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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
book cover
New OSU Press book explores the destruction of Celilo Falls from a child’s perspective
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
Stock image of Reed Lodge, gray and white building on OSU campus that houses the psychology department
Mental imagery a helpful way to distract teens from negative thought patterns, OSU study finds
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
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Oregon State University announces tuition, financial aid increases for 2023-24 academic year
Image is a poster with large text, "Holocaust Memorial Week April 17-21."
Holocaust Memorial Week events at Oregon State University begin April 17
Bees flock to clearcut areas but numbers decline as forest canopy regrows, OSU research shows
Oregon State University Honors College student selected as Goldwater Scholar
Happiness advice focus of Oregon State talk by psychologist Laurie Santos 
aerial view of Memorial Union building
Oregon State Board of Trustees to discuss tuition, 10-year business forecast, OSU-Cascades Student Success Center at April 13-14 meeting
Prominent Oregon State alumni, including CEO of Dutch Bros, to speak at April 11 Alumni Fellows event
Image shows a headshot of Nicholas Kristof, 63-year-old white man with dark brown hair, wearing a black suit jacket, light blue button-down shirt and red tie.
Journalist Nicholas Kristof to give lecture at OSU April 24 on homelessness, rural-urban divide
Peppers grown by Ezequiel Lopez-Reyes of OSU Extension. Photo by Ezequiel Lopez-Reyes.
Growing peppers adds flavor to ethnic dishes
With fewer salmon to eat, Southern Resident killer whales spend less time in the San Juan Islands
Wind energy generation
Researchers develop electrolyte enabling high efficiency of safe, sustainable zinc batteries
ribs and other bones from a blue whale skeleton are laid out on the ground
Rare blue whale skeleton heads to Canada for final cleaning and preservation so it can go on display in Newport
Soil thermometer
Let soil temperature guide you when planting vegetables
Oregon State researchers begin to unravel whale entanglement risk factors off Oregon Coast
Surprising role of plankton in buffering climate change topic of Oregon State Science Pub talk April 5
Oregon State names dean of College of Pharmacy
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Oregon State University names two distinguished professors
Art show at Oregon State includes Antarctic paintings with connection to OSU scientist
Erica Fischer, left, and Rachael Ramsey. Photo by Johanna Carson
National education group honors Oregon State College of Engineering for diversity efforts
Watch chickens hatch on OSU Extension’s popular livestream
Kevin Buch with OSU Small Boat Program shows off research dive equipment during a past Marine Science Day at Hatfield Marine Science Center.
OSU’s Hatfield Center to host Marine Science Day April 8 in Newport
Oregon State names dean of College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences
Oregon State names Rob Stone next leader of its Impact Studio
Psychologist Laurie Santos to speak about science of happiness during virtual lecture hosted by Oregon State
aerial view of Memorial Union building
State higher education leaders focus on need to further support college students during Oregon State panel
aerial view of Memorial Union building
Oregon State Board of Trustees approve potential future board candidates, change to bylaws
2019 Boundary Prescribed Burn, Fremont-Winema National Forest, photo by Skye Greenler, OSU College of Forestry.
To help Oregon’s dry forests, fire needs to be just the right intensity, and happen more than once
Oregon State Penitentiary, photo by Oregon DOC
Opioid overdose risk 10 times greater for those recently released from prison, research shows
hypoxia research
OSU releases annual research report
Growing Your Own iis now n Spanish.
OSU Extension’s ‘Growing Your Own’ gardening book now available in Spanish
Stock image of Waldo Hall, where some OSU public health researchers have their offices; building is old-fashioned yellow brick with red at the top and black roofs on the spires.
Oregon State celebrates International Women’s Day with events on March 8
aerial view of Memorial Union building
Oregon State Board of Trustees to meet to consider vice-chair, future potential board candidates
Blue whale foraging and reproduction are related to environmental conditions, study shows
Two bowhead whales surface in a small opening in the sea ice.
As sea ice declines in the Arctic, bowhead whales are adjusting their migration patterns
Oregon State University to host college affordability summit, including panel with state leaders
Demographic disparities in financial literacy topic of Oregon State Science Pub talk March 1
conifer seedling
Five tips for properly planting a conifer tree
Oregon State opens applications for new polar science experience program for educators
Oregon State Ecampus secures grant funding to help veterans who learn online with housing costs
Public health leader, Oregon State alumnus Dr. Charity Dean to give commencement address on June 17
Camille Palmer is the associate school head of the School of Nuclear Science and Engineering in the OSU College of Engineering.
Oregon State University researcher to help lead $25 million nuclear forensics project
Changing climate conditions likely facilitated early human migration to the Americas at key intervals, research suggests
Foliar scorch, photo by Gabriela Ritokova
Pacific Northwest heat dome tree damage more about temperature than drought, scientists say
chickens
Are you thinking of raising chickens because of record-breaking egg prices? Do your research
The classroom seed kit contains gardening calendar, stickers, foil pans, seed markers, a spray bottle and a peat pot.
OSU Extension statewide seed giveaway set to return for fourth year
Stock image of Waldo Hall, where some OSU public health researchers have their offices; building is old-fashioned yellow brick with red at the top and black roofs on the spires.
OSU report illustrates severe crisis among Oregon health care workforce
Image of Pamela Eddy
OSU to host talk on equity-minded leadership in community colleges Feb. 23 in Portland and online
Americans need to grapple with the country’s complexity, Jelani Cobb says during Oregon State University address
Looking beyond microplastics, Oregon State researchers find that cotton and synthetic microfibers impact behavior and growth of aquatic organisms
Image is a blue background with the text Congrats to the 2022 AAAS Fellows
Two Oregon State University researchers honored as 2022 AAAS fellows
Far-off storms fuel sneaker waves along Pacific Northwest coast, new research suggests
Fishing in synchrony brings mutual benefits for dolphins and people in Brazil, research shows
Oregon State celebrates Black History Month with a series of events
pruning fruit tree
Fruit trees need attention this time of year
Incorporating mindfulness into social justice classes topic of Feb. 8 Oregon State Science Pub
An instructor leads students in a Body Pump class at OSU; students are arrayed about a fitness room in front of a wall of mirrors, lying back on stacks of risers and raising barbells over their heads.
Physical education requirements continue to decline at colleges and universities, OSU study finds
Wolves eliminate deer on Alaskan Island then quickly shift to eating sea otters, research finds
Oregon State Board of Trustees hears update on Elliott State Research Forest, elects leader
OSU-led wave energy testing facility reaches key construction milestones
A group of students from the Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program stand close together and smile for a picture while wearing bright blue t-shirts that say "This is what a feminist looks like."
Oregon State’s Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program holds 50th anniversary celebration
Masive flames billow up among the pine trees behind a large house on the edge of the forest.
Homeowners’ cultural traits should be considered when promoting wildfire mitigation efforts, OSU study finds
participants at breakfast
MLK Legacy Award recipients

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