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.
 

Algae from 2011 Japanese tsunami debris hasn't taken hold (Register-Guard)

The study’s lead author was Gayle Hansen, an algal taxonomist at Oregon State University, which provided the following information in a news release about the research. More than 80 percent of the algae were fertile when they arrived, Hansen said. However, quick action by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife appears to have prevented most of the species from colonizing the shore. (see also KGW)

This stone spear tip may have belonged to the first American (Science)

Loren Davis, an archaeologist at Oregon State University in Corvallis, calls the work “really well done. … It’s breaking boundaries.” But because OSL dating has larger error bars than radiocarbon dating, using the latter technique on western stemmed points at another site — ideally also found beneath Clovis tools — “would nail it down.”
 

World's deepest volcanic eruption creates nightmare garden of glass (Live Science)

"We know that most of the world's volcanic activity actually takes place in the ocean, but most of it goes undetected and unseen," lead study author Bill Chadwick, a marine geologist at Oregon State University and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, said in a statement. "Many of these areas are deep and don't leave any clues on the surface. That makes submarine eruptions very elusive." (see also EarthSky)
 

White House appoints OSU-Cascades researcher to Arctic conference (KTVZ)

Elizabeth Marino, a social scientist at Oregon State University-Cascades, has been appointed by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy as a delegate to the Second Arctic Science Ministerial, an international meeting in Berlin.
 

Are these bees or flies? What to do about leafhoppers, white grubs? Ask an Expert (Oregonian)

As we watch the leaves fall and days get shorter, gardening season is not over yet. We're still in high gear with fall planting and lawn renovation and everyone seems to have a question. Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University's Extension Service.

How edge computing transformed marine biology at Oregon State University (ZDNet)

The Hatfield Marine Science Center used AWS Snowball Edge to revolutionize the collection of oceanic and coastal data.
 

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The importance of student research:The gains that students see from participating in research range from increased academic persistence and confidence to a higher likelihood of going on to a graduate program. But perhaps most importantly those who conduct research often find their academic home in a sometimes vast and intimidating institution. Two students and their faculty advisor share their experience in Terra Magazine.

Today

TRIAD meeting: JoAnne Bunnage, director of University Assessment, will discuss OSU’s accreditation, why it is important, where we are in the cycle and how people can get involved. The talk will be on Oct 25, noon-1 p.m. in MU 211. The public is welcome to attend free of charge. An optional catered lunch is available for $13.  Contact Kathy DeBellis, [email protected] to reserve a lunch. TRIAD provides faculty, staff, students and community members with an opportunity to network, discuss events of the day, and learn something new. See triad.oregonstate.edu.

Journalism Adviser: The Orange Media Network Journalism Adviser candidates are presenting in open forums this week. These forums are open to all OSU staff, faculty and students and will include time for questions. Candidates present on Oct. 25 and Oct. 26, 1:30-2:30 p.m., SEC 402.

NEW! Trial of the Century: Hear from the kids suing the federal government for not acting on climate change. Youth plaintiffs Levi and Journey, and one of their lawyers, will be speaking on their fight to secure the legal right to a safe climate fro future generations. Oct. 25, 6 p.m., MU Main Lounge.

Staged reading of “The Interference” by Lynda Radley: Thursday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. at Native American Longhouse, featuring performances by campus and community members and followed by a panel discussion with campus and community anti-violence activists. The play raises awareness about rape on campus.  Sponsored by WGSS, SARC, and the Office of Student Affairs. Contact: [email protected].

Stars of the Orchestra Auditions: The Corvallis-OSU Symphony Society presents a student soloist competition. Winners will perform with the orchestra at the February, 2019 concert. Thursday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. The LaSells Stewart Center, free.

Upcoming Events

NEW! Glitter in the Archives! Join the OSU Queer Archives for its annual crafting event using archival materials. Come learn about OSU and Corvallis area queer history and be inspired to imagine, create and “craft” queer and trans futures. Oct. 26, 2-4 p.m., SCARC reading room, OSU Valley Library, 5th floor.

NEW! ELA showing of “Hereditary”: The English Literature Association is showing “Hereditary” (2018) for its annual Halloween scary movie event on Monday, Oct. 29, at 6 p.m. Moreland Hall 330. Featured guest speaker will be Raymond Malewitz, who will deliver a brief talk before the movie. Snacks will be available. All are welcome and encouraged to participate in discussion.

