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Moral issues of climate change discussed at Science Pub

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Climate change to some is more than an environmental science issue. At heart, says Kathleen Dean Moore, Oregon State University distinguished professor of philosophy, it is about ethics, morality and the choices we face.

At the Corvallis Science Pub on March 11, Moore will discuss climate change as a moral crisis. Her presentation begins at 6 p.m. at the Old World Deli, 341 S.W. Second St. in Corvallis. It is free and open to the public.

Moore is co-editor of the award-winning book, “Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril” (foreword by Desmond Tutu). Among the challenges posed by climate change, she says, are human rights, social justice, reverence for the natural world and love for our descendants.

“These fundamentally moral crises undermine systems that support human lives, liberty and security,” Moore said. “They are a crisis of justice, as the hardships caused by profligate use of fossil fuels come to rest on the shoulders of the poor and voiceless.”

Sponsors of Science Pub include Terra magazine at OSU, the Downtown Corvallis Association and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Climate change to some is more than an environmental science issue. At heart, says Kathleen Dean Moore, Oregon State University distinguished professor of philosophy, it is about ethics, morality and the choices we face.

At the Corvallis Science Pub on March 11, Moore will discuss climate change as a moral crisis. Her presentation begins at 6 p.m. at the Old World Deli, 341 S.W. Second St. in Corvallis. It is free and open to the public.

Moore is co-editor of the award-winning book, “Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril” (foreword by Desmond Tutu). Among the challenges posed by climate change, she says, are human rights, social justice, reverence for the natural world and love for our descendants.

“These fundamentally moral crises undermine systems that support human lives, liberty and security,” Moore said. “They are a crisis of justice, as the hardships caused by profligate use of fossil fuels come to rest on the shoulders of the poor and voiceless.”

Sponsors of Science Pub include Terra magazine at OSU, the Downtown Corvallis Association and the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.

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OSU researchers have explained a process that leads to the death of motor neurons, and could provide an avenue to new treatments for a range of degenerative diseases, including heart disease and cancer.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers have discovered how oxidative stress can turn to the dark side a cellular protein that’s usually benign, and make it become a powerful, unwanted accomplice in neuronal death.

This finding, reported today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could ultimately lead to new therapeutic approaches to many of the world’s debilitating or fatal diseases.

The research explains how one form of oxidative stress called tyrosine nitration can lead to cell death. Through the common link of inflammation, this may relate to health problems ranging from heart disease to chronic pain, spinal injury, cancer, aging, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease.

As part of the work, the scientists also identified a specific “chaperone” protein damaged by oxidants, which is getting activated in this spiral of cellular decline and death. This insight will provide a new approach to design therapeutic drugs.

The findings were published by scientists from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University; Maria Clara Franco and Alvaro Estevez, now at the University of Central Florida; and researchers from several other institutions. They culminate a decade of work.

“These are very exciting results and could begin a major shift in medicine,” said Joseph Beckman.

Beckman is an LPI principal investigator, distinguished professor of biochemistry, and director of the OSU Environmental Health Sciences Center. He also last year received the Discovery Award from the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon, given to the leading medical scientist in the state.

“Preventing this process of tyrosine nitration may protect against a wide range of degenerative diseases,” Beckman said. “The study shows that drugs could effectively target oxidatively damaged proteins.”

Scientists have known for decades about the general concept of oxidative damage to cells, resulting in neurodegeneration, inflammation and aging. But the latest findings prove that some molecules in a cell are thousands of times more sensitive to attack.

In this case, heat shock protein 90, or HSP90, helps monitor and chaperone as many as 200 necessary cell functions. But it can acquire a toxic function after nitration of a single tyrosine residue.

“It was difficult to believe that adding one nitro group to one protein will make it toxic enough to kill a motor neuron,” Beckman said. “But nitration of HSP90 was shown to activate a pro-inflammatory receptor called P2X7. This begins a dangerous spiral that eventually leads to the death of motor neurons.”

The very specificity of this attack, however, is part of what makes the new findings important. Drugs that could prevent or reduce oxidative attack on these most vulnerable sites in a cell might have value against a wide range of diseases.

“Most people think of things like heart disease, cancer, aging, liver disease, even the damage from spinal injury as completely different medical issues,” Beckman said. “To the extent they can often be traced back to inflammatory processes that are caused by oxidative attack and cellular damage, they can be more similar than different.

“It could be possible to develop therapies with value against many seemingly different health problems,” Beckman added.

Beckman has spent much of his career studying the causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and this study suggested the processes outlined in this study might be relevant both to that disease and spinal cord injury.

One key to this research involved new methods that allowed researchers to genetically engineer nitrotyrosine into HSP90. This allowed scientists to pin down the exact areas of damage, which may be important in the identification of drugs that could affect this process, the researchers said.

This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health, Burke Medical Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, the ALS Association and other agencies.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers have discovered how oxidative stress can turn to the dark side a cellular protein that’s usually benign, and make it become a powerful, unwanted accomplice in neuronal death.

This finding, reported today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could ultimately lead to new therapeutic approaches to many of the world’s debilitating or fatal diseases.

The research explains how one form of oxidative stress called tyrosine nitration can lead to cell death. Through the common link of inflammation, this may relate to health problems ranging from heart disease to chronic pain, spinal injury, cancer, aging, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease.

As part of the work, the scientists also identified a specific “chaperone” protein damaged by oxidants, which is getting activated in this spiral of cellular decline and death. This insight will provide a new approach to design therapeutic drugs.

The findings were published by scientists from the Linus Pauling Institute at Oregon State University; Maria Clara Franco and Alvaro Estevez, now at the University of Central Florida; and researchers from several other institutions. They culminate a decade of work.

“These are very exciting results and could begin a major shift in medicine,” said Joseph Beckman.

Beckman is an LPI principal investigator, distinguished professor of biochemistry, and director of the OSU Environmental Health Sciences Center. He also last year received the Discovery Award from the Medical Research Foundation of Oregon, given to the leading medical scientist in the state.

“Preventing this process of tyrosine nitration may protect against a wide range of degenerative diseases,” Beckman said. “The study shows that drugs could effectively target oxidatively damaged proteins.”

