Gravitational waves discovery topic of Dec. 6 Oregon State Science Pub
X-ray tomography-based 3D visualizations of microbial biofilm architecture and distribution in porous media columns. The experiments represent three different flow rates, varying three orders of magnitude (slowest on the left, fastest on the right). The g
OSU, NASA partnership will send microbes to space to see how they grow in low gravity
African violet
Colorful indoor plants make delightful gifts for the holidays
Portrait of Mike and Judy Gaulke
New marine innovation and technology center at Oregon State established with $20 million gift
OSU horticulturist Amy Jo Detweiler, photo by Lynn Ketchum
New plant hardiness map, used by gardeners nationwide and based on OSU climate data, unveiled
Wildfire, drought cause $11.2 billion in damage to private timberland in three Pacific states, study finds
Oregon State University names inaugural director of Tribal relations
Man in military uniform
Military and Veteran Resource Center dedication
fall leaves
CEOAS’ Leitner receives 2023 Maxwell/Hanrahan Award in Field Biology
Oregon State University enrollment reaches a new record, topping 36,000
Kathryn Higley
OSU distinguished professor picked to lead National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements
An aerial photo shows the large PRAx building under construction on OSU's campus.
OSU’s Patricia Valian Reser Center for Creative Arts announces inaugural season lineup
Pollinators preferred native Clarkia amoena over its cultivars. Photo by Jen Hayes.
The debate over native plants and their cultivars gathers steam
Headshot of author Robin Wall Kimmerer, a smiling lady with shoulder-length gray hair, wearing blue and white beaded earrings and a blue, black and turquoise shawl.
Indigenous author & botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer named recipient of OSU’s 2024 Stone Award
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Scientist Dawn Wright to discuss her dive to the deepest spot on the planet during Nov. 15 lecture at OSU
Dam removals, restoration project on Klamath River expected to help salmon, researchers conclude
Researchers observe wolves hunting and killing sea otters and harbor seals on Alaska’s Katmai coast
Lyra Health offers mental health care for OSU employees
Bill Wilkins
Former CLA dean Bill Wilkins has died
Image shows a lab technician pipetting material into a box of vials in a lab hood.
OSU veterinary researchers to test hundreds of wild animal species for SARS-CoV-2
From left to right, Tanarat Potisuk (advisor) with CCE students Nick Peterson, Sean Freitag, and Kobe Wagner, along with Dan Serra, '23 MEng (currently senior engineer at Knife River).
Oregon State University student team tops the field in Chicago at Big Beam
OSU Pharmacy Building
Oregon State researchers uncover mechanism for treating dangerous liver condition
Pacific Northwest’s semiconductor and sustainable timber industries to be strengthened by two Oregon State-led federally designated Tech Hubs
Klamath River dam removal topic of Nov. 1 Science Pub talk in Corvallis
Looking up at the red-brick front of the Women's Building on OSU campus
College students in minoritized groups feel less confident about peer support in event of sexual assault, study finds
aerial view of Memorial Union building
Oregon State Board of Trustees approve strategic plan and president’s goals
Try some unusual bulbs to change it up this spring. Photo by Karen Zimmerman.
Go underground with bulbs for colorful spring bloom
Art About Agriculture celebrates 40th anniversary with show in Portland
Financial journalist Diana B. Henriques to speak Nov. 8 at Oregon State about why financial history matters
Aerial image of a pod of gray whales.
Gray whales experience major population swings as a result of Arctic conditions, research shows
High-performance custom cryogenic computer built by OSU Overclocking. Photo provided by Josh Gess, OSU College of Engineering.
Oregon State to lead $2M federal push toward more-efficient, longer-lasting electrical components
6,000 Samaritan employees eligible for scholarships to learn online thanks to new OSU collaboration
aerial view of Memorial Union building
Oregon State Board of Trustees to discuss strategic plan, president’s goals
Margaret Burnett
Computer science professor honored by women in tech group
Image of whale bones scattered across the ground.
DNA from discarded whale bones suggests loss of genetic diversity due to commercial whaling
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