Cow study will compare organic, traditional (The Capital Times) Are organic cows healthier than “normal” cows? The U.S. Department of Agriculture is willing to spend $1 million to find out. Cornell University and Oregon State University are taking part in the study as well as the UW-Madison. Battling over birth? (OPB) An OSU study on [...]

“Unusual” Sea Volcano Spews Acid, Grows Fast (National Geographic) The volcano also expanded 131 feet (40 meters) in height and 984 feet (300 meters) in width—about as tall as a 12-story building and as wide as a city block, said project chief investigator Bill Chadwick, an Oregon State University volcanologist. (Also the Daily Mail) OSU’s [...]

Life thrives at active underwater volcano (MSNBC) An active underwater volcano near Guam has become a hotspot for a booming population of ocean critters, despite continuous eruptions at the site. The volcano is so active that it has recently built a new cone that reaches 131 feet high and extends to 984 feet wide. “That’s [...]

Clearing the air in the AG’s office (Oregonian) Steve Duin says John Kroger should follow the lead of Mark McCambridge, the vice president for finance and administration at Oregon State University. Marine Scientists Return From Expedition to Erupting Undersea Volcano (NSF) Scientists, including OSU’s Bill Chadwick, who have just returned from an expedition to an [...]

Lifestyle and the Carbon Cap (New York Times) As governor, Kulongoski has strongly supported renewable energy development — not only luring foreign solar manufacturers like SolarWorld and Sanyo and wind companies like Vestas and Iberdrola, but also supporting emerging technologies such as wave power, which Oregon State University is working to develop. Ice Sculptures for [...]