Scientists have known for decades about the general concept of oxidative damage to cells, resulting in neurodegeneration, inflammation and aging. But the latest findings prove that some molecules in a cell are thousands of times more sensitive to attack.

In this case, heat shock protein 90, or HSP90, helps monitor and chaperone as many as 200 necessary cell functions. But it can acquire a toxic function after nitration of a single tyrosine residue.

“It was difficult to believe that adding one nitro group to one protein will make it toxic enough to kill a motor neuron,” Beckman said. “But nitration of HSP90 was shown to activate a pro-inflammatory receptor called P2X7. This begins a dangerous spiral that eventually leads to the death of motor neurons.”

The very specificity of this attack, however, is part of what makes the new findings important. Drugs that could prevent or reduce oxidative attack on these most vulnerable sites in a cell might have value against a wide range of diseases.

“Most people think of things like heart disease, cancer, aging, liver disease, even the damage from spinal injury as completely different medical issues,” Beckman said. “To the extent they can often be traced back to inflammatory processes that are caused by oxidative attack and cellular damage, they can be more similar than different.

“It could be possible to develop therapies with value against many seemingly different health problems,” Beckman added.

Beckman has spent much of his career studying the causes of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and this study suggested the processes outlined in this study might be relevant both to that disease and spinal cord injury.

One key to this research involved new methods that allowed researchers to genetically engineer nitrotyrosine into HSP90. This allowed scientists to pin down the exact areas of damage, which may be important in the identification of drugs that could affect this process, the researchers said.

This work was supported by the National Institutes of Health, Burke Medical Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medical College, the ALS Association and other agencies.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – To fill a knowledge gap among both professional and hobbyist beer-makers, Oregon State University has created several online and on-site short courses for brewers who want to refine their technical skills.

On-site offerings will take place this summer in the brewing hotspots of Portland, Bend and Corvallis, allowing students to network with some of the state's leading brewmasters. OSU professor and fermentation scientist Tom Shellhammer, who designed the curricula after consulting with industry leaders, will be the lead instructor for the classes.

"There are plenty of introductory-level brewing related courses and programs for beginners or home brewers to get into the field, but not many options for advanced classes for professional development," said OSU's Marian Ladenburg of University Outreach and Engagement, which developed the courses. “There's a need for them in the industry.”

To register and to see a video about the classes, go to http://bit.ly/13jyA8Z. The registration deadline is April 1.

The first course will begin May 15 with two days of online instruction on microbiology to be completed by June 10. It will be followed by in-class lessons at OSU's brewery June 17-18 in Corvallis. Students will learn how to properly handle yeast and identify and assess organisms that can spoil wort and beer.

The second class, which will focus on beer analysis, also begins May 15. Students must complete online lessons by June 10. Then they can take on-campus instruction at OSU's brewery June 19-20. Participants will learn to calculate and measure different characteristics of beer, including wort gravity, carbohydrates, calories, dissolved oxygen, clarity and color.

In both courses, class size is limited to 24 students and admission determined by experience level.

Students in either of these classes are eligible to enroll in a one-day tour of Willamette Valley farms that produce ingredients for beer, as well as OSU's hops and barley breeding facilities on June 21. The goal of the tour is to help participants develop a quality assurance program for their breweries.

From June 12-14, OSU will offer a sensory testing course at its Food Innovation Center in Portland. Students will learn to collect and analyze brewing data and develop their skills in evaluating beer flavor, clarity, color and foam. Students will also tour the brewery of Widmer Brothers Brewing in Portland.

The sensory testing course will be repeated in Bend from July 31-Aug. 2 at Deschutes Brewery. Class size is limited to 40 students in each location. Registration is open to brewers of any experience level. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

For those who want to pursue brewing beyond this summer's short courses, OSU offers a bachelor's degree in food science and technology with an option in fermentation science. To view a video about it, go to http://youtu.be/KYoiqRS-lKM.

"The food science program historically has had 40 to 50 people in it, but since 2001, that's been on a steady climb," said Shellhammer, who holds the Nor'Wester Professorship in Fermentation Science. "We have more than 200 students in the program now. Of those, 60 percent are students interested in becoming brewers or with a strong interest in the brewery science program. People want to start breweries and there's a lot of people interested in working in breweries."

About 2,000 craft breweries operate in the United States, according to the Brewers Association. Oregon is home to 134 brewing companies, according to the Oregon Brewer's Guild.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – To fill a knowledge gap among both professional and hobbyist beer-makers, Oregon State University has created several online and on-site short courses for brewers who want to refine their technical skills.

On-site offerings will take place this summer in the brewing hotspots of Portland, Bend and Corvallis, allowing students to network with some of the state's leading brewmasters. OSU professor and fermentation scientist Tom Shellhammer, who designed the curricula after consulting with industry leaders, will be the lead instructor for the classes.

"There are plenty of introductory-level brewing related courses and programs for beginners or home brewers to get into the field, but not many options for advanced classes for professional development," said OSU's Marian Ladenburg of University Outreach and Engagement, which developed the courses. “There's a need for them in the industry.”

To register and to see a video about the classes, go to http://bit.ly/13jyA8Z. The registration deadline is April 1.

The first course will begin May 15 with two days of online instruction on microbiology to be completed by June 10. It will be followed by in-class lessons at OSU's brewery June 17-18 in Corvallis. Students will learn how to properly handle yeast and identify and assess organisms that can spoil wort and beer.

The second class, which will focus on beer analysis, also begins May 15. Students must complete online lessons by June 10. Then they can take on-campus instruction at OSU's brewery June 19-20. Participants will learn to calculate and measure different characteristics of beer, including wort gravity, carbohydrates, calories, dissolved oxygen, clarity and color.

In both courses, class size is limited to 24 students and admission determined by experience level.

Students in either of these classes are eligible to enroll in a one-day tour of Willamette Valley farms that produce ingredients for beer, as well as OSU's hops and barley breeding facilities on June 21. The goal of the tour is to help participants develop a quality assurance program for their breweries.

From June 12-14, OSU will offer a sensory testing course at its Food Innovation Center in Portland. Students will learn to collect and analyze brewing data and develop their skills in evaluating beer flavor, clarity, color and foam. Students will also tour the brewery of Widmer Brothers Brewing in Portland.

