State of the University Though the financial picture for the state of Oregon continues to be shaky, Oregon State University is on sound financial footing, thanks to careful financial management, strong enrollment growth and unprecedented success in competitive research funding and private fundraising, President Ed Ray said Thursday in his annual State of the University [...]

What is “Evapotranspiration” And How Is It Changing Our Planet? (TreeHugger) New research from Oregon State University shows that trends in evapotranspiration is having incredibly significant impacts on everything from our planet’s vegetation growth to carbon absorption to natural cooling systems. OSU names new official for information services (Corvallis Gazette-Times) Lois Brooks, who directed the [...]

MacArthur Genius Plans to Pursue High-Risk Research With Stipend (The Atlantic) When the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced their list of fellowship recipients for the year, Kelly Benoit-Bird, a pioneering young oceanographer from Oregon State University was surprised to hear she had been selected. While Benoit-Bird, 34, has had a promising career, [...]

‘This day is here to symbolize that people will accept themselves’ (KVAL) Five recent suicides of gay students prompted celebrities to speak out about coming out and being out. Students at Oregon State University say it’s the right message at the right time. Oregon berry crops avoided the voracious spotted wing fruit fly (Oregonian) Emergency [...]

Bollywood ‘flash mob’ a big hit for OSU (Oregonian) Just one week after a Bollywood-style “flash mob” kicked off Diversity Awareness Month at Oregon State University, an infectious video of the dance performance has rocketed to the top spot on YouTube’s education channel, at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMnZTkTTRZ4. It currently has 54,400 views. Huge parts of world drying [...]