OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY

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11/10/2009

Ancient penguin DNA raises doubts about accuracy of genetic dating

11/09/2009

OSU researcher receives grants for national HIV/STD prevention work
Acclaimed Northwest novelist Jess Walter to visit OSU
OSU's College of Ag Sciences honors four alumni for professional achievements
Debate on euthanasia to be held Nov. 16

11/06/2009

Mural contest to feature sustainability and renewable energy
OSU Seed Laboratory open house celebrates 100 years of service
John Kitzhaber to give talk on health care reform at OSU
Sewing industry icon to speak at OSU
NSF grant brings humanities into the forest to imagine future impacts of climate change

11/05/2009

OSU partners with Naval Research Lab on space-borne coastal imaging
International Film Festival includes free film screenings, lecture, German dance
Coral reefs inspire rare consensus in new survey – just save them
Pirates invade OSU’s University Theatre

11/04/2009

OSU forensics team takes home trophies from Idaho tournament
Unique biology lab gives freshmen the chance to do real research
LIDAR mapping after Samoan tsunami could boost research efforts
“Genome 10K” proposal aims to sequence 10,000 vertebrates
4-H participatory youth program wins national award

11/03/2009

Learn about wetlands online through ‘Oregon Wetlands Explorer’
Genetic tracking of sudden oak death may help monitoring
Five inducted into Oregon 4-H Hall of Fame

11/02/2009

In first major act of academic restructuring, OSU names executive deans

10/30/2009

Hard lessons from oil industry may help address burgeoning groundwater crisis

10/29/2009

OSU president elected to two NCAA posts
Power of genome sequencing turns to snow leopards, other endangered species
Reunion to mark anniversary of OSU’s discovery of hydrothermal vents

10/28/2009

Symposium on the State of Black Oregon to be held Nov. 5

10/27/2009

Physician and award-winning poet to give reading at OSU
Poor in rural Oregon face ‘double binds’ when getting food

10/26/2009

OSU professor to deliver free web talk on sustainability in finance
Video shows Keizer family becoming Food Heroes
Ancient “monster” insect offers Halloween inspirations
Want to lose that ab flab? Join this researcher’s study
OSU researchers find cause of 2008 offshore earthquake swarms
Translation expert will speak on ‘Crossing Borders, Crossing Cultures”

10/23/2009

Transparent electronics technology recognized nationally
OSU forensics team has strong showing at first tournament of the year
Auditions scheduled for Oscar Wilde’s “An Ideal Husband”
'Discover the Scientist Within' workshop offered for middle school girls

10/22/2009

OSU researcher named fellow of Society of Women Engineers
Annual Homecoming Bonfire and Pep Rally Stirs School Spirit to “Bury the Bruins”
“Food for Thought” lectures explore biotechnology and environment
OSU Student Group Attempts to Break “Thriller” Record
Stay abreast of campus emergency news through “OSU Alert” portal
Antarctic glacier named after OSU prof in honor of NSF stint
2009 Excellence in Family Business award winners announced

10/21/2009

OSU celebrates haunted Homecoming with Haunted by Orange
OSU MBA program ranked among world’s top 100 by Aspen Institute
New OSU Press book examines 1887 massacre of Chinese in Oregon

10/19/2009

Global warming may spur increased growth in Northwest forests
OSU students prepare for charity rally across Africa

10/16/2009

Program lead brings decades of experience to OSU adult education program
Prepare now to survive a West Coast tsunami
OSU student awarded prestigious Killam Fellowship

10/15/2009

Internationally regarded poster artist comes to OSU
Open house features renovated greenhouse at Oregon State University

10/13/2009

Debate on “Does the World Need Jesus?” scheduled
Fruit fly, “Spotted Wing Drosophila,” identified in wine grapes
Researcher helps decode complexity in law enforcement data
Public health conference addresses issues of climate change, healthy aging, and more
Climate change adds uncertainty, new challenges to fisheries management

