OneOcean (CBC TV) The first episode of the 4-part CBC documentary “One Ocean” that aired in Canada yesterday included footage from the NW Rota 2009 expedition last year, which was led by Chief Scientist Bill Chadwick of OSU. Sea lions caught in debris get help from OSU (KVAL) Jim Rice of Oregon State University, who [...]

An amazing race (West-Linn Tidings) OSU’s Keegan Warrington returns from Africa rally. Oregon State study examines best e-tail practices for merchants (KVAL) A new study by Oregon State University researchers suggests that that there are several key items, or “cues,” that make the difference between a consumer adding those extra “impulse” purchases or simply leaving [...]

Northwest at risk of quake like Chile (Seattle Times) The odds of rupture are lower for the northern end, mainly including Washington state and Vancouver island, with a 27 percent chance during the same time period, according to calculations by Chris Goldfinger who heads the Active Tectonics and Seafloor Mapping Laboratory at Oregon State University. [...]

Chilean earthquake a warning to U.S. Pacific Northwest (New York Times) Read this recent  warning from Patrick Corcoran, a hazards outreach specialist with the Oregon Sea Grant program at Oregon State University. Nuclear plant developers thinking small (NPR) As interest in nuclear power revives, plant developers are thinking small. They’re working on modular reactors as [...]

Tsunami hits Hawaii with three-foot waves (National Geographic) Their energy comes from the earthquake itself, said Solomon Yim, interim director of the Hinsdale Wave Research Facility, at Oregon State University. “The power is generated because a large column of water has been lifted up or dropped down,” he said. “This huge volume contains a lot [...]