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Twenty-four hours removed from an improbable run to a second consecutive NCAA baseball championship, Oregon State coach Pat Casey and catcher Mitch Canham stood at opposite ends of a hallway on the school's campus Monday, reflecting on the end of two eras. Related story…
An Oregon State University researcher has determined that a variety of canola for seed could be possibly grown in Central Oregon, opening the door for economic growth for the area. Brian Duggan, a crop physiologist for OSU Extension based in Madras, said the winter variety of canola seed that flowers in April will survive the winter and won't interfere with other crops in the area.
Oregon State University researchers have found that fewer than 30 percent of family business owners have succession plans. The survey of family business leaders was conducted by Mark T. Green, director of the Austin Family Business Program at OSU, and Hal Koenig, director of the university's Close to the Customer Project.
Bald eagles, once hanging on by their talons in Oregon and removed from the endangered species list on Thursday, have rebounded fivefold since the early 1980s. Facing less persecution from humans during the past three or four decades, bald eagles have become more tolerant of humans, sometimes nesting close to highways and subdivisions, says Frank Isaacs, an eagle researcher at Oregon State University.
A hammerhead shark born in captivity in Omaha in 2001 had only one parent, researchers announced after several tests confirmed that the infant shark had no traces of male DNA. This bizarre biological phenomenon, known as "parthenogenesis"—virgin birth—had previously been observed in insects, birds, and some smaller fish but never in so complex an organism. "If the biological is in danger of extinction, other mechanisms turn on," says Prof. Thomas Savage, a poultry scientist at Oregon State University who has studied parthenogenesis in turkeys. "It's much more common in birds."
Oregon State University Bookstore, Inc., is opening a Beaver Fan Shop specialty store today in Keizer Station. The store, located at 6497 Keizer Station Blvd., can be accessed off Interstate 5 at Exit 260. Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday. A grand opening celebration will be Friday, Aug. 17.
The Village Green Celtic Band will perform starting at noon Tuesday, July 3, as part of the noon concert series on the brick courtyard near the OSU Bookstore.
Technology Across the Curriculum (TAC) now has a summer workshop schedule online at http://oregonstate.edu/tac. Upcoming sessions include: Tuesday, July 3, Blackboard Basics, 9-9:50 a.m.; Friday, July 6, Blackboard Clinic, 10-11:20 a.m.; Monday, July 9, Podcasting, 9-9:50 a.m.; Tuesday, July 10, Blackboard Basics, 1-1:50 p.m.
"McCabe and Mrs. Miller" will be shown Friday, July 6, as part of OSU's 2007 summer film series, featuring the movies of Robert Altman. The films, which will be shown Friday evenings at 7 p.m. in Owen Hall Room 103, are free and open to the public.
Among the programs on the Oregon Public Affairs Network this week are: Tuesday, July 3, David Kaiser’s Horning Lecture “Evolution on the Grandest Scale: Cosmology and Flashpoints of Controversy”; Wednesday, July 4, Jerry Franklin’s Starker Lecture “Preparing Resource Professionals for an Uncertain World”; Friday, July 6, Katharine Jefforts Schori’s lecture at OSU “Christianity and Science” and Robert Nye’s “Why This Isn’t My Final Lecture.” The programming starts at 6 p.m. on cable channel 27 in the mid-valley.
A memorial service will be held for Maj. Gregory Young on Thursday, July 5, starting at 11 a.m. in the St. Helens High School gymnasium. Maj. Young, an OSU AFROTC alumnus, was killed in an F-15 training accident last week.
The university will be closed on Wednesday, July 4, to celebrate Independence Day. Classes resume Thursday, July 5.
The Oregon State University (OSU) Student Parent Advisory Board is sponsoring a Parent Needs Assessment on-line focus group July 16-20. Results from the research will be used to determine the best way to utilize OSU funds through effectively and flexibly meeting the needs, wants and expectations of parents. The Northwest Research Group will be posting advertisements and contacting OSU students, staff and faculty via e-mail through July 13 in order to recruit participants for the study. Info: Stephanie Duckett, (541) 737-4906, or e-mail studentparentadvocate@oregonstate.edu.
The English Language Institute will be hosting a group of 20 teachers from Mexico for a month-long English language program this summer through SEP (Mexican Ministry of Education)/COMEXUS (Fulbright Mexico). ELI needs hosts for a weekend homestay July 13-15. Teachers are picked up by the host families at 5 p.m. and are returned Sunday at 5 p.m. Info: 737-6981 or candace.pierson-charlton@oregonstate.edu.
The Valley Library Information Commons computers will be shut down due to rewiring and re-carpeting through July 13.
Reservations are being taken for the 2007 Beaver Community Fair, which is scheduled for Friday, Sept. 28, in the MU Quad.
Several roadways around campus will be shut down at various times this week. The list includes: Waldo Place from Jefferson to Campus Way, July 2-3; 26th Street from Bates Hall to Monroe Street, July 2; 14th Street from Washington Way to Adams Avenue, July 3-5; 13th Street from Washington Way to Adams Way, July 3-5; Orchard Avenue from 26th to 27th Street, July 2; Pioneer Place at various locations around Benton Hall, July 3-5. Also, the Facilities Services Shop parking lot will be closed for repairs July 3-5.
The Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing is taking applications for the assistant to the director (administrative program specialist). Deadline is today, July 2, at 5 p.m. Info: http://oregonstate.edu/jobs.
Applications are being taken for Director of Career Services. Deadline is July 13. Info: http://oregonstate.edu/jobs.
Business Services is seeking a full-time Recycling Program Manager. Info: http://oregonstate.edu/jobs.
Procurement and Contract Services is taking applications for a full-time procurement supervisor. Deadline is July 20. Info: http://oregonstate.edu/jobs.
The Executive Support Unit is taking applications for an accounting technician. Deadline is July 9. Info: http://oregonstate.edu/jobs.
A sound permit has been issued for a fireworks display on Tuesday, July 3, starting about 9:45 p.m. The display will happen at the NRTOC field adjacent to Goss Stadium following the Corvallis Knights baseball game. Info: 737-3010.
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