OSU prepares for First Lady commencement (KGW) She’ll be awarded an honorary doctorate in Public Health. The Sunday afternoon ceremony begins at 3:30 p.m. (See also: KMTR) Japanese tsunami debris proves dangerous: Invasive species found (Los Angeles Times) “There was a huge amount of stuff. They were very healthy, very reproductive. And included in the [...]

OSU scientists feel a ‘cast of very bad characters’ may have arrived on dock from Japan (Oregonian) “We know we have a cast of very bad characters and that this was a very serious assault on the West Coast environment,” said John Chapman, a research scientist at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center. Fatherhood [...]

Scientists Move Closer to Predicting Volcanic Eruptions (Voice of America) To make their findings, the Oregon State team had some other unique tools at their disposal, including a one-of-a-kind robotic submersible used to bounce sound waves off the seafloor. (See also: Oregonian) Look out for tiny sea creatures (Houston Chronicle) How much harm can such [...]

After the Alt, Full Sail’s Brewers Share beers to come include Berlinerweisse, malt liquor (OregonLive) Chris has chosen to support the Oregon State University Brewing Sciences Program, from which Chris is an alumnus. The program is one of the few in the nation that studies all aspects of producing beer, wine, and fermented foods. Rick [...]

Volcano gave off warning ahead of deep-sea eruption (MSNBC) “Axial Seamount is unique in that it is one of the few places in the world where a long-term monitoring record exists at an undersea volcano, and we can now make sense of its patterns,” said researcher Bill Chadwick, a geologist at Oregon State University in [...]