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05/18/2009

Strategic industry partnership will boost OSU surveying initiative
Something bugging you? New book by OSU Press will tell you what to do…
Newport seminar promotes local self-reliance

05/15/2009

Agricultural Research Foundation Celebrates Anniversary with New Grants
OSU to host 2009 Hyslop Farm Field Day on May 27
OSU offers variety of academic activities this summer
OSU offers variety of sports and fitness camps and activities this summer
OSU students earn top awards at national
Vitamin D expert receives Linus Pauling Prize for Health Research

05/14/2009

Discovery in amber reveals ancient biology of termites
OSU researcher helping blend language development into social studies, science lessons

05/13/2009

Oregon State alumni set to clean up Corvallis this Saturday
Grand opening of Kearney Hall planned at OSU

05/11/2009

Yunker lecture to feature nanotech expert
Willamette Valley art exhibit on display in Independence
Documentary film on acid violence to show at OSU

05/08/2009

2009 Alumni & Business Partner Award Winners Announced
Four Teachers Receive 2009 Outstanding High School Business Educator Award

05/07/2009

Universities study health of organic, conventional dairy cows with $1 million grant
Annual Student Fashion Show to be Held June 1
Public Urged to Refrain from Handling Seal Pups
Campus planning celebrates OSU’s National Historic District
‘Science Pub-Corvallis’ hosts talk on organic produce, clean soil and local food May 11
Faculty authors, distinguished professors and inventors the focus of ‘Recognizing Excellence Week’
OSU Women’s Network formed

05/06/2009

Technology commercialization guru to present first ‘Innovation Lecture’ at OSU, May 11
Horning Conference to examine oceanography, coinciding with OSU anniversary

05/05/2009

Scientists return to erupting undersea volcano; find massive cone, new species
OSU Study reveals conflict between doctors, midwives over homebirth
Active Women with Menstrual Dysfunction Sought for Study, Intervention

05/04/2009

10th Engineering Expo to Showcase Student Inventions
Visiting Writer Series Brings Scottish-born Novelist to OSU

04/30/2009

Pet Day Celebration Set May 2 at OSU
Former Marine to Speak at OSU on his Public Refusal to Accept Redeployment

04/29/2009

Oregon State University Takes Top Spot in Region for Recycling
Leading Experts Featured at Optimum Health Conference

04/28/2009

OSU Alumni Assn. board member creates scholarship for Treasure Valley students
New “Hurricane” Wavemaker Installed at OSU
OSU to Study Air Pollutant's Impact on Chinese, U.S. Health
West Coast Premiere of ‘Shakespeare’s Journey’ Opens at OSU
OSU To Head Major National Program to Study Health Risks of “PAH” Toxins
New Diagnostic Advance Seen for Head, Throat Cancer
Oregon State University’s campaign surpasses half-billion on alumna's gift

04/27/2009

“Ecology of Fear,” Role of Large Predators Explored in New Documentary Film
OSU To Tackle Solar Future in New “Energy Frontier Research Center”
OSU Engineering Alumni Honored
OSU to Offer Nation’s First Online Fisheries Management Certificate
OSU Lecture Series Features Talk on Revival of Indigenous Coastal Language
OSU Studies How to Make Cows Happy and Increase Milk Output

04/24/2009

Student Team Wins $10,000 in OSU Competition
Bone Research Lab Looking for Study Participants
Renowned Neuroscientist to Give Presentation May 1 at OSU
OSU Web Site Helps Forest Sector Find Help in Government Stimulus Packages
OSU Names Purdue Leader as Dean of Agricultural Sciences

04/23/2009

New Lecture Asks, ‘What would Jesus Really Do?’
OSU Zoologist, Courtesy Prof Honored by American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Study Rules Out Ancient Bursts of Seafloor Methane Emissions
Lecture Addresses Ecological Destruction of Western Europe

04/22/2009

EPA Recognizes OSU as Pac-10 Leader in Purchasing “Green” Power
Iranian Nobel Laureate, in News Defending U.S. Journalist, to Appear Friday at OSU

