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.
Lead author Michelle Scanlan, a faculty research assistant in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife at Oregon State University, explains the implications of this behavior for both wild Atlantic salmon and in populations kept, as many are, in fish farms nationwide. (see also Chronicle-Herald)
But for a small percentage of the most avid fans, sports consumption may also be compulsive and potentially harmful, much the way that compulsive shopping, tanning or use of social media can be to some people, new research from Oregon State University shows.
“Normally this time of year, it’s a time of rapid transition in our climate from the warm dry of summer to the cool wet of fall ... but it’s been unusually dry for October ...,” said Phil Mote, director of the Oregon Climate Service at Oregon State University in Corvallis.
The change in forests has changed the way fire behaves in them, said John Bailey, a forestry professor at Oregon State University. “Fire behavior is based on three things: landscape, weather and fuel,” he said. “The topography hasn’t changed, but there are many acres out there that have more fuel than they’ve ever had.”
A wide variety of fun activities brought people to OSU-Cascades' first Discovery Day on Saturday.
As we enjoy the falling leaves and cooler temperatures, there are still plenty of gardening activities to do. Have any questions? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service.
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NEW! Columbia River treaty: Thanks to the sacrifices made by those who lost property to new reservoirs in 1964, development along the lower Columbia has proceeded with confidence that it would be protected from floodwaters. Since then other issues missing from the treaty — water quality, navigation, recreation and climate change — have become significant. OSU participates in the Universities Consortium on Columbia River Governance to address these. http://terra.oregonstate.edu/2018/10/river-renewal/
Today
NEW! Register to Vote: Today, Oct. 16, is the last day you can register to vote in the 2018 General Election. This year, ASOSU has partnered with TurboVote to make it even easier and more efficient to register and update your voter registration by using one of the following links: Non-student OSU affiliated (faculty, staff, etc.), OSU-Cascades Campus students, or Corvallis, Ecampus and other OSU students. Check out which candidates and measures are on the ballot on the Secretary of State website.
Tuesday Teaching Talks: Lesson Planning & Reflection. Join colleagues and the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) in a certificated series of teaching workshops. Attend one, some, or all. On Oct. 16, join Lori Kayes to explore various approaches for effectively planning and reflecting on lessons. If available, bring samples of your current lesson plans. This two-hour workshop will be facilitated twice in Milam 215 at 10 a.m. & 2 p.m. No need to register – just come on by. Learn more here. Contact us here.
Oregon Wine Research Institute Seminar Series: Clive Kaiser, professor and Extension horticulturist at OSU, will present “Water Reduction in Wine Grapes Using HydroShield, a Novel Plant Coating” on Tuesday, Oct. 16, from noon to 1 p.m. in Kidder 202. Kaiser will discuss the development of HydroShield, which is being patented by OSU. Free and open to the public.
Theodore Roosevelt at OSU. Joe Wiegand is the nation’s premiere reprisor of Theodore Roosevelt. His live performances have been featured at hundreds of historic places associated with TR’s life and legacy. Wiegand has been featured at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City and served as the body model for the seated naturalist Roosevelt bronze sculpture in Roosevelt Memorial Hall at the Museum. Featured at the official National Park Service Centennial Celebration at Yellowstone National Park, his Theodore Roosevelt is based on solid scholarship and delivered with Rooseveltian showmanship. Free and open to all. Tuesday, Oct.16, 3 p.m. MU, Multipurpose Room 13.
Vet Med tour: Tour the Veterinary Medicine Teaching Hospital on Oct. 16. A few tickets still remain for the 5:30 and 6 p.m. tours. Register now to reserve your spot. This event is part of the OSU150 Land Grant Festival.
Upcoming Events
NEW! Tomorrow is Fall Career Expo Day 1: Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. is the Fall 2018 Career Expo. Career Fair Day 1 for STEM fields will be in the CH2M Hill Alumni Center and the Civil & Construction Engineering (CCE) Fair will be in the club level of Reser Stadium. Thursday, Oct. 18, is Day 2 of the Career Expo where employers will be recruiting for jobs and internships in the arts, humanities, business, and healthcare. These events are free to students and faculty.
