Today in the News Media
Today in the News Media is a synopsis of some of the most prominent coverage of OSU people and programs. Inclusion of any item constitutes neither an endorsement nor a critique, but rather is intended only to make the OSU community aware of significant items in the media.
Researchers at Oregon State University’s College of Business found that while kissing up may bolster employees’ reputation with management, it can also lead to bad behavior, such as wasting time online, missing appointments or acting like a jerk to colleagues (see also Daily Mail, Inverse, Miami Herald).
When the Hatfield Marine Science Center’s new campus is complete, it won’t be just a cutting-edge research destination, but a one-of-a-kind model for how to build for the Big One.
According to Dr. Anthony C. Koltz, Associate Professor at Oregon State University and coauthor of the above HBR study, "Resignations are confusing and stressful for employees, and organizational leaders compound this unpleasantness when they fail to acknowledge that positive transitions out of the organization are possible, and even encouraged."
Professor William Ripple, an ecologist at Oregon State University and another of the paper’s authors, added: "The border extends about 3,200 kilometres and bisects many important habitat types from desert to forest to scrublands to mountain ranges." (see also Cosmos, Earth.com, KTVZ)
Experts at Oregon State University said people should not be too concerned about the 11 earthquakes off the Oregon and California coast on Tuesday. The largest one hit at 7:45 Tuesday morning. It was recorded at 5.6, about 131 miles off the coast of Gold Beach. KEZI spoke with Andrew Meigs, a professor of geology at OSU. He said the earthquakes were moderate at best, and they are very common that far off the coast.
Oregon State University’s (OSU) Food Hero website (http://foodhero.org/) is a go-to resource for quick, tasty, healthy recipes and helpful tips. Food Hero was launched by the OSU Extension Service to encourage healthy eating among low-income Oregonians, in part by promoting home cooking as well as increased fruit and vegetable consumption. (see also Camping Magazine)
Researchers at Oregon State University have used deep learning to decipher which ribonucleic acids have the potential to encode proteins.
"One of the successes of Occupy Wall Street was it really changed political culture nationwide in a big way," said Joseph Orosco, an Oregon State University political philosophy professor who previously taught a class on the philosophy of Occupy Wall Street. "Likewise Occupy ICE really changed conceptions about the role of ICE in the country."
Co-written by Michael D. Jones, an associate professor at Oregon State University’s School of Public Policy.
“In the rush to achieve their 10% targets, many nations are counting as protected areas that might only have been announced as intended for protection in the future, but are not yet protected,” Dr. Jane Lubchenco, a Distinguished Professor at Oregon State University and former NOAA administrator who was a co-author on this new study, told Earther.
Hall, a veterinarian and professor at Oregon State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, spends her time researching pet nutrition.
Previous gifts include a $1 million gift to the brewing science program at UC Davis and another $1 million to build the brewery at Oregon State University (making him, I suspect, the most popular higher ed donor among college students at UC Davis and Oregon State University).
Oregon State University released a new website cataloging an oral history of their faculty’s work on climate change. “Voices of a Warming Planet” was put together by the OSU library and features interviews with 12 of the university’s leading figures in climate science. The talks come complete with video and an interactive transcript.
His name is Link. His quest is steered by Nesser, an Oregon State University junior who controls him as she plays "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" for a captivated audience on the video game streaming platform Twitch.
The 20-year-old Oregon State University student volunteers for the Corvallis Fire Department through a year-round program that offers free housing in fire stations and emergency training to participants who work at least 120 hours per month. The seven volunteers this summer are college students.
This week, 30 eighth- through 12th-grade students from Portland, Hillsboro and Forest Grove are participating in the third annual Mariachi STEAM Camp at Oregon State University. (STEAM stands for science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.)
Bumblebees buzz around a small garden at Oregon State University, landing on pink flowers and popping in and out of tiny holes drilled into logs. Andony Melathopoulos, a pollinator specialist at the university, stands smiling among his beloved bees.
Oregon State University-Cascades student Tessa Moody, who studies art and sustainability, described what she perceives to be the typical college diet with one word: thrifty.
Impressed by compost's contribution to the soil, gardeners conferred on it the nickname "black gold." Even more beneficial worm castings could take the title "black diamonds." Just ask Larry Steele, an Oregon State University Extension Service master gardener who commends the rich nutrition of red-worm manure, also known as castings.
Researchers at Oregon State University are all abuzz. They've discovered that wild bees are attracted to a specific wavelength of blue fluorescent light.
Funded by the Sisters-based Roundhouse Foundation, the Oregon State University-Cascades’ Masters of Arts in Teaching program is sending its graduate students, as well as teachers who graduated from OSU-Cascades, to lead free STEM-themed summer camps for middle schoolers. The activities teach math, science and engineering skills using Popsicle sticks, dry ice and marshmallows.