04/17/2009

OSU Faculty Member Gives Talk on Cesar Chavez
Warm Springs Bead Artist Brigette Whipple to Demonstrate Craft at OSU
Israeli Diplomat To Speak at OSU
OSU Panhellenic Council Honored at Regional Meeting

04/16/2009

Oregon State University Celebrates Earth Week
Adults with HIV in Rural Areas Experience Discrimination, Stigma

04/13/2009

OSU among nation's top 100 'wired' universities
Auditions Scheduled for ‘Twelfth Night’
Oregon State Student Selected as Udall Scholar
Family Business Conference Set for College Students

04/12/2009

OSU Organic Farm Invites Public to Earth Day Celebration

04/10/2009

Kessler to read from classic OSU Press book, “Stubborn Twig”
OSU Army cadet earns award, trip to Lexington, Va.
Ocean of junk focus of presentation, panel discussion in Newport
Gray whale washes up north of Florence

04/09/2009

New Alignment Brings OSU Extension, Extended Campus Closer Together
What Beavers, Ducks and Bart Simpson have in common

04/08/2009

OSU seeks comments on sustainable agriculture
Research viticulturist to join Oregon State University horticulture faculty
Ancient diatoms lead to new technology for solar energy
Civil Rights defender to give 2009 Pauling Peace Lecture
Lecture explores balance of security and human rights

04/07/2009

Intervention reduces children’s viewing of violent TV
Participants wanted for ‘Biggest Loser’ study

04/06/2009

New book by OSU Press examines environmentalism of William O. Douglas
Nissan electric car on display at OSU
Plant diseases often caused by multiple attacks
AEP holds First Entrepreneurs and Innovators Award Event

04/03/2009

OSU Forensics Team closes out successful season
Bob’s Red Mill owner speaks at OSU
Oregon Sea Grant publication explores offshore aquaculture

04/02/2009

Scientist to discuss contingency in evolutionary biology

04/01/2009

Breakthrough Made in Energy Efficiency, Use of Waste Heat

03/31/2009

Ecotopia Revisited: A look at utopias and dystopias and climate change
OSU to host climate change seminars

03/30/2009

Healthier, longer lives are subject of ‘Science Pub Corvallis’ on April 13
New approach discovered to lowering triglycerides
Advertising during a recession may yield increased earnings later

03/27/2009

Cambridge Fellow Named OSU’s 2007 Horning Visiting Scholar

03/25/2009

Airborne disease holds potential for unexpected, accelerated spread

03/24/2009

Research identifies genetic “master regulator” in skin formation
Fifty years of collaboration: Warm Springs tribes, OSU build on historic partnership

03/23/2009

Older adults’ concern for personal health linked to walking difficulty
Russian-language comedy play to show at OSU
Vitamin D, immune response may reduce fatal infections in dialysis patients

03/20/2009

OSU to reopen gardening hotline in Multnomah County
Oregon students receive state 4-H scholarships
OSU to host Gerontology conference, April 2-3
Health professionals learn to spot food insecurity
OSU’s Lubchenco confirmed as undersecretary of Commerce, head of NOAA

03/19/2009

Report: OSU reduced net greenhouse emissions 30 percent in 2007-08
Graduate students honored
OSU food drive gathers mountains of donations
Advance made in turning water, sunlight into fuel
Scientists to return to undersea volcano, which may be erupting again

03/18/2009

OSU College of Education alums return to quilt, share teaching practices
OSU Alumni Association honors four with awards
Strategic Industry Partnership Will Boost OSU Surveying Initiative

03/17/2009

Lincoln City seminar promotes local self-reliance

03/16/2009

Strauss named 'Forest Biotechnologist of the Year'
OSU engineering student named Fulbright scholar
New wood composites course to aid industry professionals
OSU seeks nominations for 2009 Excellence in Family Business awards

03/12/2009

Oregon State University library faculty grant open access to their work
Green buildings laboratory to boost sustainable construction
Oregon BEST facilitates $1.6-million investment in green building research
OSU receives grant from American Forest Foundation to address transfer of family forests
California first graders have eye on becoming OSU’s Class of 2020
2009 Art About Agriculture tour begins at Oregon State University
Conversation with Justice Betty Roberts kicks off Women’s History Month events, Feb. 25

