Debris from Japanese tsunami headed to West Coast, only question is when? (Oregonian) “We think the front of the debris cloud is somewhere north of Hawaii,” said Jack Barth, professor of oceanography at Oregon State University. “We think it’s still some time, many months, before the real bulk of debris starts hitting the Oregon coast, [...]

OSU Today was delayed due to technical difficulties. We appreciate your patience. Debris from Japanese tsunami headed to Oregon (Portland Tribune) Debris from last March’s Japanese earthquake and tsunami is headed to Oregon’s coast this year and next, according to researchers from Oregon State University. (See also KTVB, News-Register, World Disaster) What role does pre-school play [...]

For the advertisers sake, the Super Bowl better be close (Forbes) From the advertiser’s perspective, it doesn’t matter who wins or loses the Super Bowl — but it definitely matters how they play the game, says a new study from Oregon State University to be published in the spring issue of The Journal of Advertising. [...]

Designing wildlife corridors in the digital age (US News & World Report) Schwartz started working with Claire Montgomery, a forest economist at Oregon State University in Corvallis, who had been developing methods to address both animal populations and timber management strategies. OSU research may boost bamboo business (Daily Journal of Commerce) After visiting Bamboo Revolution’s [...]

 OSU researchers roll out new tomato (OPB) Oregon State University has rolled out the “Indigo Rose.” It’s a dark purple tomato OSU grew using natural genetics, rather than lab engineering. OSU has been looking into dark tomatoes for years, in part because they tend to be high in antioxidants. (see also Western Farm Press) Gail [...]