November 30th, 2008
Off-the-beaten-track vineyard preparing for new vitality while enjoying harvest
Many affiliated with Oregon State gave thanks at their Thanksgiving tables knowing they had a hand in one of the world’s most ancient of harvests […]
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November 30th, 2008
It takes a team, and athletic departments need to do more on sexuality matters
(Note: OSU softball coach Kirk Walker expands on how best to help gay, lesbian, and bisexual athletes and recounts his own experiences in an interview […]
November 30th, 2008
Heading home for the holidays? Avoid bringing unwanted gifts!
When you head over the river and through the woods to Grandmother’s house this Thanksgiving, don’t bring her something she doesn’t want or need – […]
November 30th, 2008
Nutrition educator for OSU’s Extension Service displays verve as she gets things cooking at Albany’s Boys and Girls Club
An Extension Service nutrition educator has got kids in Albany excited about healthful eating.
November 30th, 2008
Some questions answered on revenue reduction; more details to come later
For Oregon State University, current year budget reductions represent minimum level of cuts of $2.8 million from our general fund budgets.
November 26th, 2008
Sociologist honored for going inside the walls to bring college to maximum-security inmates
Being named volunteer of the year for her work in prisons is like coming full circle for Michelle Inderbitzin, an associate professor of sociology at […]
November 26th, 2008
International leader named to Gray Family library chair
An international leader in innovative library resources, Terry Reese Jr., has been named as the new holder of the Gray Family Chair at the Oregon […]
November 25th, 2008
Kick gave Beavers, fans a sweet victory to savor at Thanksgiving, before Civil War loss
Beaver football fans wanting more to savor this week than just the Thanksgiving turkey got their wish placekicker Justin Kahut nailed a 24-yard field goal […]
November 13th, 2008
Award-winning work now shifts to training next generation
Winning a lifetime achievement award was “a sobering experience” for Marie Harvey, chairwoman of the Department of Public Health at Oregon State.
November 13th, 2008
Pharmacy sending its students to medical ‘front lines’
“So much need” for rural health care and those in underserved populations is changing the way Oregon State is training its College of Pharmacy students.
November 13th, 2008
Business professor, four campus neighbors receive OSU’s Austin Family Business Program awards
An Oregon State professor and two OSU students will be honored with the 2008 Excellence in Family Business Awards in Portland.
November 13th, 2008
OSU-developed technology licensed for nighttime home dialysis
A technology co-invented by an Oregon State University researcher has been licensed to Home Dialysis Plus, Ltd., a Corvallis-based developer of advanced home hemodialysis devices […]
November 13th, 2008
‘Boomer’ uses her mentor’s insight to ‘see what I could become’
Atypical student finds mentor to help find a new career “that will engage me, where I could make a contribution.”
November 13th, 2008
Social factors in aging need attention, asserts award-winning provost
Joe Hendricks, the founding dean of OSU’s Honors College and a nationally-known social gerontologist, has won the most prestigious, international-in-scope award of the Gerontological Society […]
November 13th, 2008
Economy overshadows election results; friends in high places but cuts expected
The possible benefits of the Nov. 4 election, including the defeat of several ballot measures, are tempered by the worsening national and world economies.
November 13th, 2008
Effort, hope move from campaign trail to basketball court for OSU’s Craig Robinson
Barack Obama’s historic election as U.S. President directly linked to Oregon State’s men’s basketball program. The brother of First Lady-elect Michelle Obama is Craig Robinson, […]
November 13th, 2008
‘Foreigner’ will bring comic wake-up call to campus audiences
Backstabbing. Double-dealing. Two-faced maneuvering. Triple-crossing! All part of “The Foreigner” on OSU’s Withycomb stage this coming weekend.
November 12th, 2008
OSU student finds pharmacy outreach ‘extreme’ experience
Vivian Nguyen was expecting “culture shock” when she went to a remote hospital in Niger as part of a college outreach program – but nothing […]
November 1st, 2008
Alum, OSU Press scratch rocky surface of Columbia River Gorge
Back in the late 1960s, in Ed Taylor’s minerals classes at Oregon State, Terry Toedtemeier found a “fascinating beauty” in the microscopic chemical and physical […]
November 12th, 2008
OSU research of ancient stumps should continue despite criticism
A television news video report is now available at the end of this commentary on the ancient, 2,000-year-old “Ghost Forest” at Neskowin. Just click!