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Features

From Margin to Mainstream

From truck farms that feed metropolitan Portland to pear orchards that supply one of the nation’s largest catalog businesses, OSU researchers are building a science of organic agriculture. Slideshow

Guarding the Data Bank

In the age of Facebook, MySpace and Twitter, the notion of personal privacy seems as quaint as the typewriter. Today, millions of us lay out our lives on the Web in neon.

Leading Man

Moreland Hall faces the picturesque Memorial Union in the heart of a historic college campus straight out of central casting.

The Littlest Among Us

For working parents, daycare can be a nightmare. Roberta Weber of OSU’s Family Policy Program knows what it takes to meet children’s needs.

Departments

Solar Gain

With support from the University Venture Development Fund, Alex Chang and a student research team envision electricity-generating solar collectors built into windows, roofs and other building parts.

Stimulating Research

Oregon State University research projects are receiving a stimulus boost through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)

Radical Defense

Without antioxidants, you may be more prone to cancer and neurological or cardiovascular problems.

Two Business Startups Get Boost from OSU Fund

An innovative tax credit program aimed at fast-tracking commercialization of university research stands as a bright spot in Oregon’s sputtering economy.

Redrawing the Map

Maps of Oregon’s territorial sea are due for an upgrade.

Agricultural Sciences Welcomes New Dean

An agricultural leader from Purdue University became dean of the Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences in August.

"Freakishly Excited To Learn"

Something about César Chávez grabbed Gabriel’s imagination and wouldn’t let go.

Cells for Solar

The diatom — an ancient form of single-celled algae — may hold the key to a new generation of cheap, clean solar technology.

No More Dentures

As soon as the story was out last winter, Chrissa Kioussi’s phone started to ring. People offered to send her their teeth or to volunteer in her study of tooth development.

A Bracero's Story

It started with Salvador, the patriarch. In 1959, he left his wife and children near Guadalajara, Mexico, to work the fields of California.


 
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