Barley, Barrels, Bottles and Brews: 200 Years of Oregon Beer: A new exhibit at the Oregon Historical Society. This exhibit (https://ohs.org/museum/exhibits/barley-barrels-bottles-and-brews.cfm) connects moments in brewing history. It highlights some of the most innovative research into hop growing and beer brewing is happening at Oregon State University. The exhibit will include hundreds of objects and photos from the Oregon Historical Society collections, as well as additional materials from the Oregon Hops and Brewing Archives at OSU (http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/ohba.html), including a number of items never before displayed in an exhibition. Oct. 26 – June 9, 2019) Questions? Contact Tiah Edmunson-Morton at [email protected].

Faculty/Staff FREE Nutrition Counseling: OSU dietetic interns are offering free nutrition counseling sessions to faculty and staff this fall.  Appointments are available on Fridays Oct. 26, Nov. 16, and Dec. 7 at 11 a.m. and noon. This can count toward your HEM requirement. Email [email protected] to schedule your appointment.

Music a la Carte: Friday’s Music à la Carte concert features OSU pianist David Servias in recital. The concert begins at noon on Oct. 26 in the MU Lounge. It is free.

OSUsed Store Public Sales: The OSUsed Store is open for its weekly public sales 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.

Cake building event: OSU150 – the final event.  Help celebrate OSU’s official birthday by decorating a cake building to place on a giant map of campus displayed at Saturday’s farmers market.  Sign up to be part of a team to decorate on Friday, Oct. 26, in McNary Dining or Saturday morning in Mazama at Big River.  Each team will be provided with an outline of a building’s foundation, cake and a decorating kit. More details at https://communications.oregonstate.edu/events/150th-anniversary-celebration.

The Visiting Writers Series: Sarah Sentilles’ most recent book, “Draw Your Weapons,” was published by Random House in 2017. Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, Oprah Magazine, Ms., Religion Dispatches, Oregon Arts Watch, and the Los Angeles Review of Books. Sentilles will be reading at The Valley Library Rotunda, Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. 

OSU Virtual Run/Walk: Set a goal, challenge a friend, or compete to be on the overall leaderboard. Oregon State’s Virtual Run/Walk, hosted by Faculty Staff Fitness is an online, independent virtual event. Designed for Beaver nation near/far, it will be held on the weekend of Oct. 27-28. Sign up at health.oregonstate.edu/faculty-staff-fitness/virtual-runwith levels “Just for Fun,” “Challenger,” and “Champion.”

Portland Youth Philharmonic: The Corvallis-OSU Symphony Society will host the Portland Youth Philharmonic for a performance at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 28, in the Austin Auditorium at The LaSells Stewart Center, 875 S.W. 26th Street. The concert will features three masterworks conducted by Portland Youth Philharmonic music director David Hattner. “The Far West” from William Grant Still’s “The American Scene” opens the program. The 1957 work evokes impressions of the age-old culture and natural beauty of the American west coast.

Inclusive Excellence open house: Did you miss the first open house? Stop in for round two. You are invited to join us Oct. 29 from 3-4 p.m. in the MU Talisman Room (MU 105) for an open house to learn more about the Inclusive Excellence at Oregon State (IE@OSU) project. The OSU project will focus on faculty development by expanding evidence-based instructional practices to include culturally responsive pedagogies. Stop in any time between 3 and 4 p.m. to talk about how you and your unit can get involved. Refreshments provided.  For accommodations contact [email protected] (541) 737-2197.  

Come to OSU Discovery Days: Faculty, staff, and their families are invited to participate in Discovery Days on Oct. 31 in LaSells Stewart Center. This hands-on event is aimed at elementary school-aged kids and will feature activities on chemistry, biology, physics, and botany. The event is free, runs from 9 a.m.-3 p.m., and is open to the entire Corvallis community. Sign up here.

Lectures, Workshops, Webinars

NEW! Statistics Department Research Seminar: Monday’s seminar speaker will be Naomi Altman, Department of Statistics & Bioinformatics and Genomics Program. Altman will speak on “Rethinking Principal Component Analysis,” Oct. 29, 4-4:50 p.m., Kelley 1003. 

