Organisms native to Japan arrive in Oregon (NBC Nightly News) OSU researchers Bill Hanshumaker and Jessica Miller are featured on this report on the possible threat of millions of organisms from Japan arriving at the Oregon coast. (See also: OPB, USA Today, and more than 900 other news media reports.) Sen. Ron Wyden introduces farm bill [...]

Official: Dock found in Ore. is tsunami debris (Seattle Times) Oregon parks spokesman Chris Havel said Wednesday that a scientist from the Hatfield Marine Science Center found a starfish native to Japan among the marine life clinging to the dock. (See also: OPB, Oregonian) Brad Cardinal featured on Comcast Newsmakers (Comcast Cable/CNN Headlines) Brad Cardinal, [...]

Oregon State University offers public 1,000 tickets to hear Michelle Obama speak at graduation (Oregonian) President Ed Ray said the First Lady’s efforts to promote healthy communities and reduce obesity “are very much in keeping with Oregon State’s overall mission.” (See also: KVAL, Corvallis Gazette-Times) New kind of blue pigment has 40 percent heat reflectivity [...]

Oregon State’s Bend campus is an underutilitzed resource (Oregonian) We see this plan as an opportunity not only to boost Oregon’s higher-education capacity, but also to stimulate the central Oregon economy. New compound could become “cool blue” for energy efficiency in buildings (Popular Mechanics) A new type of durable, environmentally-benign blue pigment discovered at Oregon [...]

Oregon’s new education chief: ‘Poor for now’ won’t be a problem for Rudy Crew (Oregonian) Today, “there is a kind of exhilaration here,” says Ed Ray, president of Oregon State University, one of several leaders who helped screen Crew for the post. “It’s pretty exciting that we’re not just tagging along and being woeful. … [...]