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03/24/2011

Data streaming in from Space Station to OSU lab

03/23/2011

Invasive species management may harm native plant species
Information on tsunamis available online
OSU to honor grad who helped bolster national security

03/22/2011

OSU student Kyle Bidwell takes top spot at recent forensics tournament

03/21/2011

Registration open for online “Mastery of Aging Well” course
Lecture on April 11 to focus on Asian American immigrants
Distinguished poet Major Jackson to visit OSU on April 15
“Passive safety” reactor designs would improve response to nuclear events

03/18/2011

New library project brings Oregon’s digital assets to Oregonians’ fingertips

03/17/2011

New federal dietary guidelines emphasize urgency

03/16/2011

OSU looks at creating center focused on science, technology learning
Gift from alumnus to benefit forensics students

03/15/2011

Tsunami "vertical evacuation" structure faces funding, logistical hurdles
ExxonMobil Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp taking applications

03/14/2011

For now, damaged Japanese nuclear plants pose no risk to U.S.
Scientists seeking to save threatened Nassau grouper

03/11/2011

Pacific Northwest faces nearly identical risks to Japanese quake
West Coast tsunami warnings shouldn’t lull Oregonians to sleep

03/09/2011

Prominent Chinese historian speaks at OSU on April 7

03/08/2011

Nominations sought for Outstanding High School Educator Awards
Corvallis Science Pub: The physics of cancer treatment
Author of ‘The Pain Chronicles’ speaks on April 7 at OSU

03/07/2011

Allegations, attacks by Art Robinson baseless, false and without merit
OSU honors medical/health researchers with Distinguished Prof awards
Marine energy center to help test newest technologies
Statement regarding Internet postings by Art Robinson
Potential to become invasive provokes need for sterile shrubs
Unmanned aircraft aims to simplify inventory for Oregon nurseries
Workshop on historical methods of animal experimentation held April 1
Forensics team qualifies for national tournaments

03/03/2011

Wright named Leopold Leadership Fellow
Genetic analysis reveals history, evolution of an ancient delicacy – morels

03/02/2011

Something for everyone in two new OSU potato varieties
Author of book on Siletz to visit OSU on March 31

03/01/2011

Russian-language farce opens at OSU on March 11

02/28/2011

Climate change causing demise of lodgepole pine in western North America

02/25/2011

Inuit leader, Nobel nominee to speak on climate, environmental issues
OSU develops new barley that resists stripe rust fungus, thrives in Northwest

02/24/2011

Oregon teens to compete in annual Salmon Bowl competition

02/22/2011

Saudi Arabian play opens at OSU on March 2
National expert on bullying in workplace comes to OSU
Novelist to give craft talk on art of writing on March 9
New Zealand earthquake damage illustrates risks from crustal faults
$4.3 million NSF grant to support planning for future water management

02/18/2011

Brook receives Google fellowship for science communication
Batten to head marine energy center
Engineering students win seismic design competition
OSU to study farming methods to curb, adapt to climate change

02/17/2011

OSU launches research to help colleges connect with alumni and donors
OSU offers music and food at “Soul Food Cafe” celebration

02/16/2011

College of Engineering honors alumni
Major storms to provide welcome relief to Pacific Northwest snowpack

02/14/2011

Lecture to address illegal whaling, whaling commission on March 3

02/11/2011

Pheromone increases foraging honey bees, leads to healthier hives
OSU invites public to view new lambs

02/10/2011

OSU oceanographer Dudley Chelton honored by meteorological society
Environmental lawyer addresses natural resource laws on Feb. 17 at OSU

02/09/2011

OSU Press publishes book on penguins by OSU bird man Noah Strycker

02/08/2011

OSU student engineers hold benefit banquet
Corvallis SciencePub: Life on other planets?
Pollution controls used during China Olympics could save lives if continued

02/07/2011

OSU expanding fleet of offshore gliders as part of ocean observatory

02/04/2011

Fossil Fest set for Feb. 12 at OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center
Ideas Matter lecture addresses religious faith and climate change