10/12/2009

New nanotech sensor developed with medical, chemistry applications
CEO of Experian to speak at OSU
New study of Steller sea lions suggests death by predation may be higher
Nature Study: Scientists make important discovery about equatorial ocean cooling

10/09/2009

Student designer oversees design of Pan-Afrikan room at OSU

10/08/2009

OSU President offers vision for future
Hypoxia in 2009 about average, researchers say
OSU students discover sociology through haiku
Chinese scientists visit Oregon to confer about invasive species

10/07/2009

Acclaimed American poet to give reading at OSU
OSU music instructor wins Artist of the Year at the NAMMYS

10/06/2009

Climate expert, Nobel laureate to present Condon Lecture
Kearney Hall renovation achieves LEED gold certification
Oregon cheese focus of Science Pub Corvallis
Corvallis ranked No. 7 among college towns by institute
Speaker to address environmental justice, “Earth Democracy”

10/05/2009

OSU Theatre presents ‘My Name is Rachel Corrie’

10/02/2009

New OSU public health policy course features visit by Kitzhaber
Record number of engineering faculty receive NSF CAREER Awards

10/01/2009

Hand-painted animation film to show at Eugene International Film Festival
OSU Libraries’ online catalog goes mobile
Loss of top predators causing surge in smaller predators, ecosystem collapse

09/30/2009

Community holds event for Wilberger supporters
Samoa tsunami caused by geologic features similar to Pacific Northwest
Public invited to view dissection of great white shark at OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center
OSU faculty member publishes first paperback textbook in the field of finance

09/29/2009

OSU, British teams to debate legalization of recreational drugs

09/25/2009

OSU Honors Faculty, Staff with University Day Awards

09/24/2009

OSU economist debuts in film about local food movement
Four new business degrees approved for Oregon State University
College of Liberal Arts honors top faculty and staff during CLA Day

09/23/2009

OSU expects about 250 new international students through INTO partnership
OSU freshmen take part in massive team-building exercise
Inscribed, first-edition copy of acclaimed novel, “The Natural,” donated to OSU
OSU to host live taping of national radio show Philosophy Talk

09/22/2009

OSU one of 100 theaters worldwide to premiere “The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later”
OSU part of initiative to produce isotopes, address national crisis

09/21/2009

Linus Pauling Science Center continues Pauling’s legacy
Beginning of antiwar movement explored in American Culture & Politics series
OSU surpasses quarter-billion in research funding
OSU surpasses quarter-billion in research funding, logs record contributions to Oregon

09/18/2009

Horning Professor opens lecture series, focus on languages and translations
OSU Formula SAE racing team has banner year
Former OSU and Corvallis High School student publishes debut novel

09/17/2009

OSU faculty member publishes new book on friendship, leisure and fly fishing
Zinc deficiencies a global concern
OSU to team with Oregon Humane Society on adoption special Sept. 25-27
OSU to team with Heartland Humane Society on adoption special
OSU education professor looks at attitudes toward Mexican American students

09/16/2009

Nanotechnology provides advances in eyeglasses, solar energy

09/15/2009

Trail Blazers president to speak at OSU
Conference to explore latest step in “professional science masters” evolution
Ripple receives national honor from Defenders of Wildlife

09/14/2009

OSU’s Daugherty finalist for Oregon Book Award; two OSU Press books also recognized
New “adjuvant” could hold future of vaccine development
OSU’s Black Connect Week, Conexiones help freshmen feel welcomed
Consumers set price expectations based on design of wine bottles

09/11/2009

Scientists create first complete image of Himalayan fault, subduction zone

09/10/2009

Naturally occurring toxin cause of death in Oregon dog

09/09/2009

Genome of “potato famine” pathogen sequenced

09/08/2009

OSU horticulturist to receive award for supporting organics
OSU microbiologist gives food the 'acid test' for safety
Study of huge numbers of genetic mutations point to oxidative stress as underlying cause

09/04/2009

HMSC Visitor Center launches new Web site
OSU Alumni Association names head of operations, board relations
OSU students take first place nationally for Hunger in the Homeland tour