NEW! Dairy Goat Day is an educational event for both the experienced and beginner goat enthusiast. Classes, displays and hands-on learning in a friendly, low-key setting will strengthen one’s goat confidence and know-how. This program is sponsored by the OSU Extension Service Small Farms program and Emerald Dairy Goat Association. Session titles include Cheese Making for the Home Dairy, Common Diseases in Goats, Managing Internal Parasites, Raising Goats for Meat, Getting Started with Milk Certification, Herbal Nutrition and Health, the 123s of Milking and more. Saturday Nov. 3, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Pleasant Hill High School, 36386 Highway 58 in Pleasant Hill. The registration fee is $25 per person, or $40 for two people from the same farm. Preregistration is required for this event as space is limited. The full schedule for Dairy Goat Day and registration information is available online at http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/south-valley/events

The College of Public Health and Human Sciences’ weekly research seminar will be held from 1-2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 26, in HFC 115. Cynthia Thomson,  professor of health promotion sciences and director of the Canyon Ranch Center for Prevention and Health Promotion at the University of Arizona, will present “Implementation Science: Evaluating the Impact of Diet and Physical Activity Interventions in Cancer Survivorship.” This seminar is co-sponsored with the nutrition program.

Board of Trustees: The OSU Board of Trustees will meet from 9:15 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 26, in Room 2002 of the OSU-Portland Center located at 555 S.W. Morrison St. in Portland.The board will consider items recommended for action by its committees, the board’s 2019 work plan; and the university’s strategic plan for the next five years. The board also will hear a report on advancing equity, inclusion, and social justice and review the fundamentals of board governance. Committees of the board will meet from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 25, at the OSU-Portland Center. The board will hold a retreat on Wednesday, Oct. 24, from 8 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. in the Food Innovation Center 1207 N.W. Naito Parkway in Portland. Agendas and meeting materials will be posted as they are available at http://oregonstate.edu/leadership/trustees/meetings. For accommodations: (541) 737-3449 or [email protected] at least 48 hours in advance.

MIME 2018 Distinguished Speaker: Tom Litzinger, assistant dean of Educational Innovation, Accreditation and Digital Learning at Penn State and director of the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education, will give a lecture on "Maximizing Student Motivation and Learning through Research-based Redesign of Engineering Curricula and Instruction." He will speak on Friday, Oct. 26, from 11 a.m. to noon in Rogers Hall 226.

Faculty Grant Training: The OSU Foundation is presenting a faculty training, “Working with Private Foundations,” at the new OSU Foundation Office, 4238 S.W. Research Way on Friday, Oct. 26, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The training will focus on key differences between federal and private funding agencies, along with tips and advice for maximizing funding requests to private funding organizations. All faculty are welcome to attend. Contact Elizabeth Ocampo, foundation relations coordinator, at [email protected] to attend.

Ecology, Evolution, and Conservation Biology Seminar: Benjamin Zuckerberg of University of Wisconsin-Madison will present his talk, "Disappearing winter refugia in a warming world," on Friday, Oct. 26, from 3-4 p.m., in LINC 302. Zuckerberg researches how modern climate change and habitat loss influence wildlife behavior, abundance, and distribution.

Statistics Department Research Seminar: Debashis Paul of the UC Davis Statistics Department will speak on “A generalization of Hotelling's $T^2$ test in high dimension,” Oct. 26, 3-3:50 p.m., Weniger 149.

State of the Coast conference: Registration has opened for Oregon Sea Grant's annual State of the Coast conference, which will be held Oct. 27 in Coos Bay. The public is invited to attend. The event aims to bring together scientists, fishermen, the public, natural resource managers, teachers, students and conservationists. Students from Oregon State University and other universities in Oregon will talk about their coastal research and display their coastal-themed artwork. Presenters will include OSU associate dean Marion Rossi Jr., state Sen. Arnie Roblan, and science writer and author Sam Kean.

DevOps BootCamp Fall Kickoff is a single-day event scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 27, designed to teach participants DevOps, a program development process that includes building, testing and releasing software. Pizza/refreshments will be provided. Register here for free: daycamp.osuosl.org

M.S. Thesis Defense – Sustainable Forest Management Graduate Program: Christina St. John, Monday, Oct. 29, at 1 p.m., in Richardson Hall 115. The title of St John's thesis is “Addressing Seedling Production Challenges for Two Woody Plants.” St John is advised by Anthony S. Davis in the College of Forestry.

