Study links climate change to warmer Oregon streams (Northwest Cable News) A new study by Oregon researchers claims climate change is causing double trouble for our salmon. The snow that blankets Mount Hood is much more than just a pretty sight. It feeds the streams and rivers below it, giving fish the habitat they need [...]

Oregon State University team builds, races, very fast car (OregonLive) Finally, something on a college campus faster than De’Anthony Thomas, the Ducks’ super-quick running back. I’ll let Samantha Egge tell you about it: “This is a photo of the Global Formula Racing team’s 2012 Formula SAE car. Formula SAE is a collegiate racing series with [...]

NCAA overhauls its enforcement rules (New York Times) Ed Ray, the president of Oregon State and the chairman of the working group that created the proposals, said the new rules would clarify the penalties for offenses, perhaps prompting potential offenders who do a “risk-reward” calculation to think twice before a misstep. (see also ESPN, USA [...]

Researchers identify genetic basis of cardio, craniofacial birth defects (Science Codex) Advances in regenerative medicine and developmental biology can now happen because we no longer require human embryos to generate stem cells,” said Chrissa Kioussi, a co-author on the study and associate professor in the College of Pharmacy at Oregon State University. “The Nobel Prize [...]

Student housing thrives in spite of recession (MSN Money) According to the latest figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, college enrollment was at an all-time high in 2008 — with 18.6 million students enrolled, up 22% from 2000 figures. And as those numbers increase, many college and university towns are facing a dilemma regarding off-campus [...]