02/03/2011

OSU to feature university-related food, wine, beer at ‘Savor Oregon,’ Feb. 11
Forum paper: Scientists urge new research policies in wake of Gulf disaster

02/02/2011

Oregon’s agricultural sales rebound 3.8 percent in 2010 after dismal 2009
With U.S. help, Kenya aims to boost economy via fish farming

02/01/2011

OSU receives gold sustainability designation
Weatherford Awards honors entrepreneurs, innovators on Feb. 17
PostSecret author comes to Oregon State University
Deepest ice core ever drilled by U.S. researchers completed in Antarctica

01/31/2011

Wild rainbow trout critical to health of steelhead populations

01/28/2011

Surf’s up: New research provides precise way to monitor ocean wave behavior, shore impacts
Portland artist Brittany Powell visits OSU on Feb. 10
OSU student wins international science competition

01/27/2011

OSU accreditation visit scheduled for April 27-29

01/26/2011

Three OSU faculty nominated for Oregon Book Awards
Gender and hygiene: Could cleanliness be hurting girls?
“Song for the Blue Ocean,” a celebration of the ocean, held Feb. 18-19
Ideas Matter lecture focuses on water disputes and conflict resolution approaches
Hydrophones in North Atlantic document endangered right whales
OSU study finds optimal treatment for fast, healthy putting greens

01/25/2011

OSU publications in ecology, the environment ranked fourth in nation
“Always be closing” – Mamet’s ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ comes to OSU
Workshop on “History and Ecology” set Feb. 3-4 at OSU
OSU’s forensics team takes home prizes from recent tournament

01/24/2011

$1.1 million to expand OSU endowed chair, enhance engineering program
NSF awards $2.9 million to OSU for new “aging sciences” program

01/21/2011

Forest Grove student to meet Michelle Obama at mentoring summit
Design & Human Environment holds career symposium
“FIRST Tech Challenge” tournament scheduled at OSU
Study of nutrition, Alzheimer’s links hampered by research approach

01/20/2011

Book Genie helps OSU Libraries’ patrons find what to read next
New Portland workshop series for family businesses starts Feb. 9

01/19/2011

Young company co-founded by OSU alumni acquired
Gift from founders of Bob’s Red Mill will launch new OSU center
Much of world offers history Oregon can learn from in its “ShakeOut”
New Study: Substance found in many herbal remedies can be helpful – and dangerous
Registration opens for OSU's Feb. 26 farm conference

01/18/2011

Starker Lectures to explore global forestry issues
OSU launches ‘Office for Commercialization and Corporate Development’
Young couples can’t agree on whether they have agreed to be monogamous
New study: Loss of reflectivity in the Arctic double estimate of climate models

01/13/2011

College of Education to focus on STEM, cultural and linguistic diversity
Oregon State University receives $5 million grant to prevent child obesity

01/12/2011

Jan. 18 lecture: Physician to address hidden stress, chronic pain

01/11/2011

Newport restaurant named Orange Spotlight winner
OSU forensics team takes gold medals at tournament
Speakers to debate existence of afterlife on Jan. 24

01/10/2011

OSU’s Abbott president-elect of The Oceanography Society Council
Scientists in Newport may hold key to future of Alaska king crab
Expert on women and Islam to speak at OSU on Jan. 27

01/07/2011

OSU's popular tree guidebook turns 60, gets updated
OSU to teach community groups to assess their economic impact

01/06/2011

OSU Energy Center first Platinum LEED-certified power facility in nation
Speaker to explore U.S.-Mexican War on Jan. 20

01/05/2011

Best-selling author David Vann to visit OSU on Jan. 21

01/04/2011

Carnegie Foundation bestows coveted ‘Community Engagement’ designation on OSU
Oregon utilities fund new engineering scholarships at OSU
Oceanic “garbage patch” not nearly as big as portrayed in media
Young people’s slower path to adulthood topic of next Science Pub Corvallis

