OSU-Cascades adds engineering degree (KTVZ) The first engineering degree at Oregon State University-Cascades was approved Thursday by the Oregon State Board of Higher Education – a new program in energy engineering management. (See also Bend Bulletin) Blackberry research gets big boost at OSU (Gazette-Times) Most of a $3 million federal grant will help researchers at [...]

Lizard entombed with dragonfly head in mouth (Discovery) Researchers have found what they are calling a “Halloween horror story” involving a headless dragonfly, a dead lizard and a battle frozen in time. “Dragonflies are still eaten by small lizards every day, it’s a routine predator/prey interaction,” said George Poinar, a professor emeritus at Oregon State [...]

Spotted wing drosophila research brings $5.7 million grant to OSU (OPB) The federal Department of Agriculture awarded $46 million in research grants Monday and Oregon State University received the largest one. Fruit fly researchers at Oregon State University have won a grant for more than $5.7 million. Hard hits and the NFL (WBUR) The NFL [...]

OSU hunts business partners (Portland Business Journal) Oregon State University has had a great last few years in terms of fund raising and research. Indeed, last year, the school collected some $275 million in research awards, or twice as much as it reported just a decade ago. CEO to discuss computer fraud and how to [...]

Oregon State University exceeds  fund raising goal of $625 million a year early (Oregonian) Oregon State University has exceeded the goal it set three years ago to raise $625 million by 2011 and is now setting its sights on raising $850 million by 2013, President Ed Ray announced. (See also the Columbian, Portland Business Journal, [...]