Departments
Innovation: Promoting Entrepreneurship and Invention
Breaking Through
Patented innovations at OSU represent a seedbed of potential products, a growing resource for established corporations and startup entrepreneurs. More…
Inquiry: Exploring Arts and Sciences
Risk Versus Cost
Bill Lunch, chair of OSU’s Department of Political Science, has devoted decades to observing and analyzing Oregon’s political and public policy scene. More…
Football as Product
To a short list of milestones marking the creation of the new NFL — May 7, 1982, when Al Davis won the right to move his franchise; February 25, 1989, when Jerry Jones bought the Dallas Cowboys; More…
Stewardship: Managing Nature’s Resources
Invaders in the Dunes
Unnoticed by most beach–goers, a showdown is under way in Oregon’s coastal dunes, and the winner could pack increased risks for coastal property, especially during winter storms. More…
Scientists to Bark Beetle: No Vacancy
You think it’s difficult to master a complex foreign language like Chinese or Greek? Try learning how to speak "bark beetle." More…
Vitality: Advancing Life Sciences
A Drink to Your (Bone?) Health
Moderate alcohol consumption in adults can have health benefits. It can reduce the risk of heart disease, stroke, gallstones and maybe diabetes. More…
First Line of Defense
Last fall’s announcement that virulent antibiotic–resistant staph infections had killed almost 19,000 patients in American hospitals and nursing homes in 2005 didn’t surprise George Allen. More… 
Building the Pauling Legacy
Balz Frei leads the Linus Pauling Institute’s drive to understand how micronutrients affect genes and health. More…