01/03/2011

OSU to host annual MLK Jr. celebration
OSU hires Idaho scientist to head renowned wheat breeding program
CEO of Campbell Soup Co. speaks at OSU on Jan. 10
Ideas Matter lecture series focuses on future generations

12/30/2010

New $1.2 million grant allows expansion of “open source” crisis work
New technology to speed cleanup of nuclear-contaminated sites

12/29/2010

Genetic analysis can track rapid shifts in makeup, toxicity of bacterial blooms
Ecampus offers new online degree in human development and family science

12/28/2010

OSU Graduate School to begin new fellowship, scholarship program
2010 ocean conditions make future salmon outlook a flip of the coin

12/23/2010

Whale from endangered population surprises scientists

12/22/2010

Study shows drifting fish larvae allow marine reserves to rebuild fisheries

12/21/2010

Hatfield center’s art campaign to support marine education

12/20/2010

Head of Special Collections at OSU to retire

12/15/2010

New holder of endowed chair at OSU seeks “citizen scientists”

12/14/2010

Tornadoes in Oregon unusual because of topography, mild climate

12/10/2010

OSU prof named deputy head of NSF’s Office of Polar Programs
OSU malter will end bottleneck between Oregon barley and beer

12/08/2010

OSU forensics team takes home first-place prize

12/06/2010

Profiling based on mobile, online behavior: a privacy issue

12/03/2010

OSU professor named fellow of Massachusetts Historical Society
Researchers lead international quest for the perfect Christmas tree
Oregon is business-friendly but taxes need work, according to new OSU study
OSU entomologist earns national teaching award

12/02/2010

Universities honor three OSU employees for professional work
OSU announces agricultural honors scholarships
Nature study: Loss of biodiversity can increase disease transmission
OSU’s Shelter Medicine Club aims to help homeless pets for the holidays, and beyond

12/01/2010

New book details Al Reser’s successful life story
Portland father and son are groundbreaking regional planners
OSU’s Bruce Mate joins Russian scientists to track endangered whale
Dangerous levels of lead found in used consumer products
Portland couple endows OSU dairy professorship

11/30/2010

Water issues, extreme weather among concerns in assessment report

11/29/2010

OSU president's statement on bomb plot arrest, mosque fire
New garden research program open for young adults

11/27/2010

Clarification: Individual arrested in bomb plot not an OSU student

11/23/2010

Survey of Maui’s dolphins off New Zealand finds genetic surprise

11/22/2010

November snow rare, but not a record…

11/19/2010

Busy microbial world discovered in deepest ocean crust ever explored

11/17/2010

OSU Press book explores Portland’s iconic Forest Park
OSU now offers minor in Asian studies
OSU, Oxford, others launch citizen scientist climate modeling initiative

11/16/2010

OSU Open Source Lab to assist young students in “Google Code-in” contest
Free screening of documentary on Nov. 22
Minneapolis disaster spawns new concepts in bridge research, testing

11/15/2010

Sheep farming seminar set for Nov. 30 in Canby
Bend family endows first faculty position at OSU-Cascades

11/11/2010

OSU celebrates International Education Week with “Taste of the Indian Ocean”
Invading weed threatens devastation to western rangelands

11/10/2010

OSU enrollment shows gains in minority, grad and int'l populations
Sharks and wolves: predator, prey interactions similar on land and in oceans

11/09/2010

Study finds low birth weight may cause lifelong problems processing medications
OSU student from Albany takes first place in tournament
Forest canopy expert to speak on Nov. 17
Superfund researchers to explore nation’s pollution issues, impacts
Rural library outreach a new initiative in “free-choice learning” movement
Three-day executive courses for hospitality professionals offered in Bend, Ore.

