H1N1: Be Prepared President Ed Ray has posted a new 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-prevention-9-10-09.html, on the president’s Web site. OSU now also has an H1N1 site at [...]

OSU Researchers Help Map ‘Potato Famine’ Pathogen (OPB) Researchers say they’re one step closer to defeating the culprit behind the Irish Potato Famine and countless other crop disasters. Several scientists, including some at Oregon State University, announced Wednesday that they’ve mapped out the genome behind a notorious pathogen. (See also Gazette-Times) Ocean Center Hopes For [...]

Learning Chemistry Online (Chemical & Engineering News) Oregon State University appears to have one of the more extensive offerings of online chemistry courses. Not only does it offer general and organic chemistry online, it also offers inorganic chemistry and biochemistry. The general chemistry course includes a lab, which is performed through the Web-based simulation Late [...]

Positive Parenting Can Have Lasting Impact for Generations (US News & World Report) A new study by OSU that looks at data on three generations of Oregon families shows that “positive parenting”—including factors such as warmth, monitoring children’s activities, involvement, and consistency of discipline—not only has positive impacts on adolescents, but on the way they [...]