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Corvallis is ranked as the 7th best college town under 250,000 people in the American Institute for Economic Research’s annual College Destinations Index. You can get the report from the AIERC website for free but you have to register to get the download link.
Here’s the rest of the top 10:
1. Ithaca, N.Y. (Cornell)
2. State College, [...]

So this is my first foray at writing a blog under a predetermined topic for publication. I have been asked to write about the topic, “How to not be small in a large lecture hall.” Every summer I speak to hundreds of incoming students advising them of the ways of the world at OSU. [...]

OSU, as Oregon’s premiere research university, gets a ton of strange questions. Here is a question submitted to our Department of Forestry then written about by John Howard for the Examiner.

What was odd about this particular snag was the strange pattern on its exterior. From ground level to as far as the [...]

Kudos to Tristen Shay and Chelsea Whitlow, OSU alumni, for their efforts on the inaugural PRIDE Corvallis events this weekend.
From the PRIDE Corvallis web site:

PRIDE Corvallis is a group of community members dedicated to supporting the LGBTQ community of Corvallis and surrounding areas. We are excited to be hosting Corvallis’ [...]

For the first time ever, an infant Blue Whale has been caught on film. The expedition, which included Bruce Mate from the OSU Marine Mammal Institute, was exploring a spot of the coast of Costa Rica called the “Dome”. This footage proves that The Dome is a birthing ground for Blue Whales.
From National [...]

It is with mixed emotions that we say goodbye to one of OSU’s finest administrators. Emilio Vejil, Director of Financial Aid and Scholarships, will be retiring this year after 35 excellent years. There are literally thousands of students who have been given the opportunity at an education that they wouldn’t have been able [...]

There has already been a lot written here on the Admissions Blog and other media outlets about Jane Lubchenco’s appointment to direct NOAA in the Obama Administration. Folks in the know here in the GPNW (Great Pacific Northwest) were already aware that OSU’s Marine Biology/Marine Science research, facilities, academic programs and faculty are amongst [...]

You might have read BV’s previous news posting on how President-elect Barack Obama selected Oregon State University Professor Dr. Jane Lubchenco today to chair the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). This is big news. I’ve read many articles on Dr. Lubchenco – she’s a distinguished professor and one the world’s leading researchers in [...]

Just found this on the internets (hat tip to Blue Oregon):
Washington Post-
Lubchenco Will Helm National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
By Juliet Eilperin
President-elect Barack Obama has tapped Oregon State University professor Jane Lubchenco, one of the nation’s most prominent marine biologists, to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Lubchenco, a conservationist who has devoted much of her [...]

Farmers Insurance has once again release its safest places to live report. Once again, Corvallis is listed as the safest small city in America:
Corvallis is the safest small city in the nation, according to a report released Monday by Farmers Insurance.
The company looked into crime statistics; the risk of various natural disasters; the threat [...]