NEW! SEIU meeting: SEIU Local 503 deputy director Siobhan Martin will give a presentation on the Public Employee Benefits Board (PEBB). Martin sits on the PEBB Board and is knowledgeable in regards to the design of the health plan. Thursday, Oct. 18, from 11 a.m to 12:30 p.m. in the Valley Library, Willamette West (3rd Floor). The Higher Ed Bargaining Team has finished creating the 2019 Bargaining Survey. Paper copies will also be available at the meeting. Click here to take the 2019 SEIU 503 Higher Ed Bargaining Survey.
NEW! Student Meet & Greet with Liat Ben-Moshe: Disability in the Middle East. Thursday, Oct.18, noon to 1:30 p.m. Ettihad Cultural Center, 380 Student Experience Center. A light lunch will be provided for the first 20 participants.
NEW! Fall Community Dialogue - Land of Plenty: How should we ensure people have the food they need? Explore multiple perspectives on strategies to actualize food security and food justice. Thursday Oct. 18, 6-8 p.m., MU Horizon Room. Open to the entire OSU and Corvallis community. Review the dialogue options summary and participant dialogue guide to familiarize yourself with the dialogue content. Join the Land of Plenty Community Dialogue Facebook Event. Learn more about the Community Dialogues initiative.
NEW! 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.
GAZE Facility Open House: Wednesday, Oct. 17, Strand Agricultural Hall rooms 361 and 363, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Check out the hyperwall and Omniglobe used to visualize and analyze geospatial data. It’s also the public launch of the 2018 Atlas of the Pacific Northwest. Demos at 10 a.m., 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. This event is part of the OSU150 Land Grant Festival. More information at OSU150.org.
Fall Career Expo: Oct. 17-18 from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., is the Fall 2018 Career Expo. Are you prepared? Don’t worry, the Career Development Center has multiple events that will get you career-ready. For more information about the events taking place that week or to register, visit our website. For additional help, drop-in to our office (A110 Kerr Administration Building).
“Women's Words/Women's Work: Spaces of community, change, tradition, resistance" exhibit opening and reception: Learn more about the history of women at OSU at the "Women's Words / Women's Work" exhibit opening and reception Oct. 17, 4-6 p.m. in the OSU Valley Library fifth floor Special Collections and Archives reading room. We’ll have light refreshments and exhibit tours 4-6 p.m. and a short exhibit introduction and talk at 5 p.m.. Explore the online exhibit at http://bit.ly/osu150women, our new research guide at http://bit.ly/OSUwomenshstguide, and the Women’s Voices Oral History portal at http://scarc.library.oregonstate.edu/omeka/exhibits/show/womensvoices/main/. Questions? Contact Tiah Edmunson-Morton at [email protected].
OSU Extension Service Linn County Open House: We will be offering water nitrate screenings, soil tests for pH level, and dial gauge tests for pressure canners. Learn how to get involved with 4-H. Come meet new staff and learn what Extension can do for you. Oct. 17, 4–6 p.m., 33630 McFarland Rd., Tangent Door prizes and refreshments.
The Young Karl Marx: Film and Discussion: From the award-winning director of the James Baldwin biography "I am Not your Negro" Raoul Peck, comes a new dramatic film that portrays the early intellectual and political development of one of the modern world's most influential thinkers: Karl Marx. Marking the 200th anniversary of Marx's birth, the Anarres Project will show "The Young Karl Marx" (2017) and host a short discussion about the impact of Marx's ideas in our world. Pizza provided. Wednesday, Oct.17, 6 p.m. 319 Milam Hall.
The Mission District - A Window on Humanity: Dick Evans (’69 B.S. Industrial Engineering) is a senior international business adviser and an accomplished photographer. His book of photographs, “The Mission,” capturing the pulse of life in the Mission District of San Francisco, was a finalist for the Next Generation Indie Book Awards for Art. On Oct. 18 from 3 to 5 p.m. in Covell Hall, 35 prints from “The Mission” will be on display, and Evans will be available to answer questions. Evans will give an artist talk at 5 p.m. in Kearney Hall 312 (reception following). Both the exhibit and talk are free and open to the public. Seating for the talk is limited. Reserve a seat at tinyurl.com/osumissionevent.
