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January - 2018

January - 2018
	Study sheds light on alternative, more convenient method of cell preservation	Researchers at Oregon State University have taken an important step toward a more convenient, less expensive means of preserving mammalian cells for in vitro fertilization, species conservation, cell therapy and other purposes.
	OSU-based Oregon Sea Grant to award grants to researchers in Oregon	Oregon Sea Grant, a marine research, public engagement and education program based at Oregon State University, is awarding nearly $1.1 million in competitive, federally funded research grants for 2018-20.
	Novelist Chang-rae Lee to read at Oregon State University Feb. 9	Novelist Chang-rae Lee will read at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 9, in the Valley Library Rotunda on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis
	Research showcase highlights work of engineering grad students	Want to learn more about the Oregon State University College of Engineering’s far-ranging research efforts, including asking questions of those conducting the research?
	Davos: International universities form partnership for water cooperation, diplomacy	Water resource researchers and diplomats at the World Economic Forum announced today (Wednesday, Jan. 24) a plan to create an international consortium called the Universities Partnerships for Water Cooperation & Diplomacy.
	Zebrafish study provides new insights into autism spectrum disorder research	Exposure to a compound used to treat migraines and seizures causes characteristics associated with autism, groundbreaking research with zebrafish has demonstrated.
	New study shows freshwater input route from melting ice led to rapid cooling	Scientists have long known that a reduction in Atlantic Ocean currents bringing warm water to the Northern Hemisphere from the tropics created abrupt cooling known as the Younger Dryas cold period nearly 13,000 years ago, but the cause of this phenomenon has not been proved.
	$2 million barley project gets naked for the good of the grain	Oregon State University is leading a five-state effort to develop varieties of naked barleys that are not only organic, they can also be used in a variety of ways.
	OSU researchers aim to boost efficiency of aquaculture production	Researchers at Oregon State University are developing a new technology to deliver water-soluble nutrients to aquaculture-raised fish, oysters, clams and shrimp that will boost their growth rates and reduce the high rates of mortality that plague the industry.
	Big energy savings: OSU researchers build the world’s smallest electro-optic modulator	Researchers at Oregon State University have designed and fabricated the world’s smallest electro-optic modulator, which could mean major reductions in energy used by data centers and supercomputers.
	OSU revives winter formal dance as part of OSU150 celebration	The winter formal dance, a tradition for decades at Oregon State University that all but disappeared in recent years, is being revived later this month.
	OSU board of trustees proactively plans for financial future	The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday accepted a 10-year university business forecast that reflects plans to invest in strategic university student initiatives, manage expenses, increase enrollment strategically and offset cost increases including employee retirement benefits.
	Temporary Change in Leadership at College of Forestry	Oregon State University’s College of Forestry Dean Thomas Maness announced this week his intention to begin immediately an approximate six-month change in responsibilities to attend to personal matters.
	When it comes to keeping streams cool, buffer strips help but geology rules	Leaving a strip of trees along headwater streams during logging operations helps to keep the water cool, but researchers have now shown that the downstream impacts of such practices have more to do with geology than with the presence or width of buffer strips.
	Alumnus’ generosity to transform veterinary college at Oregon State	Oregon State University announced a $50 million commitment from a donor to its College of Veterinary Medicine that will dramatically increase the college’s ability to provide life-saving clinical care, professional education for future veterinarians, and research critical to animal and human health.
	‘Dilbert of academia’ cartoonist Jorge Cham to speak at OSU on Feb. 8	Jorge Cham, creator of the “Piled Higher and Deeper” comic strip, will give a free presentation at 9 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 8, in the Austin Auditorium at the LaSells Stewart Center on Oregon State University’s Corvallis campus, 875 S.W. 26th St.
	Printmaker Minna Resnick to speak at OSU Jan. 25	Printmaker Minna Resnick will speak at 7 p.m. Jan. 25 at Oregon State University as part of the School of Arts & Communication’s Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series.