According to Oregon State University professor and Christmas tree farm owner, Chal Landgren, Oregon produces 5.2 million Christmas trees each year; more than any other state in the U.S.
Settlers and their descendants have historically ignored — even disrespected — these sacred spaces, said Oregon State University professor Natchee Barnd. He hopes the project inspires visitors to go beyond understanding the past — to ask what else can be done in the future.
Erik Augerson, a graduate research assistant for Oregon State University, demonstrated how the technology works July 18 during Blueberry Field Day at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center, steaming along rows of blueberries to control field bindweed.
Monday
Board of Trustees: The Board of Trustees will hold a telephonic meeting from 9:30 a.m. to noon on Monday, July 30, to consider a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing and capital construction project budgets. Room 221 within the university’s Memorial Union will be open to the public as a site for listening to this meeting and for providing comments on action items listed on the agenda. The public can also listen to the meeting by calling the toll-free number listed on the agenda. The agenda and meeting materials will be posted as they are available at http://oregonstate.edu/leadership/trustees/meetings. If special accommodation is required, contact Lauren Skousen at (541) 737-3449 or [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance.
2018 Dry Farming Field Days: The Oregon State University Extension Small Farms Program is organizing several Dry Farming Field Days this summer. More than 30 sites throughout western Oregon and Washington are hosting trials this year and three of them will be hosting tours. Come learn about dry farming and multiple research projects engaging with the Dry Farming Collaborative, and see crops such as tomatoes, squash, melon, zucchini, dry beans, and corn grown with little or no supplemental irrigation in the field. Corvallis tours are July 30 at the OSU Vegetable Research Farm and Aug. 13 at the OSU Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture, as well as Astoria on Aug. 27 at 46 North Farm. Free but parking is limited so RSVP at http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/dry-farm/dry-farming-project or call OSU Extension office in Benton County at 541-766-3553.
NEW! Al Pancoast– Sustainable Forest Management M.S. Defense: Al Pancoast will present his thesis, “Evaluation of taper and volume estimation techniques for ponderosa pine in eastern Oregon and eastern Washington” on Monday, July 30, at 2 p.m. in Richardson 107. Pancoast is completing his M.S. under the guidance of major professor Temesgen Hailemariam. Free and open to the public.
Tuesday
OSUsed Store Public Sales: The OSUsed Store is open for its weekly public sales Tuesday 5:30 -7:30 p.m. and Friday noon to 3 p.m. at 644 S.W. 13th. Personal purchases must be made during public sales. Staff may shop for their department 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. More information on our website.
Wednesday
NEW! BABy@OSU – A workshop for parents returning to OSU: Join the Office of Work-Life & The Family Resource Center on Aug. 1, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (free lunch included!) in Avery Lodge for an upcoming BABy@OSU workshop. This workshop will be offered each quarter for employees and students who have taken a leave of absence for the arrival of a child. At the workshop, attendees will have the opportunity to learn more about sources of support for families at OSU, connect with other parents returning to work and/or school, and hear information about transitioning into parenthood and back to work. Bring your partner or spouse. Register at www.orst.edu/training under BABy@OSU.
Thursday
PERS: Tiers 1 & 2 Simplified: What role will PERS play in your retirement plan? Understand how your PERS retirement works and explore the various choices, advantages/disadvantages you will need to consider when you decide to retire. Designed for people within 5 years of retirement. Presented by Barbara Koontz, Financial Adviser, CFS*. Aug. 2, noon to 1 p.m., MU 212. RSVP to [email protected]
Friday
Meat Center: The Clark Meat Science Center retail store will be open Friday noon to 5:30 p.m. Products include fresh and cooked/smoked sausages, bacon, retail cuts, jerky, snack sticks, and Beaver Classic cheese. The store is located at 3260 S.W. Campus Way, next to the Motor Pool. Email [email protected] for any questions regarding the store.
OSUsed Store Public Sales: The OSUsed Store is open for its weekly public sales Tuesday 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and Friday noon to 3 p.m. at 644 S.W. 13th. Personal purchases must be made during public sales. Staff may shop for their department 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. More information on our website.