The sensory testing course will be repeated in Bend from July 31-Aug. 2 at Deschutes Brewery. Class size is limited to 40 students in each location. Registration is open to brewers of any experience level. Applications are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis.

For those who want to pursue brewing beyond this summer's short courses, OSU offers a bachelor's degree in food science and technology with an option in fermentation science. To view a video about it, go to http://youtu.be/KYoiqRS-lKM.

"The food science program historically has had 40 to 50 people in it, but since 2001, that's been on a steady climb," said Shellhammer, who holds the Nor'Wester Professorship in Fermentation Science. "We have more than 200 students in the program now. Of those, 60 percent are students interested in becoming brewers or with a strong interest in the brewery science program. People want to start breweries and there's a lot of people interested in working in breweries."

About 2,000 craft breweries operate in the United States, according to the Brewers Association. Oregon is home to 134 brewing companies, according to the Oregon Brewer's Guild.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Sea Grant programs in Oregon and Washington are bringing a national gathering of coastal and Great Lakes waterfront interests to the Pacific Northwest in March.

The third National Working Waterfronts and Waterways Symposium, March 25-28 in Tacoma, Wash., will address challenges facing the nation's waterfronts and provide a forum for stakeholders to meet, address their common problems and share solutions.

Sponsored by Washington and Oregon Sea Grant programs, this year's symposium includes sessions on:

• Economic and social impacts of and on working waterfronts;
• Successful local, regional, state and federal strategies to address working waterfront issues;
• The future of working waterfronts, including potential impacts of changing uses and climates;
• Keeping waterfront industries commercially viable.

Attendees from all over the United States are expected to include local, regional, tribal and national decision-makers; members of the commercial fishing, marine, and tourism industries; developers and property owners; businesspeople; community planners and waterfront advocates. The first day will be devoted to field trips around the Tacoma waterfront and the region.

Oregon State University’s Jamie Doyle, a Sea Grant Extension marine community development specialist based in Coos County, serves on the symposium steering committee. Other Oregon Sea Grant faculty scheduled to present at the symposium include Kaety Hildenbrand, Newport-based Extension marine fisheries educator, and Mark Farley and Becca Harver from the Sea Grant-run visitor center at OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.

For more information, visit the symposium website at http://depts.washington.edu/uwconf/workingwaterfronts/ or contact Washington Sea Grant Coastal Management Specialist Nicole Faghin, conference coordinator, at wwaters2013@uw.edu or 206-685-8286.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Sea Grant programs in Oregon and Washington are bringing a national gathering of coastal and Great Lakes waterfront interests to the Pacific Northwest in March.

The third National Working Waterfronts and Waterways Symposium, March 25-28 in Tacoma, Wash., will address challenges facing the nation's waterfronts and provide a forum for stakeholders to meet, address their common problems and share solutions.

Sponsored by Washington and Oregon Sea Grant programs, this year's symposium includes sessions on:

• Economic and social impacts of and on working waterfronts;
• Successful local, regional, state and federal strategies to address working waterfront issues;
• The future of working waterfronts, including potential impacts of changing uses and climates;
• Keeping waterfront industries commercially viable.

Attendees from all over the United States are expected to include local, regional, tribal and national decision-makers; members of the commercial fishing, marine, and tourism industries; developers and property owners; businesspeople; community planners and waterfront advocates. The first day will be devoted to field trips around the Tacoma waterfront and the region.

Oregon State University’s Jamie Doyle, a Sea Grant Extension marine community development specialist based in Coos County, serves on the symposium steering committee. Other Oregon Sea Grant faculty scheduled to present at the symposium include Kaety Hildenbrand, Newport-based Extension marine fisheries educator, and Mark Farley and Becca Harver from the Sea Grant-run visitor center at OSU's Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.

For more information, visit the symposium website at http://depts.washington.edu/uwconf/workingwaterfronts/ or contact Washington Sea Grant Coastal Management Specialist Nicole Faghin, conference coordinator, at wwaters2013@uw.edu or 206-685-8286.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University will honor three of its most dedicated volunteers at the Destination OSU awards banquet in Phoenix, Ariz., on Sunday, March 10.

“Our 2013 honorees – Ken Poorman, Ken Noteboom and Dale Weber – have made a profound impact on Oregon State,” said OSU President Edward J. Ray. “The time, energy and expertise they have so freely given have created opportunities for countless students and strengthened our university for years to come.”

Poorman, of Portland, will receive the OSU Foundation’s highest honor, the Lifetime Trustee Award. Beginning in 1981, Poorman served on the foundation’s Board of Trustees for 25 years, including service as president and chairman.

A 1961 alumnus and the retired founder of Poorman-Douglas Corporation, Poorman continues to serve his alma mater through the College of Business Dean’s Circle of Excellence. He was a charter member of the college’s advisory council and served on the founding board of the Oregon Executive M.B.A. program, in addition to service on OSU athletic boards.

Poorman joins other lifetime trustees: Joan D. Austin, Newberg; Robert W. Lundeen, Deer Harbor, Wash.; and Portland residents C. W. Knodell, Norbert J. Wellman and Benjamin R. Whiteley.

The OSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has chosen a 1959 alumnus, Kenneth W. Noteboom of Junction City, to receive the Martin Chaves Lifetime Achievement Award. Chaves was captain of the 1942 Rose Bowl team and became an influential booster in various fundraising activities. The annual award is presented to people who have made outstanding contributions to OSU athletics.

A four-year wrestling letterman and president of his senior class, Noteboom created and co-chairs a committee designed to ensure the perpetuity of OSU’s wrestling program. He organized class reunions for 45 years and co-chaired the Class of 1959 Golden Jubilee Committee that raised funds for the CH2M-Hill Alumni Center labyrinth plus an endowed scholarship. A retired banker and Marine, Noteboom has served as president of the Albany and Junction City Chambers of Commerce and the Albany Boys and Girls Club.

The OSU Alumni Association will present the Dan Poling Service Award to professor emeritus Weber of Corvallis. Named for an influential dean of men who served the university for more than five decades, the award recognizes those who have volunteered a significant amount of time to Oregon State, carrying on Poling’s legacy.