	Festival to showcase Oregon State University marine research	Oregon State University will continue to commemorate its 150^th anniversary with nearly two weeks of free activities in mid-February centered around the university’s decades of work protecting coasts and oceans.
	Great scat! Bears – not birds – are the chief seed dispersers in Alaska	It’s a story of bears, birds and berries.
	Oregon State University president affirms decision for new marine studies building location	Oregon State University President Ed Ray today confirmed that the university’s new Marine Studies Building will be built at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.
	New concert hall at Oregon State University to honor Portland-area arts advocate	Oregon State University has received a gift commitment from the family of the late Lynne Detrick of West Linn to build a new concert hall that will allow for more intimate music performances on the Corvallis campus.
	Study finds body size of marine plankton, currents keys to dispersal in ocean	When it comes to marine plankton, the smaller you are the farther you travel.
	OSU’s online bachelor’s programs earn fourth straight top 10 ranking from U.S. News	Driven by the expertise of its faculty and an award-winning faculty development program, Oregon State University has been named one of the nation’s 10 best providers of online education for the fourth straight year by U.S. News & World Report.
	Meningococcal B mass vaccination clinics set at Oregon State University	Oregon State University will hold five consecutive days of meningococcal B disease mass vaccination clinics starting Tuesday on its Corvallis campus.
	Writer, radio producer and multimedia artist Shawn Wen to read at OSU Jan. 19	Writer, radio producer and multimedia artist Shawn Wen will read at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Jan. 19, in the Lab Theatre in Withycombe Hall on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis. A question-and-answer session and book signing will follow.
	Dirt-dwelling microbe produces potential anti-melanoma weapon	A type of soil-dwelling bacterium produces molecules that induce death in melanoma cells, research at Oregon State University shows.
	Researchers use ‘global thermometer’ to track temperature extremes, droughts and melting ice	Large areas of the Earth’s surface are experiencing rising maximum temperatures, which affect virtually every ecosystem on the planet, including ice sheets and tropical forests that play major roles in regulating the biosphere, scientists have reported.
	Play that explores racism, political correctness comes to OSU in late January	“Spinning Into Butter,” a play by Rebecca Gilman that explores the dangers of both racism and political correctness in America, is coming to Oregon State University for three free performances in late January.
	Architect Maya Lin will give Provost’s Lecture at Oregon State	American architect and sculptor Maya Lin, perhaps best known for designing the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. as a Yale University student in 1981, will deliver the next Provost’s Lecture at 7 p.m., April 26 at Oregon State University. Lin was originally scheduled to deliver her lecture last April, but cancelled due to illness.
	The comedy and social lives of robots featured at Corvallis Science Pub	Robots will increasingly rub shoulders with people at home and in the work place,so machines need social attributes: humor, personality and body language.

December - 2017

December - 2017
	Japanese prints on display in OSU’s Fairbanks and Memorial Union Concourse galleries	“East Comes West,” a two-part exhibition of prints from the Atelier Outotsu printmaking studio of Japan, is underway in the Memorial Union Concourse Gallery and will also appear in the Fairbanks Gallery at Oregon State University in January.
	Fluorescent nanomedicine can guide tumor removal, kill remaining cancer cells	Oregon State University scientists have developed a nanomedicine platform for cancer that can help doctors know which tissue to cut out as well as kill any malignant cells that can’t be surgically removed.
	Noted tropical ecologist Barbara Zimmerman to give public lecture at OSU on Jan. 10	Barbara Zimmerman, founder and director of the Kayapo Project to help indigenous peoples in the southeastern Amazon River basin, will give a free public lecture at Oregon State University on Wednesday, Jan. 10.
	‘The Pianist of Willesden Lane’ to be presented in Corvallis Jan. 27	The Grammy-nominated artist Mona Golabek will perform in “The Pianist of Willesden Lane,” at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 27, at in the LaSells Stewart Center at Oregon State University in Corvallis.