03/11/2009

Rip currents could play role in increased coastal erosion
OSU taking applications for middle school summer science camp
Weyerhaeuser Company Foundation gives $500,000 to OSU College of Forestry

03/10/2009

Documentary film to premiere at human rights festival in Geneva

03/09/2009

Oregon State University’s Housing and Dining Services named Ivy Award winner

03/04/2009

Inappropriate drug prescriptions potentially wasting millions, raising health risks

03/03/2009

Applications Sought for 2009 High School Business Educator Awards
OSU Open Source Lab announces OSL Alliance corporate sponsorship program
OSU professor awarded Kennedy Center Gold Medallion

03/02/2009

Neah-Kah-Nie wins Salmon Bowl once again
National Geographic Channel Film on blue whales features OSU’s Mate, Pacific storm

02/27/2009

Neil LaBute’s provocative play opens at OSU

02/26/2009

Invasive parasite spreading among West Coast estuaries

02/25/2009

Oregon middle school students to visit OSU on Saturday

02/24/2009

OSU Archives becomes among nation’s first institutions to join ‘Flickr Commons’

02/23/2009

Genetic discovery could lead to advances in dental treatment
OSU, OMSI, Downtown Corvallis Assn. launch ‘Science Pub Corvallis’ March 9

02/20/2009

Oregon State Researchers Monitoring Potential Spread of Fungal Disease
Oregon’s Green Building Community Sets Sights on National Research Center

02/19/2009

OSU Alumni Association Honors Moore Brothers
McKennon Honored with Lifetime Trustee Award
Bud Gienger to Receive Martin Chaves Lifetime Achievement Award

02/18/2009

Northwest Teens to Compete in Annual Salmon Bowl Competition
OSU Report: Oregon Farmers, Ranchers Gross Record $4.9 Billion in 2008

02/17/2009

Speaker to Discuss Link between Religion and Social Justice

02/16/2009

OSU to harness the power of its students – literally
Media critic Jennifer Pozner to speak at OSU on women and reality TV
OSU to Harness the Power of its Students – Literally
OSU Joins Peace Corps Masters International Program
OSU joins Peace Corps Masters International Program

02/15/2009

Media Critic Jennifer Pozner to Speak at OSU on Women and Reality TV

02/13/2009

Conversation with Justice Betty Roberts kicks off Women’s History Month events, Feb. 25
Tsunami simulations featured during National Engineers Week
Iraqi university presidents visiting Oregon State University this Saturday
Tsunami Simulations Featured During National Engineers Week

02/12/2009

Findings may lead to new cancer therapies
Second lecture in Charles Darwin Series to look at theologies
OSU Press shares in $1-million grant for Indigenous studies series

02/11/2009

Help available for first-time gardeners
OSU Hires University of Florida Grad to Help Cattle Ranchers

02/09/2009

Pilot Project: Consumers Can Track their Fish, Meet the Fishermen Via Bar Code System
Researchers Find Key Link Between Influenza Prevalence, Absolute Humidity
College of Forestry Names Administrators
Hummingbird “Tag” Suggests Fragmentation May Be Part of Pollination Crisis

02/06/2009

OSU Business Students Take Second in Accounting Competition
Dry Lands, Turmoil Provide Perfect Forum for Student Venture
Portland Summit to Discuss Harmful Algal Blooms; Public Session Set on Feb. 12
California’s Poet Laureate to Read, Answer Questions at OSU

02/05/2009

Sea Level Rise Could Be Worse Than Anticipated
OSU Alum, NASA Astronaut to Speak at Engineers Week Banquet
Book on Old Growth Forests Combines Views of Different Stakeholders

02/04/2009

OSU Hires Texas A&M Entomologist to Study Honeybee Health
Study Finds Oldest Trees Grow Slowest – Even as Youngsters

02/03/2009

OSU Oceanographer, Forest Hydrologist Named AGU Fellows
OSU Researcher to Work with Marion County Youths on Vet Med Project
New ONAMI Fellow to Examine Safety, Toxicology Aspects of Nanotechnology
OSU invites essay contest entries on commitment to diversity