Weber taught in the Department of Animal Sciences for 22 years and served as president of the National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture. Among other innovations in the College of Agricultural Sciences, he instituted a self-learning center, helped launch the Steer-a-Year program and led the formation of the college’s internship support program. Since his retirement, “Doc” has continued to teach classes, counsel students and volunteer thousands of hours to the university and community.

The 13th annual Destination OSU event will take place in Phoenix for the first time. Almost 3,000 Oregon State graduates live in Arizona: the largest concentration of alumni beyond Oregon, Washington and California.

Centered at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, the March 8-10 event includes faculty presentations, golf, a cocktail party hosted by the alumni association and local excursions, in addition to the Sunday night awards gala. For more information, go to: campaignforosu.org/DestinationOSU.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University will honor three of its most dedicated volunteers at the Destination OSU awards banquet in Phoenix, Ariz., on Sunday, March 10.

“Our 2013 honorees – Ken Poorman, Ken Noteboom and Dale Weber – have made a profound impact on Oregon State,” said OSU President Edward J. Ray. “The time, energy and expertise they have so freely given have created opportunities for countless students and strengthened our university for years to come.”

Poorman, of Portland, will receive the OSU Foundation’s highest honor, the Lifetime Trustee Award. Beginning in 1981, Poorman served on the foundation’s Board of Trustees for 25 years, including service as president and chairman.

A 1961 alumnus and the retired founder of Poorman-Douglas Corporation, Poorman continues to serve his alma mater through the College of Business Dean’s Circle of Excellence. He was a charter member of the college’s advisory council and served on the founding board of the Oregon Executive M.B.A. program, in addition to service on OSU athletic boards.

Poorman joins other lifetime trustees: Joan D. Austin, Newberg; Robert W. Lundeen, Deer Harbor, Wash.; and Portland residents C. W. Knodell, Norbert J. Wellman and Benjamin R. Whiteley.

The OSU Department of Intercollegiate Athletics has chosen a 1959 alumnus, Kenneth W. Noteboom of Junction City, to receive the Martin Chaves Lifetime Achievement Award. Chaves was captain of the 1942 Rose Bowl team and became an influential booster in various fundraising activities. The annual award is presented to people who have made outstanding contributions to OSU athletics.

A four-year wrestling letterman and president of his senior class, Noteboom created and co-chairs a committee designed to ensure the perpetuity of OSU’s wrestling program. He organized class reunions for 45 years and co-chaired the Class of 1959 Golden Jubilee Committee that raised funds for the CH2M-Hill Alumni Center labyrinth plus an endowed scholarship. A retired banker and Marine, Noteboom has served as president of the Albany and Junction City Chambers of Commerce and the Albany Boys and Girls Club.

The OSU Alumni Association will present the Dan Poling Service Award to professor emeritus Weber of Corvallis. Named for an influential dean of men who served the university for more than five decades, the award recognizes those who have volunteered a significant amount of time to Oregon State, carrying on Poling’s legacy.

Weber taught in the Department of Animal Sciences for 22 years and served as president of the National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture. Among other innovations in the College of Agricultural Sciences, he instituted a self-learning center, helped launch the Steer-a-Year program and led the formation of the college’s internship support program. Since his retirement, “Doc” has continued to teach classes, counsel students and volunteer thousands of hours to the university and community.

The 13th annual Destination OSU event will take place in Phoenix for the first time. Almost 3,000 Oregon State graduates live in Arizona: the largest concentration of alumni beyond Oregon, Washington and California.

Centered at the JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort & Spa, the March 8-10 event includes faculty presentations, golf, a cocktail party hosted by the alumni association and local excursions, in addition to the Sunday night awards gala. For more information, go to: campaignforosu.org/DestinationOSU.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University and Samaritan Health Services have entered into a Letter of Intent concerning the development of a sports medicine facility on the university campus.

In a joint announcement, Oregon State President Ed Ray and Samaritan President/CEO Larry Mullins said the facility will provide diagnostic and treatment services, and serve as a site for student internships, training and research.  The facility will serve the university community and the general public.  Samaritan will build and operate the facility on land leased from OSU. 

“This collaboration will enhance the university’s academic and research mission, particularly in the areas of athletic training and exercise and sports science,” Ray said.  “We are fortunate to have a comprehensive health care partner in our community that offers board-certified and fellowship-trained sports medicine specialists, as well as a broad complement of professional staff and support for training and research.”

Mullins said the facility collaboration builds upon a long partnership between the two organizations to provide sports medicine services for Oregon State.

“We will now be able to offer expanded diagnostic and treatment services, and at a location that is convenient for the university community, as well as the general public,” Mullins said.

Construction of the 10,000-square-foot facility is expected to begin this fall and be completed in fall of 2014, Mullins said.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University and Samaritan Health Services have entered into a Letter of Intent concerning the development of a sports medicine facility on the university campus.

In a joint announcement, Oregon State President Ed Ray and Samaritan President/CEO Larry Mullins said the facility will provide diagnostic and treatment services, and serve as a site for student internships, training and research.  The facility will serve the university community and the general public.  Samaritan will build and operate the facility on land leased from OSU. 

“This collaboration will enhance the university’s academic and research mission, particularly in the areas of athletic training and exercise and sports science,” Ray said.  “We are fortunate to have a comprehensive health care partner in our community that offers board-certified and fellowship-trained sports medicine specialists, as well as a broad complement of professional staff and support for training and research.”

Mullins said the facility collaboration builds upon a long partnership between the two organizations to provide sports medicine services for Oregon State.

“We will now be able to offer expanded diagnostic and treatment services, and at a location that is convenient for the university community, as well as the general public,” Mullins said.

Construction of the 10,000-square-foot facility is expected to begin this fall and be completed in fall of 2014, Mullins said.

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Students and administrators at OSU will take turns sitting in the red chair on March 5 to discuss their personal stories, part of a national initiative to encourage more women to pursue careers in engineering.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University will participate in a national campaign called Sit With Me on March 5 in the Memorial Union quad, to recognize the role of women in creating new technology.

The campaign, which was created by the National Center for Women and Information Technology, works to build awareness of the obstacles that women continue to face in the fields of computing and information technology. The OSU Office of Women and Minorities in Engineering is broadening the activity to include all fields of engineering.

