Revenue shortfall tops half a billion (Capital Press) Natural resource agencies and Oregon State University’s statewide services are looking at not filling vacancies, adding unpaid furlough days and potentially laying off workers as officials scramble to adjust to a $562 million budget shortfall. Survey of post-quake Chile shows B.C. is unprepared (CTV British Columbia) “The [...]

Slaughterhouse options shrink for small farmers (USA Today) The slaughterhouse shortage is not unique to New York, though its severity varies from state to state, says Lauren Gwin of Oregon State University, co-coordinator of the Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network. Some states, such as Wisconsin and Pennsylvania, have “a wealth of great processing resources” for [...]

Study suggests Oregon overdue for a big quake (OPB) Oregon State University researchers found that there’s a one in three chance a major earthquake will hit the Pacific Northwest in the next 50 years. (See also Science 360 and the Vancouver Sun) With climate change comes more pollen, and a meaner allergy season (Oregonian) Academic [...]

OSU tests model of tsunami-resistant city hall (KPTV) Oregon State University scientists are testing a model of what would be the country’s first tsunami-resistant building in Cannon Beach. (See also KEZI, KVAL, OPB, KMTR, Science 360) Geologist forecasts undersea Northwest earthquake in 50 years (Seattle-Times) Chris Goldfinger, of Oregon State University, says in an analysis [...]

Openly gay Oregon State Coach makes a low-profile role model (New York Times) Kirk Walker, the longtime Oregon State softball coach, has always been so absorbed by his work that he has not given much thought to being possibly the only publicly gay man coaching a Division I sport. Small towns struggle to fix aging [...]