Category: Research
Posted November 18th, 2009 by Blake
More evidence that Oregon State is THE research university in Oregon….from the Barometer:
For the last two years, OSU undergraduates have been researching and documenting bacteriophages, commonly known as phages (viruses that infect bacteria), as part of a three-year research project funded by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
OSU was one of 12 universities to be chosen [...]
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Tags: genomes, genomics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, medical school prep, pre-med preparation, Research, Stephen Colbert
Posted in Powered by Orange, Research, Undergraduate Students | No Comments »
Posted July 27th, 2009 by James
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 [...]
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Tags: Argyle Tree, Environmental Science, Examiner, Forestry, John Howard, Trees
Posted in Faculty, Misc., Research, Sustainablility | 9 Comments »
Posted March 6th, 2009 by James
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 [...]
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Tags: Blue Whales, Bruce Mate, hatfield_marine_science_center, marine_biology, National Geographic
Posted in Careers, Faculty, Misc., Research | 41 Comments »
Posted December 26th, 2008 by James
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 [...]
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Tags: Atmosperic and Oceanic Sciences, Barack Obama, Crosscut, Fisheries and Wildlife, Jane Lubchenco, Marine Biology, NOAA, R/V Wecoma, Undergraduate Research, Zoology
Posted in Careers, Faculty, Graduate Students, International Students, Research, Uncategorized, Undergraduate Students | 8 Comments »
Posted December 21st, 2008 by Matt
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 [...]
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Tags: Barack Obama, Dr. Jane Lubchenco, Dr. Lubchenco, ecology, Environmental Science, global warming, Jane Lubchenco, Lubchenco, Marine Biology, Megan Cook, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, Obama, Obama administration, oregon-state-university, OSU, President Obama, Professor, Research, Science, Zoology
Posted in Admissions, Alumni, Beaver News, Campus Life, Faculty, Misc., Research, Uncategorized, Undergraduate Students | 5 Comments »
Posted December 18th, 2008 by Blake
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 [...]
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Tags: Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, Aldo Leopold Leadership Program, Barack Obama, campus_sustainability, climate change, COMPASS, Corvallis, global warming, Jane Lubchenco, Joint Oceans Commission Initiative, Lubchenco, Marine Biology, Marine Mammal Institute, National Academy of Sciences, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Science Board, National Science Foundation, NOAA, NSF, oregon-state-university, Pew Oceans Commission, PISCO, Research, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the Royal Society
Posted in Beaver News, Faculty, Graduate Students, International Students, Misc., Research, Undergraduate Students | 2 Comments »
Posted November 7th, 2008 by James
I’ve written before about OSU’s economic impact on the State of Oregon. Research universities like OSU have a tremendous impact on state economies not only due to the immediate revenue that research creates but also because the innovations that spring from research can create whole new industries. See the transparent transistor.
Legislators were on [...]
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Tags: Economic Impact, Economics, Research, Transparent Transistor
Posted in Events, Faculty, Research, Uncategorized | Comments Off
Posted October 13th, 2008 by James
Quick hitter from KGW News about OSU Alumnus, Don Pettit. Don has already been to space once. He represents the second OSU alumnus in three years to make the journey out of Earth’s atmosphere.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An astronaut from Oregon has been scheduled to make his second trip into space.
Don [...]
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Tags: Chemical Engineering, Don Pettit, NASA, Oregon State University Alumni, OSU Astronauts, OSU NASA, Silverton Union High School, Space Travel
Posted in Alumni, Beaver News, Events, Research, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »
Posted July 16th, 2008 by James
Supplies of Imitation Crab which is also known as Real Imitation Crab, Artificial Crab and my personal favorite: Krab; are currently dwindling due to a shortage of Alaskan Pollock and other highly available white fleshed fish. Krab is made from Surimi, which is a slurry of whitefish such as Alaskan Pollack that is refined [...]
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Tags: Alaskan Pollock, Daily Astorian, Food Innovation, Food Science, Imitation Crab, Krab, OSU Krab, OSU Seafood Research Laboratory, Research, Surimi
Posted in Careers, Faculty, Graduate Students, International Students, Misc., Research, Undergraduate Students | 6 Comments »
Posted June 26th, 2008 by James
As promised, here’s a video of the ceremony:
Enjoy!
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Tags: Bindy Irwin, Bruce Mate, hatfield_marine_science_center, Humback Whale, Marine Biology, Marine Biology Oregon State University, Marine Mammal Institute, Research, sustainability, Terri Irwin, University of Oregon Marine Biology
Posted in Beaver News, Events, Faculty, Graduate Students, International Students, Misc., Research, Uncategorized, Undergraduate Students | 2 Comments »