For participants, a signature part of the event is sitting in a red chair, a symbol of solidarity with the goals of the campaign, and discussing their personal life stories. Organizers say they encourage dialogue to continue online and in other forums.

At OSU, the event will include music, prizes, and a photo booth featuring the campaign’s red chair. Photos will be collected and displayed of prominent Oregon State administrators, athletic teams and alumni sitting in the red chair.

Although the numbers of women seeking engineering degrees has been rising, it’s still far from an equitable status. About 18 percent of engineering undergraduates, both nationally and at OSU, are women. Only 13 percent of computer science graduates are female, another report indicated.

“The companies really like their design teams to reflect what America looks like – 50 percent women and 24 percent minority groups,” said Ellen Momsen, director of the OSU Women and Minorities in Engineering program. “We’re certainly not graduating that nationally in engineering.”

OSU has a wide variety of programs both to recruit and retain more women who enter the College of Engineering, she said. Several high level administrators in the college, including Dean Sandra Woods, are women. The university also sends its engineering students as “ambassadors” to talk to high school students around Oregon about engineering and their OSU experiences.

“We find a barrier is the lack of familiarity with the engineering field,” Momsen said. “Many students believe the Dilbert stereotype, and imagine that an engineer is dull and sits in a cubicle all day.

“Our goal is to let students know that engineering is a creative profession,” she said. “The careers they are interested in are actually engineering related, such as creating movie special effects, providing safe drinking water, developing life-saving medical devices.”

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Students and administrators at OSU will take turns sitting in the red chair on March 5 to discuss their personal stories, part of a national initiative to encourage more women to pursue careers in engineering.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University will participate in a national campaign called Sit With Me on March 5 in the Memorial Union quad, to recognize the role of women in creating new technology.

The campaign, which was created by the National Center for Women and Information Technology, works to build awareness of the obstacles that women continue to face in the fields of computing and information technology. The OSU Office of Women and Minorities in Engineering is broadening the activity to include all fields of engineering.

For participants, a signature part of the event is sitting in a red chair, a symbol of solidarity with the goals of the campaign, and discussing their personal life stories. Organizers say they encourage dialogue to continue online and in other forums.

At OSU, the event will include music, prizes, and a photo booth featuring the campaign’s red chair. Photos will be collected and displayed of prominent Oregon State administrators, athletic teams and alumni sitting in the red chair.

Although the numbers of women seeking engineering degrees has been rising, it’s still far from an equitable status. About 18 percent of engineering undergraduates, both nationally and at OSU, are women. Only 13 percent of computer science graduates are female, another report indicated.

“The companies really like their design teams to reflect what America looks like – 50 percent women and 24 percent minority groups,” said Ellen Momsen, director of the OSU Women and Minorities in Engineering program. “We’re certainly not graduating that nationally in engineering.”

OSU has a wide variety of programs both to recruit and retain more women who enter the College of Engineering, she said. Several high level administrators in the college, including Dean Sandra Woods, are women. The university also sends its engineering students as “ambassadors” to talk to high school students around Oregon about engineering and their OSU experiences.

“We find a barrier is the lack of familiarity with the engineering field,” Momsen said. “Many students believe the Dilbert stereotype, and imagine that an engineer is dull and sits in a cubicle all day.

“Our goal is to let students know that engineering is a creative profession,” she said. “The careers they are interested in are actually engineering related, such as creating movie special effects, providing safe drinking water, developing life-saving medical devices.”

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University will allow more than two dozen traditional Greek fraternities and sororities to apply for approval as affiliate participants in the university’s first year student experience program that will require full-time freshmen to live on campus beginning fall term 2013.

“The first-year student experience program is being launched by Oregon State to help foster greater academic success among freshmen; improve student retention and six-year graduation rates; better connect new students with campus resources; and help build a stronger sense of community among students,” said Sabah Randhawa, OSU executive vice president and provost.

Larry Roper, vice provost for student affairs, said the university is committed to achieving greater student success.

“Each on-campus residence hall and co-op hosts a writing and math tutor program each week, as well as frequent academic success programs, workshops, seminars and events. Additional on-campus services also are readily available for students, including academic success centers,” Roper said. “First-year students who live in residence halls or co-ops managed by the university typically earn higher grades than those who live off campus.”

Steve Clark, vice president of university relations, said the university is launching the affiliated first-year housing program with fraternities and sororities with an eye on the past, while requiring even greater attention on student safety and success.

“Oregon State has opened the Affiliated First-Year Housing Program to 25 traditional Greek system fraternities and sororities based upon the historic relationship the university has had with these houses over the years,” Clark said.

The fraternities and sororities eligible to apply for affiliate status are Acacia; Alpha Chi Omega; Alpha Gamma Delta; Alpha Gamma Rho; Alpha Phi; Alpha Sigma Phi; Alpha Tau Omega; Chi Omega; Chi Phi; Delta Chi; Delta Delta Delta; Delta Gamma; Delta Upsilon; Kappa Delta; Kappa Kappa Gamma; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Kappa Psi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Sigma Chi; Sigma Kappa; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Tau Kappa Epsilon and Theta Chi.

To participate in the affiliated first-year housing program, eligible fraternities and sororities must first apply to be included as an approved housing facility and then undergo an evaluation that will determine whether applicant houses provide safe, healthy and educationally beneficial housing and programs consistent with the first-year student experience that OSU will provide in on-campus residence halls and co-ops, said Clark.

Eligible fraternities and sororities requesting inclusion in the affiliate first-year housing program must submit a letter of intent by April 1, 2013. Following a review of all required conditions, a fraternity or sorority may be granted approval as an affiliated first-year housing program for fall term 2014. Meanwhile, during the 2013-14 academic year, freshmen will be allowed to live in fraternities and sororities that are eligible to apply.

Each Greek house that applies must pay an annual $10,000 application fee, and if approved must pay an estimated $15,000 annual program participation fee to cover the university’s expense of providing facilities coordination; facilities inspections; housing coordination; and the employment of a student success coordinator, who will work with Greek houses participating in the affiliated first-year housing program. The actual cost of the program fee will be determined by how many Greek houses participate in the affiliate first-year housing program, Clark said.

