Tuberous begonias can be kept over winter for bloom next year. Photo from Flickr, denisbin.
Five steps for saving tuberous begonias as frost approaches
OSU researchers receive NSF grant to develop robot swarm that can explore under ice shelves
Image of a crew working on a large research buoy aboard a research vessel.
Consortium receives National Science Foundation funds to continue initiative that monitors ocean conditions in real time
Hops, like those growing on this trellis in Corvallis, Ore., can be a source of xanthohumol, which researchers believe may have value in addressing obesity and metabolic syndrome. (Photo courtesy USDA)
Compound derived from hops reduces abundance of gut microbe associated with metabolic syndrome
Image of sign indicating road closure due to forest fire with smoke heavy in the air.
Socially vulnerable populations are disproportionately exposed to wildfires in the West, study finds
Court action is necessary to establish climate stability as a protected right to break climate change impasse, Oregon State professor concludes
Headshot of Marcia McNutt, president of the National Academy of Sciences. She has short blonde hair and is wearing a dark blue blazer, seated with her elbows propped on a table and one hand supporting her chin as she looks at the camera.
National Academy of Sciences president says higher ed must innovate to meet students’ needs
Science Pub talks on sharks and eclipse set for October in Corvallis and Lebanon
Oregon State researchers receive grants to study marine carbon dioxide removal solutions
Oregon State receives $7.5 million grant to build state of the art zebrafish biomedical research facility
Football sculpture in front of stadium
Friday home game will impact Corvallis campus
The Beeches, Asher Durand, 1845
Art, science merge in Oregon State study of 19th-century landscape paintings’ ecological integrity
Inaugural OSU Engagement Awards presented at conference
aerial view of Memorial Union building
Remaining members of Pac-12 take legal action to confirm governance
New multi-institution earthquake center aims to advance understanding of Cascadia Subduction Zone
The Oregon Agristress Helpline – 833-897-2474 – is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week by call or text.
Crisis helpline for Oregon’s agricultural and forestry communities is now open
In no-till gardening, using a garden fork means less soil disturbance. Photo by Tom Gentle.
No-till gardening keeps soil – and plants – healthy
Potatoes
Oregon State University sets record with research awards totaling $480 million
Science Pub talks set for September in Corvallis and Lebanon
Reser Stadium. Image provided by Hoffman Construction
Oregon State University trustees consider implications of Pac-12 departures
Stock image of an orange plastic bottle of white pills spilling out.
FDA approving drugs after fewer trials, providing less information to public, OSU studies find
Oregon State Board of Trustees to meet remotely Aug. 25 to consider capital projects, hear updates
Image of Eugene Emeralds mascot and Leigh Torres of the Marine Mammal Institute.
‘Exploding Whales’ partnership with Eugene baseball team benefits OSU’s Marine Mammal Institute
OSU campus has been accredited as an arboretum. Photo from University Marketing, Oregon State University.
Oregon State University’s historic campus earns coveted arboretum status
Clothes moth
Mothballs are a pesticide and should be used with care
Julie Green
Book based on Julie Green's work published by OSU Press
Image of sign on side of Oregon State University Portland Center.
Oregon State initiative aims to create better pathways to higher education for minoritized communities in Portland area
Reser Stadium. Image provided by Hoffman Construction
Public invited to tour Reser Stadium, Health Center, Welcome Center at Aug. 19 open house
Researchers led by an Oregon State University scientist have identified a new species of beetle from Burmese amber, a specimen with antennae nearly 8 millimeters long attached to a 2.3-millimeter body. Collaborators named the new silvan flat bark beetle P
New species of beetle used extra-long antennae to battle for mates at the feet of dinosaurs
Aerial view of a gray whale feeding near a rock.
Gray whales feeding along the Pacific Northwest coast are smaller than their counterparts who travel farther to forage
Oregon State names new College of Science dean
Image of surf and sand at Driftwood Beach south of Newport, Oregon.
Visible work on OSU-led wave energy testing facility to begin in August
Symptoms of an emerald ash borer infestation are a dying crown, sucker shoots growing from the trunk or base of the tree, D-shaped holes in the bark, splitting back and S-shaped areas underneath the bark.
Don’t cut down that ash tree just yet – Oregon won’t see full effect of emerald ash borer for years
Juvenile steelhead trout in a natural stream environment. (Photo by John McMillan)
Billions in conservation spending fail to improve wild fish stocks in Columbia Basin
Lynn Kunstman of Jackson County has a passion for native plants.
Five Oregon gardeners recognized with statewide awards
Image shows a view through the perfectly round opening of a CT scanning machine, with a gray harbor seal lying on the table on the other side while veterinarians in scrubs lean over her.
Oregon Coast Aquarium harbor seal Boots gets diagnosed at OSU veterinary hospital
Scientists develop tool to predict dam removal costs by analyzing 55 years of past removals
Olena Taratula of the OSU College of Pharmacy and Leslie Myatt of Oregon Health & Science University led a team of researchers that used pregnant mice to develop a novel nanomedicine technique for diagnosing and ending ectopic pregnancies, which are non-v
New drug delivery system shows promise in treatment of life-threatening pregnancy condition
Green cherry tomato.
Myth vs. reality: What’s the truth behind some common gardening practices?
Labels on the ends of stacks of sediment cores stored in the OSU Marine and Geology Repository.
National Science Foundation awards $4.6 million to OSU Marine and Geology Repository
The ocean’s color is changing as a consequence of climate change, study finds
Warmer ocean temperatures increase risk of salmon bycatch in Pacific hake fishery
OSU Extension leader, Josephine County chair announce plans for collaboration and service to county residents in the coming year 
Image of Austin Hall, home of the College of Business at Oregon State University.
