, a team-based, competitive coding and hacking event, takes place on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Ore. Starting on May 30 and going into May 31, many teams worked through day and night for a chance to win prizes and recognition from the event and its sponsors: Google, Base 44, Pipeworks, Emberex, and MongoDB. (Chris Castro/Emerald)
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Code which is being written for a team's project. Quackhack’s 24-hour Hackathon, a team-based, competitive coding and hacking event, takes place on the University of Oregon campus in Eugene, Ore. Starting on May 30 and going into May 31, many teams worked through day and night for a chance to win prizes and recognition from the event and its sponsors: Google, Base 44, Pipeworks, Emberex, and MongoDB. (Chris Castro/Emerald)
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