Linus Pauling Center

The Linus Pauling Center is located at the corner f 30^th Street and Campus Way and will house the Linus Pauling Institute and the Department of Chemistry. It is scheduled to be completed this summer.

INTO-OSU’s Living Learning Center will be the 14^th residence hall on campus. The residence hall will serve as the new home for 350 international and domestic students, as well as additional offices, classrooms, a coffee shop, and a convenience store. This new residence hall is located on the south end of campus off of Western Boulevard. INTO-OSU Living Learning Center is scheduled to be completed by the start of the new school year.

University Housing and Dining Services has also announced that they have started the process in adding another residence hall to the east end of campus, on the corner of 13^th and Adams Ave. The new hall will serve as a multipurpose facility, house about 250 students, and is anticipated to reach the equivalent of a U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED Silver rating of sustainability.

Rendering of the Hallie Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families

Located on the corner of 26^th and Campus Way, the Hallie Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families will be part of the College of Health and Human Sciences and will support research and outreach programs “focused on the human lifespan, with a special emphasis on the physical, mental, and behavior health of children.” The new Center is scheduled to be completed this summer.

Outdoor Recreation Complex

OSU is building a new Outdoor Recreation Complex which will include 2 synthetic turf fields with lighting for night use, new outdoor tennis courts, a plaza area with restrooms and a storage shelter, a running path, and an open area for recreational park use.

McAlexander Fieldhouse is also undergoing an interior renovation. The indoor turf field and courts will be redone with an improved surface area, a new climbing wall and skills-building course will be added, along with a check-in desk, classroom, workroom-office, storage, custodial spaces, and general improvements to better manage the use of space. Both projects are scheduled to be completed in the fall.

What’s really cool about the majority of these projects is that you can view them either live or with a time lapse via webcam by clicking here.

In addition to these major projects, there are numerous renovations happening around campus. Nash Hall and Education Hall are receiving seismic upgrades and the continuing expansion of Goss Stadium is an example of Oregon State’s growth.

Please feel free to visit campus and check out all the new and exciting improvements!

To read more: http://democratherald.com/news/local/article_d3b1a126-1638-11e0-83df-001cc4c03286.html

GO BEAVS!!

kg

Today is the two year anniversary of Linus Pauling Day which was officially celebrated February 28, 2006. While the State of Oregon only recognizes the single day, we at Oregon State celebrate our most famous alumnus every year at this time.

Linus Pauling is the only individual to win two unshared Nobel Prizes; the first in 1954 (Chemistry) for his groundbreaking work with the chemical bond. The second in 1962 (Peace) was due to his activism in stopping above ground nuclear weapons testing.

Dr. Pauling’s connection to OSU, even after leaving campus, remained strong. After all, it was his alma mater. He was a member of Delta Upsilon Fraternity, a Professor of Chemistry as an undergraduate and met the love of his life, Ava Helen, here.

When Pauling had to decide where he and Ava’s papers would reside after his death he chose OSU over the Smithsonian and several other reputable museums. If you ever have a chance to go see the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers, do it! Everything from Ava & Linus’ lives is there…Including Dr. Pauling’s actual Nobel Prizes. Holding the Nobel Prizes, one in each hand, is a powerful and almost surreal experience.

The legacy of Linus Pauling’s work is continued at the Linus Pauling Institute which has just recently been awarded a six million dollar grant from The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. The LPI also recently unveiled plans for a state of the art research facility on campus.

Recently, plans were unveiled by the Postal Service to feature Linus Pauling on a postage stamp:

Dr. Pauling is one of only three or four Oregonians to be featured alone on a stamp. The stamp features blood molecules in the background signifying Pauling’s groundbreaking work in linking Sickle Cell Anemia to a genetic disorder.

In case it wasn’t evident, we are very proud that Linus Pauling is an Oregon Stater! We hope you will join us in celebrating his legacy today. Don’t hesitate to add to the discussion with comments or questions!

-jm