Life at OSU

A new study from Oregon State University suggests there is a relationship between low levels of vitamin D and depression in otherwise healthy young women.

A century-long study in the Oregon Cascades may cause scientists to revise the textbook on how forests grow and die, accumulate biomass and store carbon.

Rather than just waiting patiently for any pollinator that comes their way to start the next generation of seeds, some plants appear to recognize the best suitors and “turn on” to increase the chance of success, according to a new study published this week.

Scientists for the first time have simultaneously compared widespread impacts from two of the most common forest insects in the West – mountain pine beetle and western spruce budworm – an advance that could lead to more effective management policies.

People with disabilities have unmet medical needs and poorer overall health throughout their lives, and as a result should be recognized as a health disparity group, a new analysis shows.

Students, faculty and staff at Oregon State University have largely embraced a new policy that prohibits smoking on the Corvallis campus, new research shows.

Identifying the population of people with mental illness who have frequent contact with police could help with resource allocation, new research from Oregon State University indicates.

The increase in physical activity by office workers using treadmill desks was small and did not help workers meet public health guidelines for daily exercise, an OSU researcher found.

OSU and Intel are collaborating to produce a new course on cybersecurity, taught by field experts from around the world.

A little bit of sensitivity training can help people form better first impressions of those with facial paralysis, new OSU research indicates.