Whale wars: The uneasy hunt for a solution (Christian Science Monitor) A study released Wednesday by scientists at Oregon State University showed that whale meat from Japan showed up in South Korea and California, part of an illegal international trade. Japan’s whale hunt is officially for “scientific” purposes, but the DNA trail showed it was [...]

City in Oregon considers beacon for the ‘Big One’ (New York Times) “If it happens tomorrow, it’s going to be a disaster, no doubt,” Chris Goldfinger, who heads the Active Tectonics and Seafloor Mapping Laboratory at Oregon State University and was the lead author of a recent study, said of a potential earthquake. “But if [...]

Al Reser passes away at age 74 (Portland Business Journal) “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Al Reser,” said Oregon State University football coach Mike Riley in a statement. “He was a good friend, and our hearts go out to his great family. We’ll miss him, and will always be proud to play [...]

Oregon chosen to help lead the nation in raising standards for day care (Oregonian) There’s a reason to raise standards for child care in Oregon, as my colleague Bill Graves reported in this disturbing article a few months back: Two-thirds of home-based child care providers in Oregon keep the TV on most of the day, [...]

Leopard seals surveyed by sound (Discovery News) That’s not to say that visual surveys have no value, says acoustical researcher Holger Klinck of Oregon State University. “At some point, you need visual observations to ground truth,” Klinck said. But for the day in, day out study of the lives of elusive species, visual observations are [...]