Saturday
Beaver Classic Cheese Sales: Come purchase your favorite Beaver Classic Cheeses at the Corvallis Farmer’s Market, Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Taste our 10 different varieties including our award-winning smoked cheddar. We have cheddars, swiss and provolones. Look for announcements in the weekly summer edition of OSU Today for occasional on campus sales this summer. For more information [email protected]
Upcoming Events
Exhibit at The Little Gallery: Erin Price is showing "Mountain Memories: Glimpses of Asia." Exhibition dates: July 2 – Sept. 21 in the Little Gallery, 210 Kidder Hall. Hours: Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Lectures, Workshops, Webinars
NEW! Oregon Wine Research Institute Seminar: Tony Wolf, viticulture Extension specialist at Virginia Tech, will present “Research and extension imperatives in Virginia’s evolving wine industry: past, present, and future” on Aug. 7 from 4 to 5 p.m. in Kidder 202. Wolf will describe current research interests, and highlight some of the extension and teaching outputs of the past 10 years. Free and open to the public.
NEW! Learning to Learn: Overview of My Research Work at OSU in Power Systems: OSU Alumni and IEEE Life Fellow Hashem Nehrir will give an overview of his research work starting from what he did at Oregon State on real-time computer control of electric machines to research projects over three decades at Montana State on residential load modeling for peak load shaving, alternative energy generation modeling and control, micro-grid management, and smart grid resiliency. Friday, Aug. 10, 10 – 11:50 a.m., KEC 1001.
Habitat Hunt Day Camp: Hatfield Marine Science Center is hosting kids 8-10 year of age on Aug. 6-9 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., daily. Campers will explore rocky shores, sandy beaches, and the Yaquina estuary habitats of the Oregon coast. Discover the diversity of marine life in each habitat and the unique adaptations that help them thrive. Pre-registration required. Learn more.
Clean and Sustainable Water Technology: The College of Engineering is organizing the inaugural Clean and Sustainable Water Technology Initiative workshop to be held Aug. 6-7. The keynote address, "Urban Water Supply Re-invention for Dry Cities,” will be given by Richard G. Luthy, Silas H. Palmer, professor in the Department Civil and Environmental Engineering and director of the Engineering Research Center for Re-inventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure at Stanford University. Other invited talks will be added to the program as they are confirmed. Abstract submissions for the poster session are being accepted now at http://cbee.oregonstate.edu/water and are due no later than July 17. Free but advance registration is required.
Advancing Women in Leadership event in Portland: Every quarter the College of Business brings the Portland business community together for short discussions, networking and insights from our panelists around ideas and strategies on how we can work together to advance women in business. Tuesday, Aug. 7, 5-7 p.m., NAVEX Global - 5500 Meadows Rd., Suite 500, Lake Oswego. RSVP: https://www.osufoundation.org/s/359/foundation/index.aspx?sid=359&pgid=7424&gid=34&cid=13875&ecid=13875&post_id=0
Take Note
NEW! Monthly Emergency Preparedness Topic – Waste in Disaster: Natural and man-made disasters such as floods, hurricanes, or warfare that flood the sewer system can cause additional personal and community disasters. You may be unable to flush the toilets or run water for weeks or even months. Failure to properly dispose of human waste can lead to epidemics. This month’s poster can be downloaded at http://emergency.oregonstate.edu/files/EP-Bulletin/08-01%20Waste.pdf
NEW! EPA building renovation: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s research laboratory facility in Corvallis is undergoing a renovation. The office at S.W. 35th Street was built in 1965 and needs modernization. Staff at the Goodnight Avenue location will be moved into the updated building. Work is expected to continue over the next few years. Despite the fencing, the office remains open to the public. The lobby has been relocated to the rear wing of the main building. Follow signs from the visitor parking lot to access the lobby. EPA’s office in Newport will remain operational and open to the public throughout the renovations in Corvallis.
University Day Expo Registration is now open: On Tues., Sept. 11, from noon to 2 p.m., showcase the work and opportunities provided by units at OSU, to fellow staff and faculty. Deadline to register is Friday, Aug. 24. This year's theme is OSU150. Ideas range from highlighting what your department, college or unit has accomplished in the last 150 years, highlight where you're headed or how your services and programs will continue to help OSU achieve it's mission in the next 150 years. Or, donate an OSU150-themed gift basket for the main session prize drawing. Register today. For more info, contact Mealoha McFadden, [email protected] or 541-737-6522.
Mid-Monthly Emergency Preparedness Topic – Lighting in Disasters: Lighting is one of the most essential pieces of an emergency kit. While most people are familiar with flashlights, there are other options to consider. Never leave light sources burning or turned on when you are asleep (except glow sticks) or not present. Remember to store extra fuel or batteries, wicks, mantles, globes, and other spare parts specific to your light sources in your emergency kit. Don’t wait until an emergency to learn how to use your light sources. This month’s poster can be downloaded http://emergency.oregonstate.edu/files/EP-Bulletin/Poster/07-15%20Light%20in%20Disasters.pdf
Volunteers needed: Volunteers needed for OSU Fall 2018 Move-in. Join OSU and UHDS as a volunteer to welcome thousands of new residents on Sunday, Sept. 16, as they move into their OSU residence halls. Volunteering as an individual: http://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bJmy0uL3eUmoruB. Volunteering your group/organization: http://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cHfQCJWfFFZBTq5. The deadline to sign up as a volunteer is Friday, Aug. 31.
