LIFE@OSU

Starting in September, LIFE@OSU is going to switch to an on-line only publication

Oregon State students will soon find themselves competing for jobs in all fields against laid-off workers with industry experience.

Roger Graham gives some advice for tax season.

Andrew Valls talks about his experience as a guest on talk radio.

OSU is advancing in the field of solar energy.

Faculty and staff have unique opportunities to serve as allies.  Although our respective spheres of influence may vary, we each have the ability to advocate for students, staff and faculty from underrepresented backgrounds.
Higher education is no different than other major social institutions in facing the murky challenges of correcting historical trends of discrimination and bias [...]

In February 2007, my research was highlighted in OSU’s Terra Magazine. Of course, I made sure that my mom had a copy. As she looked over the article, she read the caption for the Edward Curtis photograph gracing the cover of the magazine. “Nuktaya?”, she asked, “There wasn’t anyone on the island named Nuktaya. I wonder if they meant, ‘Muktoyuk’, my father?”

Jon Dowd, information technology consultant, felt compelled to step up and do something that mattered — and so he flew to the battle ground state of Ohio to volunteer in the projects of Cleveland for the Obama campaign.

(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 with the Women’s Sports Foundation, founded by Billie Jean King. – Editor)

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!