High to moderate levels of stress lead to higher mortality rate (Toronto Sun) “Being a teetotaler and a smoker were risk factors for mortality,” said Carolyn Aldwin, lead author of the study and a professor of human development and family sciences at Oregon State University. “So perhaps trying to keep your major stress events to [...]

Largest ocean science project in history launches soon off Oregon coast (Oregonian) News these days from the Oregon State University seems to have taken its cue from Jules Verne. There’s talk of underwater gliders, ocean observatory platforms and coastal profilers. This, however, is no sci-fi plotline, but the Ocean Observatories Initiative, the largest ocean science [...]

OSU Bookstore plans to move to new site (Gazette-Times) Officials of the Oregon State University Bookstore Inc. announced plans Monday to build a new store and move closer to the school’s athletic complex. Discovery helps explain progress of Lou Gehrig’s disease (eBio News) Researchers in Uruguay and Oregon have discovered a previously unknown type of [...]

Discovery helps explain progression of Lou Gehrig’s (Science 360) Researchers in Uruguay and Oregon have discovered a previously unknown type of neural cell that appears to be closely linked to the progression of amytrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease, that they believe will provide an important new approach to therapies. (See also Genetic Engineering [...]

OSU to slow growth, raise faculty pay (Gazette-Times) Oregon State University president Ed Ray said the university will try to slow the growth of student enrollment and raise the pay of the faculty over the next 18 months. (see also KEZI) New chief hired for climate center (Portland Tribune) A science policy expert for the [...]