150 per week equals better sleep (Science Blog) “We were using the physical activity guidelines set forth for cardiovascular health, but it appears that those guidelines might have a spillover effect to other areas of health,” said Brad Cardinal, a professor of exercise science at Oregon State University and one of the study’s authors. (see [...]

OSU’s Cascades Campus continues double-digit growth (OPB) For the third straight year, administrators at Oregon State University are reporting double-digit enrollment growth at their Cascades Campus. (see also Statesman Journal, KTVL,) Study finds Great Plains river basins threatened by pumping of aquifers (Water Online) “It is a finite resource that is not being recharged,” said [...]

Strangers can spot genetic disposition for empathy (Science Friday: NPR) OSU’s Sarina Rodrigues Saturn is interviewed on this public radio episode. (see also Independent Online) Author: Get hot about climate change (Gazette-Times) Bill McKibben might be a self-described “professional bummer-outer,” but that didn’t stop more than 600 people from flocking to his lecture on global [...]