Updates to University Policies & Standards: Visit the University Policy & Standards page to learn about recent policy updates: http://policy.oregonstate.edu/whats-new. This page is updated frequently with new developments so check back regularly.
Procurement standards training: The OSU procurement standards are updated for fiscal year 2019 to comply with uniform guidance and this class will assist you in understanding the reasons for the update, recognize dollar thresholds for different procurement methods and learn how to apply a new informal (small) procurement process. To register, see the professional development site at http://oregonstate.edu/training/course_list.php?cat_id=31 and titled: New Procurement Standards & Informal (Small) Purchases.
OSMSC Undergraduate/Graduate Proteomics Summer Research Opportunity: The Oregon State University Mass Spectrometry Center (OSMSC) is offering proteomics research opportunities during summer of 2018 for undergraduate/graduate research projects. Accepted students will conduct their proposed research during the summer term with the technical support provided by OSMSC. The OSMSC will waive the training fee for all accepted students and will provide an allowance of total eight hours of free mass spectrometer instrument time and data analysis time to each student for the conduct of their summer research. Proposals outlining the project along with the application form and a letter of support backing the student from the PI of the lab should be submitted by Aug. 15. The application form is on our website http://mass-spec.science.oregonstate.edu/content/research-opportunities. For questions contact Liping Yang. Submit your application to [email protected].edu or [email protected] or ALS 0073.
Welcome Week 2018 Submissions Open: Sept.16-23, 2018, is Welcome Week, a time to celebrate and welcome our new and returning students to campus. An outline of events can be found at http://welcome.oregonstate.edu/schedule. A more complete schedule will be available in late August/early September. If you are interested in offering an event during Welcome Week you can submit events online at: http://welcome.oregonstate.edu/submitting-events.
Traffic and Maintenance
30th Street: Due to intersection improvements at 30th and Jefferson the southbound lane of 30th will be closed from Campus Way to Washington Way, from July 16- 30, with a detour in place (map). For questions or comments on this notice contact, Rick Freeman at 541-231-5368.
Jobs
This email only lists new or recently updated job postings. For a full list of current job postings for OSU Today, go to: http://today.oregonstate.edu/email/jobs
To apply for the below positions, visit http://oregonstate.edu/jobs unless otherwise specified.
NEW! Instructor – Integrative Biology invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, Instructor position. Posting #PR02362UF. Full Consideration Aug. 3. Closes Aug. 10.
NEW! Instructor – Integrative Biology invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, Instructor position. Posting #PR02369UF. Full Consideration Aug. 3. Closes Aug. 10.
NEW ! Fiscal Coordinator 1: The Health Sciences Business Center invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, Fiscal Coodinator 1 position. Posting #P01668CT. Closes Aug. 6.
NEW! Administrative Program Assistant: The Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) invites applications for an Administrative Program Assistant that will provide program support. This is a full-time, 12-month, classified staff position. Posting # P01683CT. Closes Aug. 8.
NEW! Administrative Program Assistant This recruitment will be used to fill one full-time Administrative Program Assistant position for the ROTC Naval Science department at Oregon State University (OSU). Posting # P01683CT. Closes Aug. 8.
UPDATED! Certified Veterinary Technician. OSU’s Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital seeks a Full-Time Certified Veterinary Technician (VT2) for a Temporary Position of employment in our Large Animal Hospital. The hospital is part of OSU’s Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine and provides excellent benefits and a competitive salary. Posting #P01596CT. Closes Aug. 9.
NEW! Student Success Advisor: The College of Science invites applicants for a full time (1.0 FTE) 12-month student success advisor position. Posting # P02342UF. Closes Aug. 12.
NEW! Space Analyst. The Capital Planning & Development department is seeking a Space Analyst. This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, fixed term professional faculty position. Reappointments are at the discretion of the Associate Vice President. Posting # P02366UF. Closes Aug. 20.
Weather
OSU150 fun fact: Oregon State researchers created the popular Better Bones and Balance program, which helps older adults maintain agility as they age. The program has now reached more than 500 people in 44 states and two countries.
Corvallis: There's an excessive heat watch for the first part of the week with highs in the mid 90s and lows in the upper 50s. Things should cool down into the 80s by midweek with some clouds moving in.
Central Oregon: Sunny all week, highs in the 90s, lows in the 50s.
Newport: Mostly cloudy all week, with highs in the low 60s and lows in the 50s.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/ |
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