	OSU receives grants for public safety app	Oregon State University has received two grants totaling almost $275,000 over five years from Campus Consortium, the largest global education association of schools, colleges and universities, to create a public safety app for students and staff.
	OSU to host 36th annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. celebration	The annual Oregon State University celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., takes place Jan. 13-19. This is the 36th year of the event. It is one of the university’s longest-running social justice events.
	Routines, practice and mental rehearsal mitigate some – but not all – risks of armed self-defense	U.S. consumers who buy, keep and carry handguns for self-defense assume legal, moral and safety risks that come along with owning and potentially using a handgun to defend themselves or others.
	Intervention offered in kindergarten readiness program boosts children’s self-regulation skills	Adding a daily 20 to 30 minute self-regulation intervention to a kindergarten readiness program significantly boosted children’s self-regulation and early academic skills, an Oregon State University researcher has found.
	Prestigious grant funds OSU scientist’s research on living versions of origins-of-life fossils	The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation has selected an Oregon State University researcher to lead a study of chemical signaling and metabolite production among microbial communities whose origins trace back billions of years.
	Complex, old-growth forests may protect some bird species in a warming climate	Old forests that contain large trees and a diversity of tree sizes and species may offer refuge to some types of birds facing threats in a warming climate, scientists have found.
	OSU professor named dean at South Dakota State University	John Killefer, professor and department head of animal and rangeland sciences at Oregon State University, has been named the South Dakota Corn Utilization Council endowed dean of the College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences at South Dakota State University.
	Outdoor School begins funding notifications for 2017-18 school year	The new statewide Outdoor School has begun notifying school districts that they will receive funding for the 2017-18 school year.
	People with rare diseases are at more risk for poor quality of life, study finds	People with rare diseases are at high risk for experiencing poor quality of life, including increased levels of anxiety, depression, pain, fatigue and limited ability to participate in society, a new study from an Oregon State University shows.
	People with rare diseases are at more risk for poor quality of life, study finds	People with rare diseases are at high risk for experiencing poor quality of life, including increased levels of anxiety, depression, pain, fatigue and limited ability to participate in society, a new study from an Oregon State University shows.
	Oregon State receives grant to reduce university food waste	The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality’s Materials Management program has awarded Oregon State University with a $27,372 grant to help the university reduce food waste by 10 percent at its Corvallis campus.
	After a wildfire, attitudes about recovery vary with sense of place and beliefs about fire ecology	How people who live close to burned forests feel about landscape recovery — whether they sense overwhelming loss or see positive signs in the growth of new vegetation — depends largely on their attachment to the area and on their appreciation for the ecological role of fire.
	Oregon State University librarian is honored with national award	Natalia Fernández, curator and archivist at Oregon State University Libraries and Press, was named a winner of this year’s I Love My Librarian Award from the American Library Association. She is one of only 10 librarians in the country this year to garner this national honor. She is also the first librarian from Oregon to earn the award.
	OSU ember research: Smaller branches pack the fastest, biggest fire-spreading punch	As the West tallies the damages from the 2017 wildfire season, researchers at Oregon State University are trying to learn more about how embers form and about the blaze-starting potential they carry.
	NASA looks for citizen scientists to collect snowpack depth measurements	The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is looking for snowshoers, backcountry skiers and snow-machine users in the Pacific Northwest to gather data to use in computer modeling for snow-water equivalent, or SWE.

November - 2017

November - 2017
	Birth outcomes improve after implementation of coordinated care organizations, study finds	Oregon women on Medicaid were more than 10 percent less likely to have babies with low birthweight or abnormal conditions following the state’s implementation of coordinated care organizations, a new study from Oregon State University has found.
	College of Veterinary Medicine resumes normal operations following EHV-1 case	Three weeks after diagnosing a horse with a form of equine herpes virus and suspending all elective surgical and medical services for horses and camelids, the Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine announced today that it is resuming normal operations.
