Oregon State continues to exemplify the kind of forward-thinking and strong community-based collaboration that people expect from a research university. The Energy Center at OSU has been awarded Platinum LEED status, the highest certification by the U.S. Green Building Council. In addition to Kearney Hall and Kelley Engineering Building (both Gold LEED status) as LEED [...]
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Friday, January 7th, 2011‘Tis the Season to Hit Dixon Recreation Center!
Thursday, January 6th, 2011With the ringing of 2011, come the good old New Year’s resolutions. It seems as though the majority of people out there are sticking to tradition and committing to either losing weight or getting back in shape. With that said, Dixon Recreation Center is buzzing with patrons working to achieve their goals. What draws students [...]
OSU’s Continual Committment to Sustainability
Thursday, December 30th, 2010President Ed Ray’s 2010 President’s Report shares a decade of accomplishments here at Oregon State University. OSU is committed to sustainability as seen through the collaborative efforts and actions of students, faculty, and staff. Currently OSU is ranked 7th in the nation among universities for using renewable energy by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). EPA [...]
Budding designers show off recycled wares
Monday, October 11th, 2010OSU’s Department of Design and Human Environment (DHE) has begun a new ‘Design Network’ made up of students, faculty and alumni to help promote DHE activities, career opportunities and student work. Their first event was in downtown Portland last week to show some veteran pieces from OSU’s Recycled Fashion Show that is held in the [...]
IB World Conference UPDATE: Students Bike 1600 Miles to Get to OSU
Thursday, August 5th, 2010I came across this news story and thought that it was very exciting! As faithful blog readers know, OSU is hosting the International Baccalaureate World Student Conference next week! We learned that six participants of the IB World Conference are planning to bike to get to campus and will be joined by the OSU Cycling [...]
New Major Just Announced…Renewable Materials!
Thursday, August 5th, 2010If you are interested in a hands-on career that employs science, business and technology to make a difference in helping society become more sustainable, then consider a Bachelors in Science program Renewable Materials. This program is designed to give students the specialized knowledge and broad skills to help the world replace oil and non-renewable materials [...]
Another Invention Courtesy of OSU Scientists!
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010A group of OSU scientists created a vegetable-based, pressure sensitive glue. The adhesive is environmentally benign and can be made from soybeans, corn or canola oil.  The scientists, including Kaichang Li, a professor of Wood Science and Engineering at OSU and recipient of the 2007 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award from the Environmental Protection Agency, [...]
OSU Named a “Best Buy College”
Wednesday, June 30th, 2010Oregon State University has been named a Best Buy School in the upcoming edition of “The Fiske Guide to Colleges†for 2011. The revised and updated 2011 edition features more than 300 colleges and universities, and names 45 institutions – 21 public and 24 private – as Best Buys. These institutions fall into the inexpensive [...]
The Students Have Spoken…Student Experience Center Approved!
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2010After years and years of students meeting, lobbying, blogging, discussing, proposing and campaigning for the Student Experience Center, the SEC officially passed late Thursday, May 27th. The Student Experience Center was approved with a total of 2,056 “yes†votes which represents 69 percent of the total. There has been much excitement bubbling around campus about [...]
Sustainability efforts recognized
Thursday, February 18th, 2010An OSU student and a staffer have been recognized by 1000 Friends of Oregon as part of their “35 Innovators under 35“. Andrea Norris Corvallis As a student at Oregon State University, Andrea served as director of the ASOSU Environmental Task Force and successfully initiated efforts to enact a student-funded Green Energy Fee. The fee, [...]
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