Deep waters may not run still (Science Now) “This is a huge response at the bottom, and passage of the surface eddy probably isn’t coincidental,” says Dudley Chelton, a physical oceanographer at Oregon State University. Bioengineered antibiotic could lead to life-saving malaria therapies (Health Digest) Scientists at Oregon State University have engineered several new versions [...]

Venture capitalists, it’s time to invest in women (USA Today) A few years ago, researchers, including John Becker-Blease, now a professor of finance at Oregon State University, analyzed the funding patterns of angel investor groups. The unsurprising finding was that women scored just 9 percent of the funds. The surprising finding? Male and female founders [...]

Dancing to their own beat (Gazette-Times) KidSpirit director Karen Swanger likes to dance, but is feeling just as anxious as she is excited about Oregon State University’s “Dancing with the Stars,” scheduled for Thursday evening at the LaSells Stewart Center. “The Cove” researcher from OSU honored by Pew (Gazette-Times) Scott Baker, an Oregon State University [...]

Amphibian decline laid to multiple causes (UPI) An enormous rate of change has occurred in the last 100 years, and amphibians are not evolving fast enough to keep up with it,” Oregon State University zoology Professor Andrew Blaustein said in an OSU release Monday. (See also Science Blog) Community celebrates Earth Day Hoo Haa (KEZI) [...]

Hanging up the Extension cuts off Oregon (Oregonian) In July 2009, Sonny Ramaswamy arrived as dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State. The next Monday, he was told to cut $10 million from his budget. Nothing beats an Oregon welcome. (see also Mail Tribune) Future of the Cascades: Melting glaciers, warm rains, [...]