Experimenting with beer at O.S.U. (KMTR) OSU students are learning the basics of fermentation science, to solve beer’s big problems for future generations of consumers. Euthanasia doesn’t open floodgates (Sydney Morning Herald) In 1998 the Death with Dignity Act came into operation in the American state of Oregon. Someone who’s studied the available data is [...]

Local residents testify on global warming (Mail Tribune) Mark Harmon, a professor in Oregon State University’s College of Forestry, testified Tuesday before a congressional subcommittee on the role of federal lands in battling climate change. Science lectures hit the brew pub (Gazette-Times) A new lecture series in downtown Corvallis aims to prove those are two [...]

Confirmation of top U.S. science adviser picks on hold (Scientific American) Senate confirmation of two of President Obama’s science appointees — John Holdren to lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and Jane Lubchenco to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) — is on hold because of political maneuvering on [...]

Why the Flu Thrives in Winter (New York Times) In 2007, researchers reported that the flu virus is more stable and stays in the air longer when air is cold and dry. Now Dr. Jeffrey Shaman, an atmospheric scientist at Oregon State University, and his colleagues have found more evidence that high humidity may help [...]

Coastal Exercises (OPB) The Navy held a public meeting Thursday in Tillamook on its proposal to expand warfare training exercises off the Oregon coast. Bruce Mate, Director of Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute at the Hatfield Marine Science Center at Newport, was one of the guests at the meeting. OSU scientists worry about parasite [...]