Unlocking Mysteries • Sustaining Our World
Oregon State University, a land, sea, space, and sun grant insititution near the Oregon coast, brings together a wealth of educational, research and public outreach programs in marine science. Here you will find a world-class oceanographic institute, the world's largest wave tank, a coastal marine science center, and a wide range of marine programs, research facilities, and collaborative education programs that cross departments to study the Earth as a system.
Marine Science News from OSU
Study: Ocean acidification killing oysters by inhibiting shell formation
-Jun 11, 2013
A new study by OSU researchers has found that ocean acidification affects larval oysters by inhibiting shell formation, not necessarily by dissolving their shells once formed.… Read full story.
New study questions the role of kinship in mass strandings of pilot whales
-Mar 14, 2013
A new study published in the Journal of Heredity has found that pilot whales do not beach themselves because of family ties - a hypothesis that has grown in popularity in recent years.… Read full story.
Marine Science Events
18Jun2013
Join one of our experienced volunteers as he or she guides you along our interpretive nature trail. On the tour you'll explore the plants, animals, and forces that
…18Jun2013
Rachelle Valverde Thesis Defense
Roughness and Geometry Effects of Engineered Log Jams on 1-D Flow Characteristics
Rachelle Valverde1
1School of Civil and Construction Engineering,
…19Jun2013
Join us for the Markham Research Symposium. Learn about graduate student research projects (new and ongoing) supported by private donor funds at the HMSC's annual student awards ceremony.
…19Jun2013
Join one of our experienced volunteers as he or she guides you along our interpretive nature trail. On the tour you'll explore the plants, animals, and forces that
…20Jun2013
