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Oregon State University will receive $20.6 million over the next six years to lead a component of the National Science Foundation’s ocean observatories initiative. The project is part of a $331.5 million effort involving several institutions to study the world’s oceans. The university could receive an additional $29 million over the succeeding five years to continue operating a costal observatory that will focus on the continental shelf off Newport, which is one of the most heavily researched marine environments in the world.
Researchers have figured out how to give an entire community a drug test using just a teaspoon of wastewater from a city's sewer plant. The test wouldn't be used to finger any single person as a drug user. But it would help federal law enforcement and other agencies track the spread of dangerous drugs, like methamphetamines, across the country. Oregon State University scientists tested 10 unnamed American cities for remnants of drugs, both legal and illegal, from wastewater streams.
Scientists at Oregon State University earned more than $206 million in research contracts and grants in fiscal 2006-07, OSU officials said. Licensing income from OSU's technology transfer efforts brought in nearly $2.5 million, up from last year's total of $2.13 million.
A private consultant in Seattle has been tapped as interim director of Oregon State University's Austin Family Business Program. Robin Klemm replaces Mark Green, who recently left OSU to take a job in the private sector. Green had been director of the Austin Family Business Program for six years.
Engineers at Oregon State University have designed a microbial fuel cell that is 10 times more powerful than other versions of the technology. This design breakthrough could allow microbial fuel cells to be used more widely as sources of sustainable energy, said Hong Liu, an assistant professor in the OSU Department of Biological and Ecological Engineering.
When Nash Hall was built on the Oregon State University campus in 1968, two huge concrete slabs were stored between the sixth-floor ceiling and the roof in case the building was ever expanded from six to eight stories. What seemed like a good idea decades ago has became a nightmare in an era of increased earthquake awareness.
Oregon State University football fans planning to be at Reser Stadium this Thursday night might need a little extra patience. The addition of about 2,600 new seats should mean bigger crowds — and that means more traffic. “We increased seats, not parking spaces,” said Corvallis Police Sgt. Jim Crain. Related story…
Spend any amount of time in the orbit of writer Wendy Madar, and you quickly develop adventure-envy. The Corvallis resident and associate director of the Oregon State University Center for the Humanities has lived deep in the Canadian wilderness, 100 miles from the nearest road.
Clattering hooves and bleating mouths filled the air with sounds at the Oregon State University sheep research facility Thursday, as a crowd of not-so-eager sheep was propelled into a chute to take their medicine.
The exhibit “The University Theatre: A Retrospective, 1895-2007” will be on display through Thursday, Aug. 30, in the MU Concourse Gallery.
An OSUsed Store is set for noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, at 644 S.W. 13th St.
The OSU football team hosts Utah starting at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 30.
The OSU women’s soccer team hosts Cal-State Northridge starting at 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, at Lorenz Field.
The university will be closed on Monday, Sept. 3, due to the Labor Day holiday.
The contract between SEIU Local 503 and the Oregon University System has been ratified by the SEIU members. The approval vote was 98.3 percent.
Training & Professional Development is accepting registration for “Core Curriculum for OSU Managers and Supervisors,” which will be held Oct. 2, 3, 9 and 10 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.
The registration deadline for exhibit space at University Day (Thursday, Sept. 20) is Friday, Aug. 31. The exhibits will be in the CH2M-Hill Alumni Center. Only OSU departments and units may exhibit at University Day. Register…
Transit & Parking Services will be selling the Fall Term permits beginning Wednesday, Sept. 5. The new permits will again be validators that attach to the current hangtag. Do not throw away your current hangtag; it will be part of the new permit for Fall Term. Info: 737-2583.
Student parking lots are free from Aug. 20 to Oct. 5.
Transit & Parking Services will be closed Tuesday, Sept. 4, for an all-day staff meeting. Info: 737-2583.
University Housing & Dining Services is seeking help as students move-in to their new living quarters. Help is needed between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Sept. 16-18 to provide assistance with parking lot staging and coordination, as well as assistance helping students move boxes and belongings into their rooms. Volunteers can commit to helping an entire day or for just a few hours – any help is appreciated. Info: Megan.Full@oregonstate.edu or 541-737-4771.
Reservations are being taken for the 2007 Beaver Community Fair, which is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 28, in the MU Quad.
Due to the routing of new duct work associated with the fume hood installation in room 146, all hot water services to the west wing of the Oak Creek Building will be shut down until noon today. Info: Robin Hlobeczy, 737-0951; Mark Zabriskie, 737-5774; Lance Jones, 737-2274; Rand Sether, 737-4275.
The Business Affairs office is taking applications for an Accountant 1 in Student Debt Management. Deadline is Sept. 10. Info: http://oregonstate.edu/jobs; posting 0001283.
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