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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. For more about this section, see: https://today.oregonstate.edu/email/submission-guidelines
“Its focus is on enhancing and restoring holistic, regenerative, resilient systems, supported by functional ecosystem processes and healthy organic soils,” said Hannah Gosnell, a professor at Oregon State University and an expert on regenerative agriculture, who noted that livestock graze on a vast majority of land in the west, so how they graze is important.
The Oregon Health Authority documented a 38% increase in respiratory-related visits to hospital emergency departments during September 2020, compared with the previous month. It was “the worst two-week period I’ve ever experienced for air pollution anywhere — including India, China and Bangladesh”, says Perry Hystad at Oregon State University in Corvallis, who studies the health impacts of the worst air pollution worldwide.
As tourism grows, the Sustainable Tourism Lab at Oregon State University-Cascades in Bend hopes to help communities around the Northwest maintain a balance between tourism, an integral part our local economy, and the desires of community members.
“Local party leaders knew the lockdown was Xi Jinping’s top priority, so to show legitimacy and competency, to appeal to Xi, many took more extreme measures,” said Prof Chi Chunhuei, the director of Oregon State University’s centre for global health.
Fall vista: Professor Emeritus Dudley Chelton submitted this photo. We are accepting photo submissions at [email protected].
Timely Teaching Tips: Starting to set up a Canvas site for a Winter ‘23 class? Streamline the process by using the updated OSU Canvas Template to ensure clear, navigable course structure that embodies effective modular course design. The template is easy to import into an empty Canvas course shell prior to adding content. See instructions for importing the template.
Webinar on Zinc and Health: Emily Ho, director of the Linus Pauling Institute and professor in public health, will present the next installment of the institute’s online webinar series. She will present “Galvanizing Your Health: Why You Need Zinc,” on Dec. 6 from 11 a.m. to noon on Zoom. Advance registration is required.
PFLA event: Work-Life Balance Tips (presented by Christina Schaaf). Learn more about work-life resources and support available to OSU employees. Dec. 6, 11 a.m. to noon. For more information about the event and how to register click here.
Nahuel Guaita MPP defense: The Kaya equation measures the impact of the growth rate from gross domestic product per capita, population, energy intensity and carbon intensity on CO2 flows. Knowing the direct effect of these factors is necessary for policymakers to work more efficiently to address the climate change caused by CO2 emissions. A general-to-particular econometric analysis is used for this purpose. Dec. 6, 11 a.m., Bexell 414.
PFLA Event: "Work-Life Balance Tips," presented by Christina Schaff, work life coordinator. Join us to learn more about work-life resources and support available to OSU employees. Tuesday, Dec. 6, 11-11:50 a.m. For more information about the event and how to register, click here.
Center for Teaching and Learning – Quality Teaching (QT) Tips: New(er) faculty and GTAs are welcome to join our open and casual community conversations about teaching. Bring a lunch, your questions and your teaching-related successes to share. We will meet in the Learning Innovation Center (LINC) Lounge – 468, Dec. 6, from 12:15-12:50 p.m. No registration required; come as you please. Snacks and beverages are provided. Email [email protected] for more information.
OSUsed Store Public Sales: The OSUsed Store carries furniture, computers, household items, office supplies and more, at 644 SW 13th St. Public sales are open to all shoppers this Tuesday, 5:30-7:30 p.m. and Friday, noon to 3 p.m.; details here. Staff may shop for their department Mondays through Thursdays, 9 a.m.-4 p.m.; details here.
NEW! Racial equity frames: Dolly Nguyen, associate professor with the College of Education, presents "Racial Equity Frames: How Colleges Can Mitigate Racial Inequality." This is a free lecture being held on Dec. 6, noon to 1 p.m. in Furman Hall, Room 303. Zoom: https://beav.es/5AE.
BioResource Resource research seminar: Ruben Lopez-Carrillo, Jr. will present, “Ovarian protein hormones as biomarkers of fertility in dairy cows – Is it an acceptable model to predict infertility in dairy breeds?” Dec. 6, 4 p.m., Zoom: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/97773132116?pwd=QlhWMXpxeHhOYzlpajZET21hajVwUT09.
Science Pub: Natural products and hemp — under-appreciated sources for COVID-19 therapeutic agents. Join us for the next Science Pub as Richard van Breemen with LPI, the Global Hemp Innovation Center and College of Pharmacy presents at Old World Deli on Dec. 6 at 6 p.m. Register for virtual or in-person attendance today.
NEW! Faculty senate: The Dec. 8 Faculty Senate meeting is scheduled from 3-5 p.m. This meeting will be held in person in the LaSells Stewart Center Construction and Engineering Hall with a Zoom webinar option for individuals outside of OSU Corvallis and those unable to attend in person: https://senate.oregonstate.edu/attending-faculty-senate-meetings.
Visceral Imagery: A surround-sound composition concert by students in the OSU music technology program. Thursday, Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. in Community Hall 202. Free, open to all
NEW! Department of Integrative Biology Ph.D. defense seminar: David Hubert will present “Life in a rapidly changing environment: The thermal biology of the Red-sided garter snake (Thamnophis sirtalis parietalis)” on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 9 a.m. in person in ALS 4001 or via Zoom: https://beav.es/DavidHubertPhD. Hubert is completing his Ph.D. in integrative biology under the guidance of Bob Mason.