	With ‘material robotics,’ intelligent products won’t even look like robots	Robots as inconspicuous as they are ubiquitous represent the vision of researchers in the new and burgeoning field of material robotics.
	U.S. social policies helped keep child poverty rates from climbing during Great Recession	Social policies enacted in the United States during the Great Recession appear to have kept child poverty rates stable during a critical period when such programs were most needed because of a struggling economy, an Oregon State University researcher has found in a new study.
	Oregon State University President Ed Ray announces building names decision	Oregon State University President Ed Ray today announced his decision to rename three buildings on OSU’s Corvallis campus while retaining the names of two other buildings.
	Forest harvesting rules effectively protect water quality in the Alsea watershed	Tree harvesting methods designed to protect streams from soil erosion and sedimentation can be effective in maintaining water quality, scientists have shown in a study in the Oregon Coast Range.
	Floods are necessary for maintaining healthy river ecosystems	Flooding rivers can wreak havoc on homes and roads but are necessary for healthy ecosystems, research at Oregon State University suggests.
	‘Hands Up,’ a set of monologues about police shootings, to be performed at OSU Dec. 2-3	“Hands Up,” a set of seven monologues exploring the psyches of black men and women in the wake of police shootings across the country, will be performed at Oregon State University Dec. 2 and 3.
	Two Oregon State University researchers named AAAS Fellows	Two Oregon State University researchers have been named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, an honor bestowed upon select AAAS members by a vote of their peers.
	Oregon State University will serve Portland region from historic Meier & Frank building	Oregon State University will build on its land grant mission and long-standing service to the Portland region from a new location – the second floor of the historic Meier & Frank Building in downtown Portland.
	Popular Visitor Center at Hatfield Center to close Dec. 5 for maintenance	The Visitor Center at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center, which annually draws some 150,000 visitors, will close on Dec. 5 for maintenance and renovation.
	Auditions for OSU’s lab theatre production ‘The Taming’ to be held Nov. 27-28	Auditions for Oregon State University Theatre’s winter lab theater production, “The Taming,” will be held at 6:30 p.m. Nov. 27 and 28 in the Withycombe Hall lab theatre, 2901 S.W. Campus Way, Corvallis.
	Scientists discover most blue whales are “right-handed” – except when they swim upward	A team of scientists that used motion-sensing tags to track the movements of more than five dozen blue whales off the California coast discovered that most have a lateralization bias – in other words, they essentially are “right-handed” or “left-handed.”
	Another danger sign for coral reefs: Substitute symbiont falls short	For reef-building corals, not just any symbiotic algae will do, new research shows.
	Scientists dispute missing dryland forests	Scientists are disputing the possibility that a significant portion of the world’s forests have been missed in an earlier accounting of ecological diversity.
	OSU marine studies building to be a national model for tsunami “vertical evacuation”	Oregon State University’s new marine studies building at its Hatfield Marine Science Center will not only increase the region’s marine science education and research capacity, it will use state-of-the-art architectural and engineering techniques to serve as one of the first “vertical evacuation” tsunami sites in the United States.
	Condon Lecture at OSU to explore mysteries of the “deep Earth”	A Canadian researcher who has discovered a source of water more than 2 billion years old – and tasted it for the sake of science – will present the 2017 Thomas Condon Lecture at Oregon State University on Wednesday, Nov. 29.
	Northwest forests are becoming denser and more vulnerable to fire	While large fires have had dramatic impacts in some Pacific Northwest forests, only about 10 percent of the forested lands in the eastern Cascades have burned in the last 30 years, and young trees and dense forests are continuing to grow at a rate that outstrips losses from disturbance.
	Corvallis-OSU Symphony opens season with concert Nov. 20	The Corvallis-OSU Symphony Orchestra will open its 112^th season with “Our Judeo-Romano-Christian Heritage” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 20, in the Austin Auditorium at The LaSells Stewart Center, 875 SW 26^th Street, Corvallis.