09/02/2009

Pyles named to Knudson Chair
Hallie Ford Center for Healthy Children and Families launches on Sept. 9
The science of ocean observing
OSU major participant in initiative to create global ocean observatory system

09/01/2009

OSU veterinary medicine students set aid mission to Nicaragua
“Interfaith Amigos” to address prospect of a new beginning between the U.S. and Muslims
Positive parenting can have lasting impact for generations

08/31/2009

Natural compounds, chemotherapeutic drugs may become partners in cancer therapy
Master Gardener program recognizes exemplary volunteers

08/28/2009

Registration opens for Master Gardener online training
Japanese agreement with OSU lab paves way for smoother trade of straw

08/27/2009

Riparian zones recover quickly after fire, need little management
New OSU Extension health initiative launches with a food makeover

08/25/2009

Photo exhibit celebrates Oregon food and agriculture

08/24/2009

Two OSU animal scientists honored for achievements

08/21/2009

OSU to launch Web-based 'Aging Well' course

08/20/2009

“Green” construction often secondary to cost, building codes

08/19/2009

Study in Nature: Measurements of conductivity suggest water in mantle
“Rich interaction” may make computers a partner, not a product
Bosses with 'green' values are more likely to over-comply with environmental rules, study says

08/18/2009

Key feature of immune system survived in humans, other primates for 60 million years
Students from Russia’s Kamchatka region to study salmon in Oregon

08/17/2009

Gay men in relationships needed for study on HIV infection rates

08/14/2009

Back from national tour, OSU students now tackle hunger in Oregon

08/12/2009

Tests show increasing prevalence of West Nile virus in Oregon, Washington
New funds will help create Oregon’s most accurate seafloor mapping system
Biological clocks of insects could lead to more effective pest control

08/11/2009

Google gift raises its support of OSU's Open Source lab to more than $1M

08/08/2009

OSU nutrition prof honored by MSU

08/07/2009

New techniques show complexity of Willamette River Superfund cleanup
Klamath Basin farmers get rights to grow, market new purple potato

08/06/2009

Long debate ended over cause, demise of ice ages – may also help predict future

07/31/2009

Oregon State University Seed Laboratory receives international accreditation
Family planning: A major environmental emphasis

07/29/2009

Douglas-fir and geoducks make strange bedfellows in studying climate change

07/28/2009

Outdoor performance of Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night” opens Aug. 5

07/27/2009

Science camp motivates creativity of Oregon middle school students
Higher-than-normal fire expected in West

07/21/2009

OSU Alumni Association names Corvallis CPA controller
Perry named new president of OSU Alumni Association
Tires made from trees – better, cheaper, more fuel efficient

07/20/2009

New traffic management system in Oregon now online
Study: Carefully released rockfish can survive barotrauma
From printed electronics to chlorophyll from Oregon spinach: OSU Venture Fund powers startups
Report proposes wolf reintroduction in Scottish Highland test case

07/17/2009

Traveling photo exhibit celebrates Oregon food and agriculture
In a pickle about how to preserve food? Call the OSU hotline
Home-heating energy sources and their costs: How to decide what's best
Agricultural Research Foundation funds new Oregon State University research

07/16/2009

OSU uses edible coating to make fish fillets longer-lasting, possibly healthier
Research indicates ocean current shutdown may be gradual
New materials use being handicapped by outdated failure prediction methods
OSU received NEH grant for Regional Archives Project

07/15/2009

OSU announces steps to deal with anticipated budget reduction
OSU receives computer system for coal energy research
Maguire named to Giustina Professorship
New study uses wastewater to map large-scale patterns of illicit drug use
Documentary to make its Portland premiere at Portland Art Museum

07/14/2009

Study explains potential failure of oral contraceptives with obese women

07/10/2009

Science Pub Corvallis presents ‘Catch of the Day: Sustainable or Not?’ on July 13