Among other things, an application will be reviewed based upon a Greek house’s proof of insurance; compliance with local and state housing and food services requirements; risk management programs; good standing as an OSU club and student organization; good standing within the Corvallis community; furnishings and safety features within the Greek house; academic support services for students; and programs that comprehensively support student success.

“The educational programs within approved fraternities and sororities will be created and managed in consultation with a student success coordinator that the university will hire as part of this affiliated first-year housing program,” said Clark. “The student success coordinator will work closely with the approved Greek housing units to develop programs specific to the needs of each housing unit and their OSU student members.”

Clark said the programs would include:

• Events and services that promote healthy and productive campus engagement;
• Access to academic support services;
• Opportunities for student members to participate in civic and global engagement;
• And programs that encourage member behavior that respect both individual and community interests and resolve conflicts.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University will allow more than two dozen traditional Greek fraternities and sororities to apply for approval as affiliate participants in the university’s first year student experience program that will require full-time freshmen to live on campus beginning fall term 2013.

“The first-year student experience program is being launched by Oregon State to help foster greater academic success among freshmen; improve student retention and six-year graduation rates; better connect new students with campus resources; and help build a stronger sense of community among students,” said Sabah Randhawa, OSU executive vice president and provost.

Larry Roper, vice provost for student affairs, said the university is committed to achieving greater student success.

“Each on-campus residence hall and co-op hosts a writing and math tutor program each week, as well as frequent academic success programs, workshops, seminars and events. Additional on-campus services also are readily available for students, including academic success centers,” Roper said. “First-year students who live in residence halls or co-ops managed by the university typically earn higher grades than those who live off campus.”

Steve Clark, vice president of university relations, said the university is launching the affiliated first-year housing program with fraternities and sororities with an eye on the past, while requiring even greater attention on student safety and success.

“Oregon State has opened the Affiliated First-Year Housing Program to 25 traditional Greek system fraternities and sororities based upon the historic relationship the university has had with these houses over the years,” Clark said.

The fraternities and sororities eligible to apply for affiliate status are Acacia; Alpha Chi Omega; Alpha Gamma Delta; Alpha Gamma Rho; Alpha Phi; Alpha Sigma Phi; Alpha Tau Omega; Chi Omega; Chi Phi; Delta Chi; Delta Delta Delta; Delta Gamma; Delta Upsilon; Kappa Delta; Kappa Kappa Gamma; Lambda Chi Alpha; Phi Delta Theta; Phi Gamma Delta; Phi Kappa Psi; Sigma Alpha Epsilon; Sigma Chi; Sigma Kappa; Sigma Phi Epsilon; Tau Kappa Epsilon and Theta Chi.

To participate in the affiliated first-year housing program, eligible fraternities and sororities must first apply to be included as an approved housing facility and then undergo an evaluation that will determine whether applicant houses provide safe, healthy and educationally beneficial housing and programs consistent with the first-year student experience that OSU will provide in on-campus residence halls and co-ops, said Clark.

Eligible fraternities and sororities requesting inclusion in the affiliate first-year housing program must submit a letter of intent by April 1, 2013. Following a review of all required conditions, a fraternity or sorority may be granted approval as an affiliated first-year housing program for fall term 2014. Meanwhile, during the 2013-14 academic year, freshmen will be allowed to live in fraternities and sororities that are eligible to apply.

Each Greek house that applies must pay an annual $10,000 application fee, and if approved must pay an estimated $15,000 annual program participation fee to cover the university’s expense of providing facilities coordination; facilities inspections; housing coordination; and the employment of a student success coordinator, who will work with Greek houses participating in the affiliated first-year housing program. The actual cost of the program fee will be determined by how many Greek houses participate in the affiliate first-year housing program, Clark said.

Among other things, an application will be reviewed based upon a Greek house’s proof of insurance; compliance with local and state housing and food services requirements; risk management programs; good standing as an OSU club and student organization; good standing within the Corvallis community; furnishings and safety features within the Greek house; academic support services for students; and programs that comprehensively support student success.

“The educational programs within approved fraternities and sororities will be created and managed in consultation with a student success coordinator that the university will hire as part of this affiliated first-year housing program,” said Clark. “The student success coordinator will work closely with the approved Greek housing units to develop programs specific to the needs of each housing unit and their OSU student members.”

Clark said the programs would include:

• Events and services that promote healthy and productive campus engagement;
• Access to academic support services;
• Opportunities for student members to participate in civic and global engagement;
• And programs that encourage member behavior that respect both individual and community interests and resolve conflicts.

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The College of Engineering recently presented its 15th annual Oregon Stater Awards to some of its most accomplished alumni and friends for their contributions to the engineering profession.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon State University College of Engineering recently honored some of its most distinguished alumni at the 15th annual Oregon Stater Awards.

The awards honor outstanding alumni and friends for their contributions to the engineering profession and to Oregon State University. There are three award categories determined by length of career and accomplishments: Engineering Hall of Fame, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, and Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers.

The event was held at the CH2M-HILL Alumni Center on the OSU campus, in conjunction with National Engineers Week. More details on the awards and individuals being honored is available at http://engineering.oregonstate.edu/oregon-stater-awards

The award recipients include:

OREGON

 

HILLSBORO

• Stephen S. Pawlowski, Fellow, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, general manager, architecture and planning, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, Ore.
• Annabelle Pratt, Ph.D. electrical engineering ’99, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, senior power research engineer, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, Ore.

 

SALEM

• Paul R. Mather, B.S. civil engineering ’84, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, highway division administrator, Oregon Department of Transportation, Salem, Ore.

 

PORTLAND

• David L. Andersen, B.S. business administration ’80, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, president and CEO, Andersen Construction Company, Portland, Ore.
• Steven E. Locke, B.S. chemical engineering ’82, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, president and COO, SLR International Corporation, Portland, Ore.
• Lawrence A. Sitz, B.S. civil engineering technology ’75, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, CEO, Emerick Construction Company, Portland, Ore.

 

SPRINGFIELD

• Jeffrey J. Firth, B.S. construction engineering management ’96, Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers, partner and project manager, Hamilton Construction Company, Springfield, Ore.