	15,000 scientists in 184 countries warn about negative global environmental trends	Human well-being will be severely jeopardized by negative trends in some types of environmental harm, such as a changing climate, deforestation, loss of access to fresh water, species extinctions and human population growth, scientists warn in today’s issue of BioScience, an international journal.
	OSU researcher part of DARPA grant for autonomous drone swarms	An Oregon State University computer science professor is part of a team that will receive up to $7.1 million to develop a drone swarm infrastructure to help the U.S. military in urban combat.
	OSU treats horse with virus that can cause serious illness in horses, llamas, alpacas	The Oregon State University College of Veterinary Medicine has diagnosed a horse with a form of equine herpes virus, a naturally occurring virus that can cause serious illness in horses.
	Panel discussion on superbugs, art and music set for Nov. 15	A panel will discuss drug-resistant bacteria from the standpoints of science, art and music from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15, at the Corvallis Arts Center, 700 S.W. Madison Ave.
	OSU overall enrollment up 1.9 percent, Corvallis campus increases less than 1 percent	Overall fall term 2017 enrollment at Oregon State University grew 1.9 percent from last year, while enrollment at OSU’s main campus in Corvallis continued to be stable.
	Corvallis Science Pub explores the mushrooms of Marys Peak	Fall rains bring out wild mushrooms in abundance, supporting a fast-growing industry, which exports products worth more than $6 million in Oregon.
	OSU Choirs, Jan Michael Looking Wolf present ‘Live as One’ concert Nov. 9	The Oregon State University choral program will present “Live as One – A Concert for Social Justice” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 9, in the Austin Auditorium at The LaSells Stewart Center, 875 S.W. 26^th Street, Corvallis.
	Artist, author Sharon Louden to speak at OSU Nov. 13	Artist and author Sharon Louden will speak at Oregon State University to discuss her recent book, “The Artist as Culture Producer,” at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13, in the Construction & Engineering Auditorium at the LaSells Stewart Center, 875 S.W. 26^th Street.
	Auditions for OSU’s winter production, ‘Rhinoceros,’ to be held Nov. 13-14	Auditions for Oregon State University Theatre’s winter production, “Rhinoceros,” will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 13 and 14 in the Withycombe Hall main stage theatre, 2901 S.W. Campus Way, Corvallis.
	Landfill acquisition and planned innovation district increase future regional and state impact	Oregon State University President Ed Ray signed documents Wednesday that finalized the purchase of a 72-acre former Deschutes County landfill that will expand the footprint of the OSU-Cascades campus in Bend to 128 acres.
	Oregonians can sign up for new gray whale license plate vouchers to support research, education	Oregonians may now purchase a voucher for a new license plate featuring a gray whale and her calf, with proceeds going to support the Oregon State University Marine Mammal Institute.
	Human activities are reshaping forest animal communities around the world	Forest-dwelling animals don’t have to live right by a road, pasture or human settlement to be affected by what scientists call forest edges. Indeed, animals up to a kilometer (0.6 miles) from an edge show a measurable impact from their proximity to areas where trees have been removed to make way for other land uses.
	Photography exhibit celebrating women with disabilities featured in OSU’s Little Gallery	“Brilliant and Resilient: Celebrating the Power of Disabled Women Activists,” an exhibit of photographs celebrating women with disabilities around the world, will be on display in Oregon State University’s Little Gallery Nov. 12 through Dec. 8.
	Traffic signal countdown timers lead to improved driver responses	Countdown timers that let motorists know when a traffic light will go from green to yellow lead to safer responses from drivers, research at Oregon State University suggests.
	Woodstock legend Country Joe McDonald to speak and perform in Corvallis	“An Evening with Country Joe McDonald: Reflections on the Summer of Love and Woody Guthrie,” a performance and question-and-answer session with singer-songwriter Country Joe McDonald, will be held at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 at the Majestic Theatre in Corvallis.
