H1N1: Be Prepared President Ed Ray has posted a message for the campus community on H1N1 Influenza and what we all should do now to ensure we’re prepared in advance of flu season. You’re urged to read the message here, http://oregonstate.edu/leadership/president/h1n1-be-prepared-8-27-09.html, on the president’s Web site. Spud harvest outlook mixed (Capital Press) Oregon State University [...]

Group to focus on saving amphibians (CNN) Andrew Blaustein, who began documenting amphibian declines two decades ago, said the loss of species was part of an overall biodiversity crisis. “Amphibians seem to have been hit the hardest of all vertebrate species,” said Blaustein, a professor of zoology at Oregon State University. “The long-term ecological repercussions [...]

Study: Bacteria can make salt water drinkable (MSNBC) Microbial fuel cells can create pure, drinkable water. It may also remove most of the salt from water to make conventional purification methods cheaper by reducing the amount of electricity necessary. Whatever the resulting salinity, “this is the first time that any one has used a microbial [...]

Oregon’s 50 Best Wines (Portland Monthly) “Most instructors only talk about aroma,” says Conde Cox, who teaches a course called Wine Sensory Evaluation at Oregon State University’s extension campuses. “You need to use tactile taste.” Age Masters (Mail Tribune) Older adults can earn college credit and a certificate in the mastery of aging well through [...]

Science club investigates alternative energies (Oregonian) The Hydrogen Club at Oregon State University is on a mission to develop new technologies to tap the sunshine. Inspired by processes that already occur in nature, they’ve found several surprising biological and chemical ways to make hydrogen fuel. (See also NewsDay and R&D Magazine) Hungry for answers (Democrat [...]