 

WILSONVILLE

• Meagan R. Bozeman, B.S. mechanical engineering ’97, Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers, director of advanced development supplies strategy and sustainability for Solid Ink, Xerox Corporation, Wilsonville, Ore.
• Lewis A. Danielson, B.S. mechanical engineering ’79, Hall of Fame, founder and chair, Crimson Trace, Wilsonville, Ore.

 

CALIFORNIA

 

• Jen-Hsun Huang, B.S. electrical engineering ’84, honorary Ph.D. ’09, Hall of Fame, co-founder, president and CEO, NVIDIA, Santa Clara, Calif.
• David T. West, B.S. mechanical engineering ’69, Hall of Fame, founder, San Luis Sourdough, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
• Paul R. Anderson, B.S. industrial engineering ’80, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, vice president, global procurement, Life Technologies Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.
• Peter P. Gassner, B.S. computer science ’89, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, founder, CEO and president, Veeva Systems, Pleasanton, Calif.
• Manoj Gujral, M.S. electrical engineering and computer science, ’87, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, Los Altos, Calif.
• Daniel J. Di Spaltro, B.S. computer science ’07, Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers, director of product rackspace, San Francisco, Calif.

 

COLORADO

 

• Thomas L. Gould, B.S. chemical engineering ’68, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, senior consultant/senior partner, International Reservoir Technologies, Lakewood, Colo.

 

ILLINOIS

 

• Brenda M. Holdener, B.S. construction engineering management ’85, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, Captain, U.S. Navy inspector general, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.

 

MINNESOTA

 

• Elizabeth N. Hammack, B.S. industrial engineering ’81, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, vice president, operations and manufacturing, Medtronic, Inc., Mounds View, Minn.

 

NEW MEXICO

 

• Kevin G. Hart, B.S. radiation health physics ’02, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, systems engineer and health physicist, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M.

 

NEW YORK

 

• Michael D. Brady, Ph.D. chemical engineering ’69, Hall of Fame, senior engineering associate (retired), Corning Inc., Corning, N.Y.

 

TEXAS

 

• Donald R. Pettit, B.S. chemical engineering ’78, Hall of Fame, astronaut, NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

 

WASHINGTON

 

• Jeffrey P. Harvey, B.S. electrical engineering ’79, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, president and CEO, Burgerville, Vancouver, Wash.
• Nancy E. Adcock, B.S. mechanical engineering ’01, Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers, lead structural analyst, The Boeing Company, Everett, Wash.
• Bradley R. Eccleston, B.S. nuclear engineering ’98, M.S. nuclear engineering ’00, Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers, federal project manager, U.S. Department of Energy, Richland, Wash.
• Gregg R. Landskov, B.S. chemical engineering ’95, Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers, director, strategic planning, T-Mobile USA, Bellevue, Wash.

 

INTERNATIONAL

 

• Brenda E. Marsh, B.S. civil engineering ’01, Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers, senior engineer, Hannah-Reed & Associates, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England

 

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The College of Engineering recently presented its 15th annual Oregon Stater Awards to some of its most accomplished alumni and friends for their contributions to the engineering profession.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. - The Oregon State University College of Engineering recently honored some of its most distinguished alumni at the 15th annual Oregon Stater Awards.

The awards honor outstanding alumni and friends for their contributions to the engineering profession and to Oregon State University. There are three award categories determined by length of career and accomplishments: Engineering Hall of Fame, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, and Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers.

The event was held at the CH2M-HILL Alumni Center on the OSU campus, in conjunction with National Engineers Week. More details on the awards and individuals being honored is available at http://engineering.oregonstate.edu/oregon-stater-awards

The award recipients include:

OREGON

 

HILLSBORO

• Stephen S. Pawlowski, Fellow, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, general manager, architecture and planning, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, Ore.
• Annabelle Pratt, Ph.D. electrical engineering ’99, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, senior power research engineer, Intel Corporation, Hillsboro, Ore.

 

SALEM

• Paul R. Mather, B.S. civil engineering ’84, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, highway division administrator, Oregon Department of Transportation, Salem, Ore.

 

PORTLAND

• David L. Andersen, B.S. business administration ’80, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, president and CEO, Andersen Construction Company, Portland, Ore.
• Steven E. Locke, B.S. chemical engineering ’82, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, president and COO, SLR International Corporation, Portland, Ore.
• Lawrence A. Sitz, B.S. civil engineering technology ’75, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, CEO, Emerick Construction Company, Portland, Ore.

 

SPRINGFIELD

• Jeffrey J. Firth, B.S. construction engineering management ’96, Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers, partner and project manager, Hamilton Construction Company, Springfield, Ore.

 

WILSONVILLE

• Meagan R. Bozeman, B.S. mechanical engineering ’97, Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers, director of advanced development supplies strategy and sustainability for Solid Ink, Xerox Corporation, Wilsonville, Ore.
• Lewis A. Danielson, B.S. mechanical engineering ’79, Hall of Fame, founder and chair, Crimson Trace, Wilsonville, Ore.

 

CALIFORNIA

 

• Jen-Hsun Huang, B.S. electrical engineering ’84, honorary Ph.D. ’09, Hall of Fame, co-founder, president and CEO, NVIDIA, Santa Clara, Calif.
• David T. West, B.S. mechanical engineering ’69, Hall of Fame, founder, San Luis Sourdough, San Luis Obispo, Calif.
• Paul R. Anderson, B.S. industrial engineering ’80, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, vice president, global procurement, Life Technologies Corporation, Carlsbad, Calif.
• Peter P. Gassner, B.S. computer science ’89, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, founder, CEO and president, Veeva Systems, Pleasanton, Calif.
• Manoj Gujral, M.S. electrical engineering and computer science, ’87, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, Los Altos, Calif.
• Daniel J. Di Spaltro, B.S. computer science ’07, Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers, director of product rackspace, San Francisco, Calif.

 

COLORADO

 

• Thomas L. Gould, B.S. chemical engineering ’68, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, senior consultant/senior partner, International Reservoir Technologies, Lakewood, Colo.

 

ILLINOIS

 

• Brenda M. Holdener, B.S. construction engineering management ’85, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, Captain, U.S. Navy inspector general, U.S. Transportation Command, Scott AFB, Ill.