Former business manager Hugh Jeffrey has died
The hotline is staffed by certified Master Food Preserver volunteers in Lane and Douglas counties.
OSU Extension Food Safety and Preservation hotline opens for the season
New MOF for capturing carbon from wet flue gas
Oregon State scientists find a better way to capture carbon from industrial emissions
man sitting near water
CEOAS’ Wolf honored by APLU for international education leadership
Poop and prey help researchers estimate that gray whales off Oregon Coast consume millions of microparticles per day
coffee grounds are mixed into a compost container with egg shells
Used appropriately, coffee grounds improve soil and kill slugs
USDA awards $10 million to OSU to serve as coordinator of innovative projects for youths in agriculture
aerial view of Memorial Union building
Oregon Legislature confirms six new members for the Oregon State Board of Trustees
Massive underwater plateau near Solomon Islands is younger and its eruption was more protracted than previously thought, research suggests
Multivitamins
Dietary supplementation shown to improve nutrition biomarkers in study of older men
Oregon State names new vice president of university relations and marketing
Image of Austin Hall, home of the College of Business at Oregon State University.
U.S. consumers judge morality of armed self-protection on case-by-case basis, OSU research shows
Rain garden
Rain gardens help keep pollutants out of waterways
More than 7,300 students to graduate June 17 at Oregon State University in Corvallis
Image is an artist's rendering of what the southeast corner of the new Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts will look like when it's finished.
OSU’s new Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts prepares to open next year
Chunks of broken up sea ice
OSU receives grant to study links between changing ocean conditions, movement of fish and geopolitical tensions
Oregon State joins alliance to give federal workers affordable learning options online
Oregon State Board of Trustees approves budget, construction of research complex
The LaSells Stewart Center drawing
The LaSells Stewart Center to temporarily close this summer for renovations
Rocketry display
Alternative fuel for planes, purification system for well water highlight Engineering Expo
Özkan-Haller to co-lead National Academies’ ocean sciences survey
Raised bed
Gardening can be accessible to all with some adjustments
New Oregon State University, Samaritan Health Center scheduled to open this summer
Oregon State Board of Trustees to discuss budget, next steps for new research complex
The stern of R/V Taani, a research vessel under construction in Houma, Louisiana.
Ship launch marks key milestone in OSU-led construction of new U.S. oceanographic research vessels
Close up of entrance to Austin Hall
Oregon State University ranked in the top 1.4% of universities worldwide
Image of ocean wave starting to form
Oregon State researchers to study climate fluctuations in the ocean along Washington’s Olympic Coast
Image is a green map of Oregon, with counties different shades of green based on their level of child care desert status for children ages 0-2. Only one county, Gilliam, is not a desert.
Public funding helped increase available child care slots in Oregon since 2020, OSU report finds
Faith Townsend
Oregon State University student among 55 nationwide honored as 2023 Udall Scholars
Bats are voracious feeders on mosquitoes and other garden pests. Photo by U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
Beneficial bats help control insects in the garden
pow-wow
Oregon State University holds 44th annual Pow-Wow on May 20
New, extinct species of froghopper described from 100-million-year-old Burmese amber by OSU's George Poinar Jr.
A jumping conclusion: Fossil insect ID’d as new genus, species of prodigious leaper, the froghopper
Oregon State names new leader of Office of Equal Opportunity and Access
Oregon State to co-lead $30 million USDA regional food business center
Scientists begin to unravel global role of atmospheric dust in nourishing oceans
Donors to Oregon State University make a record-breaking 7,700 gifts totaling $2.1 million in 24 hours
Two children laughing atop the lifesize bronze sculpture of a dog outside OSU's veterinary college at Pet Day 2022.
Bring your furry, feathered and scaled friends to Pet Day, May 6 at Oregon State
Darius Adams
Oregon State University researcher will receive top global forestry award from Swedish king
Jim Rivers
College of Forestry researcher Jim Rivers honored by American Ornithological Society
Close up of entrance to Austin Hall
Top Oregon family businesses to be honored by OSU College of Business on May 12 in Portland
Image shows a man in a white tank top and blue jeans from behind, standing in front of a table holding an empty metal crab pot, with electrodes connected to different points of his upper body to record muscle activiity.
Fishermen-developed “banger bar” helps reduce risk of injury on crab boats, OSU study finds
Image is a colorful illustration featuring drawings of women of different races and ethnicities, atop the words Breaking Barriers 2023
Breaking Barriers awards celebrate OSU community members who advance gender equity
aerial view of Memorial Union building
Oregon State University sets record with eight Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards
Massive iceberg discharges during the last ice age had no impact on nearby Greenland, raising new questions about climate dynamics
aerial view of Memorial Union building
Oregon State botany and plant pathology graduate students to present at May 3 Science Pub
Jim Myers' indigo tomaotes
OSU breeding program produced series of purple tomatoes with healthy antioxidants
Summit at the Portland Center
State of Black Affairs Summit returns for second year at OSU Portland Center
Image shows a majestic California condor in flight, wings stretched wide showing the characteristic white band underneath.
California condor samples test positive for H5N1 bird flu at OSU’s veterinary diagnostic laboratory
event poster with Hawaiian dancers
OSU Hawaiian celebration features 100 dancers, lu’au
Sherman Bloomer named new leader of Oregon State University – Cascades
Oregon State researchers make breakthrough in understanding the chemistry of wildfire smoke in wine
aerial view of Memorial Union building
Oregon State University announces tuition, financial aid increases for 2023-24 academic year