NEW! Department of Integrative Biology M.S. defense seminar: Sushovita Pal will present “Seeking sacred sequences: A comparative population-genetic analysis of Ficus religiosa chloroplast and mitochondrial DNA” on Thursday, Dec. 8 at 10 a.m. in person in the Coast Range Building, room 2196, 4575 SW Research Way, Corvallis. Or join via Zoom: https://beav.es/SubiPalMasters, Meeting ID: 91023581837. Pal is completing her M.S. in Integrative Biology under the guidance of Dee Denver.
NEW! ElderCare Connections will meet on Thursday, Dec. 8. The winter holiday season can be a particularly stressful time for caregivers. Join Lumina Hospice and Palliative Care caregiver support coordinator Naomi Hirsch as she shares strategies for managing caregiver stress. The Zoom link will open at 11:30 a.m., for caregiver check-in from 11:30 a.m. to noon and will close at 1:30 p.m. For more information, contact [email protected].
NEW! HMSC Research Seminar: On Thursday, Dec. 8, at 3:30 p.m., Laurie Weitkamp, a research fisheries biologist with NOAA’s Northwest Fisheries Science Center at HMSC, will be giving a seminar titled “Opening the oceanic black box: highlights from the 2022 IYS High Seas survey.” Please join us in person at HMSC’s GVMSB Auditorium or online. Zoom link or call +1-971-247-1195 Meeting ID: 945 5573 115. Click here for more information
NEW! Environmental and Molecular Toxicology Research Symposium: Come explore the intersections between chemistry, biology, epidemiology and regulatory science on Friday, Jan. 20 in The LaSells Stewart Center. Speakers include current students and staff and EMT alumni from industry, government and academia. There will be a career Q&A and a poster session. Registration is free. https://emt.oregonstate.edu/research-symposium.
NEW! Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue: Learn skills for creating alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional or risky topics. Discover how to speak and be heard (and how to encourage others to do the same), surface the best ideas, make the highest-quality decisions and act on your decisions with unity and commitment. View dates for the Winter 2023 and Spring 2023 courses and register here. There is a $100 fee to attend this workshop.
M.S. Water Resource Policy & Management Defense: Dina Kaskina will present her thesis, titled, “Agreeing to nothing? Exploring the role of ambiguity in international water treaties,” on Wednesday, Dec. 7, 7 a.m., in Burt Hall 193 and on Zoom. WRGP department chair Mary Santelmann advises Kaskina. Reach out to [email protected] for Zoom details.
Hiring Q&A Webinars Hosted by Human Resources: These sessions are designed for supervisors and department HR liaisons. Feel free to drop in and ask your questions about the hiring process. We will have a panel of experts from different HR Teams that work directly with hiring to assist with your questions. Dec. 7, 1-2 p.m.: Registration link. Jan. 9, 11 a.m. to noon: Registration link.
Indigenous Placekeeping in Corvallis and at the Confluence: Join us Dec. 7, 7 p.m., for the next talk in this year's Champinefu Webinar Series. Indigenous artists will join in conversation with David Harrelson, cultural resources department manager for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde. Register and learn more. Co-sponsored by the Spring Creek Project.
SJEI workshop registration open through spring 2023, with in-person and remote options. The Social Justice Education Initiative is a professional development program for all faculty, staff and graduate students. SJEI workshops are infused with expertise, empathy and humor while embracing a guiding principle of “more curiosity, less judgement” to achieve robust learning objectives. Learn more, see the workshop schedule and register on the SJEI registration page or contact SJEI director Jane Waite at [email protected].
Coaches Clinic: Teambuilding and Culture, Jan. 18. OSU kinesiology faculty show you how to support connection, encourage learning and create community as a youth sports coach. The College of Public Health and Human Sciences' next Coaches Clinic event is Wednesday, Jan. 18 at 6:30 p.m. at the Hallie Ford Center 115. Create a positive culture with rituals, routines and practices for your team. Registration required.
NEW! 25 Year club: Congratulations to James Myers, Baggett-Frazier Endowed Chair of Vegetable Breeding and Genetics, for being inducted into the 25 Year club at OSU. You can read more about their time at OSU and others inducted into the club by clicking on their name.
NEW! Do you prefer to make a Charitable Fund Drive donation by personal check? No problem. Click here for the pledge form. For the complete list of all the Charitable Fund Drive organizations, click here. Once you’ve completed the pledge form, mail it with a personal check to the address located on the CFD webpage. Your donation, in whatever form works best for you, is much needed and appreciated. For online pledges: https://www.ipledgeonline.org/_cfduniversities/.
NEW! Grants to support undergraduate student experience and improve retention! Since 2003, the OSU Women's Giving Circle has supported the university with 178 awards totaling over a million dollars. They are seeking applications for programs and projects which enhance the OSU undergraduate student experience and improve student retention. The average grant amount is $5,000-$10,000. Application deadline: Jan. 9 at 9 a.m. Applications, additional criteria, and further information can be found at fororegonstate.org/wgc_grant or by contacting the Women’s Giving Circle staff liaison, Sara Dier.