07/09/2009

Oregon high school students chosen for National 4-H Congress
OSU, USDA invite public to tour Corvallis farm, gene bank July 18
From farmer to consumer: How to make direct marketing work
First coordinator hired for Oregon State University Master Naturalist Program
OSU to mark 50 years of oceanography July 17-19

07/07/2009

U.S.-Mexico border wall could threaten wildlife species, biologists warn
Forest fire prevention efforts will lessen carbon sequestration

07/06/2009

OSU nontraditional forestry student finds time to rally support for college

07/02/2009

Northwest forests could store more carbon, help address greenhouse issues

06/30/2009

Anti-biotech groups obstruct forest biotechnology

06/26/2009

Six Oregon students receive State Fair 4-H scholarships

06/25/2009

Study: George W. Bush’s court appointments emphasized ideology over diversity

06/24/2009

Student wins Borg scholarship
Doolen named editor of professional journal
Logendran named fellow by Institute of Industrial Engineers
OSU geologist recognized as outstanding educator
Small animal rehab program at OSU helps pets with variety of problems
Research shows that therapy and rehab can prevent ACL surgery – for your dog
Scientists develop groundbreaking new model for impacts of dams

06/23/2009

Inspired by Obama’s message, OSU students tour nation to tackle hunger
International climate change researchers to convene at OSU July 8-11

06/22/2009

Commercial “bycatch whaling” a growing threat to coastal whales

06/19/2009

Athletes, spectators faced unprecedented air pollution at 2008 Olympic Games
OSU student to meet Nobel laureates in Germany
Oregon State University student earns year’s worth of tuition for diversity essay
OSU to present “Twelfth Night” outdoors this August

06/18/2009

School-based prevention program reduces problem behaviors in fifth-graders by half
Oregon BEST, OSU team to help Iraq engineers rebuild their war-torn nation using green practices
OSU’s Hatfield Marine Science Center to host SeaFest on June 27
Public invited to celebrate centennial of Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Improved method developed to test carcinogen risk
OSU migrant student program receives grant for another five years
Report: West Coast needs more research on fisheries, marine science, climate change

06/17/2009

Online map offers summer day trip ideas tied to OSU research, outreach

06/16/2009

OSU Baja SAE team wins international racing competition
Documentary on Polish poster art shows at The Museum of Modern Art in New York
Oregon State University Precollege Programs offers summer science camp

06/15/2009

Students in Free Enterprise develop reusable water bottles for competition

06/12/2009

“Reaching Higher Ground”: Tsunami preparedness videos online
OSU technology tutorials win excellence award from higher ed computing consortium

06/11/2009

Study: State policies contributing to decline in corporate income tax collections
Abrupt global warming could shift monsoon patterns, cut agricultural output
OSU historian releases book on medicine, health care in early Christianity

06/10/2009

OSU appoints new chair of foreign languages and literatures
Crabbers collaborate with OSU researchers to monitor ocean temperature, hypoxia
New Study: Hatchery fish may hurt efforts to sustain wild salmon runs

06/09/2009

OSU to award 4,680 degrees this week in commencements at Corvallis, Bend
Discovery raises new doubts about dinosaur-bird links

06/08/2009

Margaret Cavendish and nature subject of conference at OSU
Simple self-regulation game predicts kindergarten achievement
OSU pharmacy alum returns from native Cameroon for college award

06/05/2009

OSU ‘Ecampus’ online degree graduates top 150 for 2009
Registration begins for Gardener's Mini College at Oregon State University
OSU College of Vet Medicine to hold special graduation ceremony on June 7

06/02/2009

Oregon State University researcher receives Environmental Stewardship Award
Oregon group planning nation’s first tsunami evacuation structure

06/01/2009

Intervention shows reduction in delinquent teens’ pregnancy rates

05/28/2009

Scientists make breakthrough in assessing marine phytoplankton health
College of Liberal Arts honors graduating seniors
Biological studies shed light on collapse of coral reefs
TDS Telecommunications Corp. donates bandwidth worth $1.4 million to OSU Open Source Lab

05/26/2009

Happy-hour discussion examines morality and self-deception