	OSU Theatre’s fall production, ‘Inherit the Wind,’ opens Nov. 9	Oregon State University Theatre’s fall production, the classic American courtroom drama “Inherit the Wind,” will run at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 9, 11, 16 and 17 and at 2 p.m. Nov. 12 and 19 in the Withycombe Hall main stage theatre, 2901 S.W. Campus Way, Corvallis.
	Steinway Piano Series presents Natasha Paremski Nov. 5 at OSU	Pianist Natasha Paremski will perform at 4 p.m. Nov. 5 at Oregon State University as part of the Corvallis-OSU Piano International Steinway Piano Series.
	Advantage Accelerator earns top-10 ranking among U.S., Canadian incubators	The Oregon State University Advantage Accelerator has earned a top-10 ranking among business incubators in the U.S. and Canada by a leading online network for angel investing.
	OSU Board of Trustees approves land purchase for OSU-Cascades expansion	The Oregon State University Board of Trustees Friday authorized OSU President Ed Ray to complete negotiations with Deschutes County to purchase 72 acres of land that will expand the footprint of the OSU-Cascades campus in Bend.
	Corvallis-OSU Symphony Society presents free Portland Youth Philharmonic concert Oct. 29	The Portland Youth Philharmonic will perform at 3 p.m. Oct. 29 in the Austin Auditorium at The LaSells Stewart Center, 875 S.W. 26^th St., Corvallis.
	Writer Sarah Manguso to read at Oregon State University Nov. 3	Poetry, fiction and nonfiction writer Sarah Manguso will read at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3 in the Valley Library Rotunda on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis. A question-and-answer session and book signing will follow.
	Traveling photo exhibit featuring iconic images of Bob Dylan to be displayed at OSU	A photo exhibit featuring iconic images of Nobel Prize winner singer-songwriter Bob Dylan by photographer Daniel Kramer will be on display at Oregon State University’s Fairbanks Gallery Oct. 26 through Nov. 30.
	Nanofiber sutures promote production of infection-thwarting peptide	Loading nanofiber sutures with vitamin D induces the production of an infection-fighting peptide, new research shows.
	Assessment shows metagenomics software has much room for improvement	A recent critical assessment of software tools represents a key step toward taming the “Wild West” nature of the burgeoning field of metagenomics, said an Oregon State University mathematical biologist who took part in the research.
	Oregon State releases oral history project	Oregon State University has released the largest oral history project ever conducted at OSU.
	Gamma-ray burst detection just what OSU researchers exclusively predicted	More than a month before a game-changing detection of a short gamma-ray burst – a finding announced today – scientists at Oregon State University predicted such a discovery would occur.
	Oregon State University ranked among the top 1 percent of world universities	Oregon State University has been ranked in the top 1 percent out of more than 27,000 degree-granting institutions of higher education worldwide in this year's CWUR (Center for World University Rankings) World University Rankings. The CWUR rankings are the largest academic ranking of global universities. Oregon State came in at 257.
	Photographer Richard Misrach to speak at OSU Oct. 20	Photographer Richard Misrach will speak at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 20 at Oregon State University as part of the School of Arts & Communication’s Visiting Artists and Scholars Lecture Series.
	$1 million NSF grant aids energy conservation research at Oregon State University	An Oregon State University researcher has been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Smart and Connected Communities Program to continue and expand her work on household energy conservation interventions.
	New book ‘Singlewide’ explores the role of the American trailer park as affordable housing	America’s rural trailer parks offer the promise of the American home ownership dream, but often fail to deliver on that dream as residents get caught in the trap of rising cost of home rental space and depreciating home values, a new book on rural trailer park life has concluded.
	XX Digitus Duo to perform Latin American-themed concert at OSU Oct. 22	Pianists María García and Momoko Muramatsu, performing together as the XX Digitus Duo, will visit Oregon State University for a Latin American-themed concert at 5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, in the Austin Auditorium at The LaSells Stewart Center, 875 S.W. 26^th Street, Corvallis.
	Oregon State names new finance and administration leader	Oregon State University President Edward J. Ray has named Michael Green the vice president for finance and administration for the university.

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