NEW! GCE4All Free Webinar Series: Register for the International Genetic Code Expansion Webinar, a free monthly webinar series, open to all, featuring talks focused on cutting-edge applications of GCE technologies as well as advances in the GCE field. It is organized by the Oregon State University GCE4All Research Center and hosted by Rick Cooley and John Lueck. To register: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_vTb9mXiISqSNSeNfnzKJrQ. The webinars run from October through June and occur on the third Thursday of each month at 7 a.m. Learn more on the International GCE Webinar webpage.
Honors College Colloquium Proposals: OSU tenured/tenure-track, senior instructor and emeritus faculty are invited to submit honors colloquium proposals for 2023-2024 at honors.oregonstate.edu/course-proposals. Any general catalog course can also be offered as a small, highly-engaged honors course; interested faculty should contact [email protected] for details. Faculty may apply for Meehan course development grants of up to $3,000 to develop experiential learning opportunities for honors courses and colloquia. More information: [email protected] or 541-737-6412. Deadline: Jan. 15.
Deadline Extended: OSU's Open Educational Resources Unit is accepting proposals for the Affordable Learning Grant until Dec. 15. The grant provides funding to adopt, adapt or author an open educational resource, such as a textbook. An open textbook is one that is published under an open copyright license and is made freely available online for students, faculty and the public. All funding is a department-to-department transfer. Please talk to your department head about how this applies to the grant. Questions? Contact OERU Director Stefanie Buck.
OSU Women’s Giving Circle: Each year the OSU Women's Giving Circle funds vital and innovative grants for university programs. Last year, the Women’s Giving Circle awarded more than $70,000 to 11 OSU programs. If you have an idea for a funding opportunity to enhance the OSU undergraduate student experience and improve student retention and the determination to directly impact as many OSU students as possible, consider applying for an OSU Women’s Giving Circle grant by Jan. 9. For more information, visit the Women’s Giving Circle proposal site or contact Sara Dier.
Monthly Emergency Preparedness Topic — Workplace Violence: Every day, we see workplace violence on the news. However, reports and statistical analysis of workplace violence document the low probability of injury or death due to violence. Still, being prepared and knowing how to respond to violence in the workplace is important in case it should occur. This month’s poster can be downloaded at: https://emergency.oregonstate.edu/emergency-management/preparedness-topics/hostile-intruderworkplace-violence.
OSU Today holiday schedule: OSU Today will switch to weekly production starting Dec. 12 for the holiday season. We will publish Dec. 12, Dec. 19 and Jan. 3, with no edition during the week of Dec. 26-30. We will resume daily publication Jan. 9.
Free COVID tests: Free iHealth COVID-19 Antigen Rapid Tests are available on the Corvallis and Bend campuses and at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Each box contains two tests. While supplies last, OSU community members can pick up these self-test kits without restrictions. Please note the FDA has extended the self-test kit expiration dates by six months.
Street and sidewalk closure on Washington Way: As part of the Washington Way Improvement Project, SW Washington Way will be closed daily between SW 26th and SW 17th Streets to begin water line replacement. Work will occur Nov. 30, 2022 through Jan. 6 from 7 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. This portion of Washington Way will reopen to vehicle traffic after 5 p.m. daily. (View map) The sidewalk on the north side of Washington Way will also be closed, and an alternate pedestrian route will be identified with signage. For questions or comments on this closure, contact construction manager Derek Bennett at 541-609-6111.
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 jobs.oregonstate.edu unless otherwise specified.
NEW! Honors College Administrative Assistant: The Oregon State University Honors College invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month Administrative Assistant to the Deans and Directors in Corvallis, OR. This position is responsible for planning and executing a variety of college events, managing spaces and operational budgets, and supporting college leadership. Posting #P06283UF. Full consideration Dec. 18. Closes Dec. 28.
NEW! Oregon State University is looking for a part-time (6 hours a week) person who would be considered as Electrical/Electronic Development Engineer which provides support in maintenance, repair, materials and calibration of scientific instruments in the instructional and research laboratories for Oregon State University, Chemistry Department and other departments within the University. One year of experience designing, fabricating, testing, modifying, and maintaining new, experimental electronic equipment, instruments, and systems in an instrument laboratory; OR a bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering Technology or equivalent field. Pay $24.83-$38.00 per hour. Posting #P03760CT. Closes Dec. 31.
Strategic Plan: The university is launching the development of OSU’s next strategic plan. The new plan will succeed our current 2019-2023 plan. To learn more, click the video above and read more about it here: https://today.oregonstate.edu/story/osus-next-strategic-plan.
“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present." ~ Albert Camus
Corvallis: Patchy fog and then mostly cloudy, high of 45, low of 33. Patchy fog and then partly sunny tomorrow.
Central Oregon: Sunny today, high of 37, low of 21. Mostly sunny tomorrow.
Newport: Slight chance of rain and fog, high of 48, low of 36. Slight chance of rain tomorrow.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/.