11/08/2010

OSU film scholar gives talk on “The Godfather” movies on Nov. 15
Program to assist crop insurance program, provide weather and climate data

11/05/2010

Distinguished Professor Carrington to head Danforth Plant Science Center
OSU forensics team has strong showing at recent tournament
Socratic Club debate to explore question: Do atheists have faith?
Oregon experiencing spike of leptospirosis, sea lion deaths

11/04/2010

Geo-history fights from the grave in Nov. 18 lecture

11/03/2010

Award-winning scientist and documentarian lectures Nov. 5
Gov. Kulongoski, OSU, Iraqi government sign agreement on higher education
OSU named a “Campus Sustainability Leader” by institute

11/02/2010

New HMSC octopus readies for public debut
Play makes its West Coast debut at OSU on Nov. 11

11/01/2010

Troubled waters: A fish-eye view of dead zones and oil spills
OSU alumni honored at Homecoming
Microreactor speeds nanotech particle production by 500 times
Sustainability, innovation keep Corvallis consignment store thriving in hard times
Engineering students plan “pumpkin chunkin” event

10/29/2010

Advance could change modern electronics
Six inducted into Oregon 4-H Hall of Fame
Documentary on being gay in small-town America shows Nov. 5

10/28/2010

Government Open Source Conference honors innovation with 2nd-annual GOSCON Awards
OSU-Cascades energy engineering management degree approved
OSU-Cascades energy engineering management degree approved

10/27/2010

OSU business prof to discuss entrepreneurial wealth and risk at conference
Oregon State University gets support in making its students global citizens

10/26/2010

Halloween horror story – tale of the headless dragonfly
OSU film scholar pens BFI book on ‘The Godfather’

10/25/2010

Portland City Council declares 'Open Source in Government Week'
Registration available for Heceta Head conference
Book casts light on how a controversy over a high school student's First Amendment rights escalated to national spotlight
USDA to support organic blackberries, initiatives to attract new farmers
New Oregon State University website builds partnerships with industry
Award-winning Florida poet Sidney Wade presenting at OSU
Speaker presents on ‘Why Muslims Matter to U.S. History’

10/22/2010

OSU Homecoming Week features bonfire, parade, celebration of traditions
OSU to honor four agriculture alumni for professional work
OSU scientists to study effects of acidification on shellfish
Planetary scientist and Mars explorer to present Condon Lecture
Sea Grant, State Parks collaborate on iPhone guide to newest park

10/21/2010

CEO to discuss computer fraud and how to stop it
Ground-breaking works on Native Americans available free through Oregon State University
Willamette Innovators Night will showcase grassroots entrepreneurship
‘Can Poetry Save the Earth?’ talk held on Oct. 27

10/20/2010

OSU nuclear advances highlighted in new series
Burn injuries rapidly deplete vitamin E
OSU hires food science alumna to head Astoria seafood lab

10/18/2010

Good stories help fill hungry bellies at Magic Barrel event
OSU honors top Oregon family-owned businesses on Nov. 18
INTO program ahead of projections at OSU

10/15/2010

OSU alumnus Warren Washington honored with Medal of Science
Poverty expert holds workshop at Oregon State University
Poets to discuss their work; give an inside look at publishing industry
New renewable materials degree program offers job opportunities
Scientists plan rapid assessment survey of Oregon estuaries
Oregon high school students chosen for National 4-H Congress

10/14/2010

OSU president details progress in ‘State of the University’ address
Matching program motivates gifts for OSU faculty
AAAS fellow to address climate control and “fixing the sky”
Speakers to debate paths to God at Socratic Club
Agricultural foundation funds 33 new ideas for OSU research

10/13/2010

Author Kathleen Dean Moore to speak at OSU about climate ethics
OSU names former Stanford exec as new Information Services leader
Speaker to explore the labor politics of the black power movement

10/12/2010

Grant to support new explorations of Earth’s past climate

10/11/2010

OSU Libraries make research easier with 1Search
Run, Walk ‘n Roll 5k at Oregon State University
OSU Forensics Club starts off year with strong showing in Portland
"Evapotranspiration”: Huge parts of world are drying up

10/08/2010

OSU launches new program to improve recruitment, retention of LGBT students in science and engineering programs.