Life at OSU

Irem Tumer, who has helped lead Oregon State University’s research enterprise to record-setting funding levels, has been named vice president for research at the university.

A new Oregon State University program is working to improve mental health and address substance use in rural communities by building on existing local partnerships.

Oregon State University researchers have developed a new state-specific measure of poverty in Oregon that aims to give policymakers a clearer understanding of who is most at risk of falling below the poverty line and highlights the contribution of public safety net programs.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University tested more than 300 people at two student housing facilities this past week for the virus that causes COVID-19 after evidence of the virus was found in the buildings’ sewage, and all of the individuals tested were negative.

Oregon State University’s newest Distinguished Professors Yuji Hiratsuka and David Williams will give public lectures virtually next week showcasing their internationally recognized work in toxicology and fine arts printmaking.

The science, politics and future of pandemics will be the topic of the Oct. 12 Oregon State University Science Pub.

Oregon State University’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences will host a lecture Friday examining racism as a public health crisis.

A team of Oregon State University public health researchers have received a $1.2 million grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to develop and test a well water safety program for private well owners in Jackson County, Oregon.

Thirty years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, universities still have a long way to go toward making their campus recreation programs accessible and inclusive to people with disabilities, a new Oregon State University study found.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University is again postponing its fifth round of door-to-door sampling in Corvallis for the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 because of continuing poor air quality caused by wildfires in the Pacific Northwest.