Psychological science and learning: Regan A. R. Gurung, the Ben J. & Joyce Rosenberg Professor of Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, will speak on “Capitalizing on Psychological Science to Cultivate Learning and Enhance Teaching” Monday, Oct. 29, 4 p.m., in the MU Journey Room. Gurung will review major ways higher education aims to help students learn and provide a new metaphor for teaching, treating learning as a pearl and then providing ways to cultivate it. He will review 40 years of psychological science highlighting key variables influencing learning, while knocking down major myths. The session will provide pragmatic tools and ways attendees can change their classes immediately.

Entrepreneurs and wanna-be entrepreneurs: So you have a business idea. Now what? Time to join Iterate, our 2-week free program starting Monday, Oct 29, where we walk you through a focused approach to the next step. The program includes four workshops from 4 to 5:30 p.m. held at OSU’s Advantage Accelerator in Corvallis. Tech-based startups welcome. Register today: https://lnkd.in/gRsn7GS

Athletics

NEW! Veterans Appreciation Game: Start your 2018 Veterans Week off with the OSU vs USC football game on Nov. 3. As a small token of appreciation to those who have given so much to defend and serve the United States of America, Oregon State Athletics is offering two complimentary tickets to Beaver football's Nov. 3 game against USC to verified military personnel, including both active personnel and veterans. Service members and veterans can also purchase additional tickets at 50 percent off regular price. http://x.paciolanmail.com/ats/msg.aspx?sg1=f7e814a99beeeab29054e085c7e99e23

Men’s Basketball: The Beavers will host Montana Tech in an exhibition game at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 27. The regular-season opener is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, against UC Riverside. Fans can secure men’s basketball season tickets by calling 541-737-2050. For returning ticket holders, season tickets will be $349 for chair-back and $199 for bench seats as part of the "Committ2Wayne" plan. All new chair-back season tickets will be $384 and new bench season tickets will be $219.

Trick or Treat Thru Gill: The annual Trick or Treat with the Beaver student-athletes is back and scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Gill Coliseum from 7 to 8 p.m. Each of OSU’s intercollegiate sports teams participates in the event and all children are encouraged to come dressed in their favorite costumes. The event is free.

Take Note

NEW! OSU-OMSI Science Communications Spring Training Application Deadline is Nov. 5: This workshop is designed for researchers or science professionals (faculty, graduate students, technicians or other individuals in science, engineering, health or technology related positions). For more information and to apply: https://www.science.oregonstate.edu/OMSI2019 

Eco2Go: Win a $20 dining card and tell us your thoughts about Eco2Go, OSU’s reusable container program. uhds.link/eco2go-survey

OWHE Conference Scholarship: OSU's President's Commission on the Status of Women (PCOSW) is offering funds to cover registration costs for OSU tenure line and non-tenure line faculty, staff, and students to attend the 2018 Oregon Women in Higher Education (OWHE) Conference in Lincoln City, Salishan Resort, Feb. 1-2, 2019. In order to apply, complete and submit the online form by Friday, Oct. 26. Notification of awards will be sent by Friday, Nov. 9. Apply through the following linkhttp://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bJaR38NZhLVJdqJ  Questions? Contact Joy Jorgensen at [email protected]

Applications for PCOSW scholarships and event co-sponsorships for Winter term projects are now being accepted. The President’s Commission on the Status of Women provides funding to faculty, students, and staff who are pursuing professional development, research, outreach, or creative projects related to women’s issues. Scholarships average $500 and are paid by reimbursement. Applications are due Friday, Oct. 26, with notification in Week 7.  Visit http://leadership.oregonstate.edu/pcosw/awards-scholarships for detailed guidelines, qualification requirements, and application links. Questions? Contact Joy Jorgensen at [email protected]

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! Campus Patrol Officer: This recruitment will be used to fill one part-time, intermittent (approximately 4 hours per week) Campus Patrol Officer for the Extension Washington County office. This position will be located in Beaverton, Oregon. Posting #P01826CT. Closes Oct. 30.

Weather

“Worry does not empty tomorrow of its sorrow, it empties today of its strength.”  ~ Corrie Ten Boom.

Corvallis: Cloudy, high of 66, low of 51. Rain tomorrow.

Central Oregon: Partly sunny, high of 64, low of 44. Chance of rain Friday.

Newport: Chance of rain, high of 61, low of 51. Rain tomorrow.

Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/