 

MINNESOTA

 

• Elizabeth N. Hammack, B.S. industrial engineering ’81, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, vice president, operations and manufacturing, Medtronic, Inc., Mounds View, Minn.

 

NEW MEXICO

 

• Kevin G. Hart, B.S. radiation health physics ’02, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, systems engineer and health physicist, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, N.M.

 

NEW YORK

 

• Michael D. Brady, Ph.D. chemical engineering ’69, Hall of Fame, senior engineering associate (retired), Corning Inc., Corning, N.Y.

 

TEXAS

 

• Donald R. Pettit, B.S. chemical engineering ’78, Hall of Fame, astronaut, NASA, Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas

 

WASHINGTON

 

• Jeffrey P. Harvey, B.S. electrical engineering ’79, Academy of Distinguished Engineers, president and CEO, Burgerville, Vancouver, Wash.
• Nancy E. Adcock, B.S. mechanical engineering ’01, Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers, lead structural analyst, The Boeing Company, Everett, Wash.
• Bradley R. Eccleston, B.S. nuclear engineering ’98, M.S. nuclear engineering ’00, Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers, federal project manager, U.S. Department of Energy, Richland, Wash.
• Gregg R. Landskov, B.S. chemical engineering ’95, Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers, director, strategic planning, T-Mobile USA, Bellevue, Wash.

 

INTERNATIONAL

 

• Brenda E. Marsh, B.S. civil engineering ’01, Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers, senior engineer, Hannah-Reed & Associates, Kidlington, Oxfordshire, England

 

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Oregon State University’s Nutrition and Dietetics Club is celebrating National Nutrition Month this March with a two-day event in the Memorial Union Quad.

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University’s Nutrition and Dietetics Club is celebrating National Nutrition Month this March with a two-day event in the Memorial Union Quad.

This year’s theme of “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day” encourages personalized healthy eating styles that include lifestyle and cultural and ethnic traditions when creating balanced meals.

OSU’s Nutrition and Dietetics Club is teaming up with Be Well on March 5-6, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for the two-day event, which will feature games, prizes, free food, and tips on how to stay healthy from guests representing Bob’s Red Mill, First Alternative Co-op, Wild Squirrel Nut Butters, and Food@OSU.

“This is an excellent opportunity for students to learn more about their personal nutrition and reflect on goals related to it while engaging with on-campus nutritional professionals and discovering services to help them achieve their goals,” said Lynn Cordes, a registered dietician with Student Health Services. “The Nutrition and Dietetics Club puts meticulous thought and planning into this event every year and it is reflected in the excitement and fun atmosphere found at National Nutrition Month at OSU.”

Here are a few healthy eating tips from the food and nutrition experts at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics:

• Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables: Eat a variety of vegetables, especially dark-green, red and orange varieties. Add fresh, dried, frozen or canned fruits to meals and snacks.
• Make at least half your grains whole: Choose 100 percent whole-grain breads, cereals, crackers, pasta and brown rice. Check the ingredients list on food packages to find whole-grain foods.
• Switch to fat-free or low-fat milk: Fat-free and low-fat milk have the same amount of calcium and other essential nutrients as whole milk, but less fat and calories. For those who are lactose intolerant, try lactose-free milk or a calcium-fortified soy beverage.
• Vary your protein choices: Eat a variety of foods from the protein food group each week, such as seafood, nuts and beans, as well as lean meat, poultry and eggs. Keep meat and poultry portions small and lean. And be sure to choose seafood as the protein at least twice a week.
• Cut back on sodium and empty calories from solid fats and added sugars: Compare sodium in foods and choose those with lower numbers, and season your foods with herbs and spices instead of salt. Switch from solid fats to healthy oils like olive and canola oil. Replace sugary drinks with water and choose fruit for dessert.

As part of this public education campaign, the academy’s National Nutrition Month website includes a variety of helpful tips, fun games, promotional tools and nutrition education resources, all designed to spread the message of good nutrition.  

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CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University’s Nutrition and Dietetics Club is celebrating National Nutrition Month this March with a two-day event in the Memorial Union Quad.

This year’s theme of “Eat Right, Your Way, Every Day” encourages personalized healthy eating styles that include lifestyle and cultural and ethnic traditions when creating balanced meals.

OSU’s Nutrition and Dietetics Club is teaming up with Be Well on March 5-6, 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. for the two-day event, which will feature games, prizes, free food, and tips on how to stay healthy from guests representing Bob’s Red Mill, First Alternative Co-op, Wild Squirrel Nut Butters, and Food@OSU.

“This is an excellent opportunity for students to learn more about their personal nutrition and reflect on goals related to it while engaging with on-campus nutritional professionals and discovering services to help them achieve their goals,” said Lynn Cordes, a registered dietician with Student Health Services. “The Nutrition and Dietetics Club puts meticulous thought and planning into this event every year and it is reflected in the excitement and fun atmosphere found at National Nutrition Month at OSU.”

Here are a few healthy eating tips from the food and nutrition experts at the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics:

• Make half of your plate fruits and vegetables: Eat a variety of vegetables, especially dark-green, red and orange varieties. Add fresh, dried, frozen or canned fruits to meals and snacks.
• Make at least half your grains whole: Choose 100 percent whole-grain breads, cereals, crackers, pasta and brown rice. Check the ingredients list on food packages to find whole-grain foods.
• Switch to fat-free or low-fat milk: Fat-free and low-fat milk have the same amount of calcium and other essential nutrients as whole milk, but less fat and calories. For those who are lactose intolerant, try lactose-free milk or a calcium-fortified soy beverage.
• Vary your protein choices: Eat a variety of foods from the protein food group each week, such as seafood, nuts and beans, as well as lean meat, poultry and eggs. Keep meat and poultry portions small and lean. And be sure to choose seafood as the protein at least twice a week.
• Cut back on sodium and empty calories from solid fats and added sugars: Compare sodium in foods and choose those with lower numbers, and season your foods with herbs and spices instead of salt. Switch from solid fats to healthy oils like olive and canola oil. Replace sugary drinks with water and choose fruit for dessert.

As part of this public education campaign, the academy’s National Nutrition Month website includes a variety of helpful tips, fun games, promotional tools and nutrition education resources, all designed to spread the message of good nutrition.  

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