02/02/2009

Mental Health Expert to Speak at Oregon State University
OSU Students Teach Financial Literacy at Local High School
Former Tanzania Peace Corps Official Heads OSU Extension in Portland Area
Experts Explore Pathways to Salmon Resilience in New Journal Issue
Marine Reserves Featured at New Google Ocean Site
Public Invited to Observe Lambing at OSU Sheep Center
Sea Grant Extension Veterinarian Helps Control Virus in Koi Ponds

01/30/2009

Career Fair for Design Students to be Held

01/29/2009

Crossroads International Announces 2009 International Film Festival
National Study Recommends More Exercise to Maintain, Lose Weight

01/28/2009

Author Speaks on ‘America’s Nuclear Wastelands’

01/27/2009

Historian to Offer Perspective on Conquest of North Africa
OSU Oceanographer Honored by National Society
$6 Million Program To Test Newest Nuclear Energy Concepts

01/26/2009

Major Plant Conference Set This Week in Oregon
Home Food Preparation Can Cause Foodborne Illness
Beef Quality Assurance Training Sessions Set
College of Agricultural Sciences Previews Dean Candidates

01/23/2009

Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker to Appear at OSU
OPB Wins Award for Program Produced in Partnership with Oregon Sea Grant
Pilot Project to Re-establish Native Oysters in Oregon Shows Promise

01/22/2009

OSU helps Oregon company develop earthquake-proof wine rack
Warmer Climate Causing Huge Increase in Tree Mortality Across the West

01/21/2009

Surveys about Adapting to Changing Climate Reveal Coastal Concerns
Two leaders to step down at Oregon State University

01/20/2009

Lecture set on "Charles Darwin, The Man & the Myth"

01/19/2009

Art About Agriculture Announces 27th Regional Art Competition

01/16/2009

OSU Fights to Regain Recycling Champ Title
New Exhibit Explores ‘The Big World’ of Western and Eastern Artists
New scholarship law protects students

01/15/2009

OSU Sees First Cases of Flu
OSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine Hosting Seminar Series for Horse Owners
OSU Professor Asks, “Do Animals Have a History?”

01/14/2009

Best Option for Oregon Offshore Aquaculture: Scallops or Mussels; What’s Needed Next: A Coastal Community with a Vision

01/13/2009

OSU Lands $5 Million Grant from Moore Foundation to Study Microbes in Hypoxia Zones
OSU covering Oregon Opportunity Grant shortfall for more than 3,400 students
OSU Web Site Helps People Find Help When Recession Hits Home
Director of Office of Civil Rights to Speak at OSU
Speaker Gives Tips on ‘Building a Green Business’

01/12/2009

‘Ideas Matter’ Lecture Series Explores Human Rights
New County Leaders to Head to 'College'

01/09/2009

Portland Couple Boosts OSU Partnership with Oregon Humane Society

01/08/2009

New Geology Exhibit Helps Oregon Celebrate its Sesquicentennial
2009 Starker Lectures to Explore Sustainable Forestry

01/06/2009

Philip Mote to Lead Oregon’s New Climate Research Institute
OSU Fleet of Electric Cars, Hybrids Hopes Nissan Looks their Way

01/05/2009

OSU One of Nation’s “Really Cool” Computer Networking Labs
Two OSU Faculty Named IEEE Fellows

01/04/2009

Climate Experts Featured in Seminar Series
Oregon State begins NCAA recertification process, hosts public information sessions

12/31/2008

OSU Scientist Honored with AGU’s 2008 Early Career Award
Professor Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from American Public Health Association

12/30/2008

Conservationist Presents New Book on ‘Forests of America’
Study: Weight Does Not Affect Women’s Sexual Behavior
Oregonians Worried About Adequate Water Supply
New Report: Some Climate Impacts Happening Faster Than Anticipated

12/29/2008

Expert to Speak on Tropical Butterfly Trade and Imperialism
OSU’s Austin Family Business Program Honors Top Family Businesses
Grazing Animals Help Spread Plant Disease

12/23/2008

Study Shows Surfers Ingest 10 Times More Water than Swimmers, Divers

12/22/2008

Scientists Study Earthquake Swarm Near Maupin

12/19/2008

de Broekert Appointed to AARP Statewide Advisory Council
Seven Inducted into Oregon 4-H Hall of Fame