Drop-in Art Reception: The Need To Know Comes In Waves, a collection of paintings by Samm Newton, will be on view at the OSU Center for the Humanities through December. Newton studies in OSU’s Environmental Arts and Humanities program, and worked alongside scientists to create this series exploring how we think, feel, and make decisions about the ocean. Drop in to meet the artist during the Corvallis Arts Walk on Thursday, Oct. 18, 4–6 p.m., or attend one of two mini-talks that day at 4:30 and 5:30 p.m.. Autzen House, 811 S.W. Jefferson Ave.
A Celebration of Oregon State University's Landscapes: Giustina Gallery at The LaSells Stewart Center is hosting a Land Grant art exhibit titled “A Celebration of Oregon State University's Landscapes” in support of OSU's 150th anniversary and the OSU150 Land Grant Festival. The art exhibit runs through Oct. 31.
Lectures, Workshops, Webinars
NEW! Why Prisons are Not the New Asylums - Lecture by Liat Ben-Moshe. Without disregarding the reality of having disproportioned numbers of people with disabilities (psychiatric, cognitive, learning disabilities) in jails and prisons, Ben-Moshe will caution against declarations that jails are becoming the largest mental health facilities in the U.S. She will offer a more nuanced explanation that incorporates perspectives from critical prison studies with disability studies/mad studies frameworks to shed new light on processes of incarceration and deinstitutionalization at present and in the past. Thursday, Oct. 18, 4 p.m. Strand Ag. Hall 262.
NEW! GenZ Goes to College:The OSU Board of Trustees and the Division of Student Affairs invite you to a presentation by Meghan Grace, co-author of "GenZ Goes to College." A look into the needs, learning trends and expectations of our next incoming student population, Generation Z. Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2-2:45 p.m., LiNC 307.
CORE Reports for Mid-Term Proactive Advising: The quarter system makes proactive advising and targeted, timely, data-informed student success campaigns a challenge. Session will include where to find mid-term proactive advising reports and resources, how to run the reports, how to use Excel and mail merge to create and run your campaign, and how to track your results. Note: This workshop will require you to have a CORE security level of STU3 or above.Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2-3 p.m., IAR Training Room, Kerr094B. Register: http://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b2UkfkF6Wv0KvRP. Questions? Email: [email protected]
Biochemistry and Biophysics Research Seminar: David Hendrix, assistant professor at the Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics at Oregon State University, will present: “Covering All the Bases: Big Data Science of RNA and DNA”. Wednesday, Oct. 17, 3 p.m. in ALS 4001.
WRGP Fall Seminar Series: Professor Scott Leibowitz, US EPA, will present “Using National Maps of Watershed and Catchment Integrity to Inform Aquatic Resource Management” on Wednesday, Oct. 17, from 4 to 5 p.m. in Owen 106. Free and open to the public. See Fall Seminar flyer for the schedule of upcoming seminars.
Latest Arc Flash Mitigation Trends: Al Schacher, OSU alumni and district application engineer at Eaton, will introduce the latest industrial trends in the continually evolving and complex field of Arc Flash mitigation. 4–4:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 17 in KEC 1005.
TRIAD meeting: Brandon Trelstad, OSU sustainability officer, will discuss solar energy at OSU on Thursday, Oct 18, noon to 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.
Atomic Sandwich Materials: Jie Shan will speak on the optical properties of a two-dimensional, single layer of carbon atoms called Graphene, initially exfoliated from bulk graphite using tape. This is the inaugural Wei Family Private Foundation lecture. Friday, Oct. 19, 4-6 p.m., The LaSells Stewart Center, Construction & Engineering Hall. Admission is free.
Sea Grant symposium: Oregon Sea Grant is holding its biennial Scholars Day Symposium, Friday, Oct. 19, 1 to 4:15 pm, in Memorial Union Room 109. Students currently supported by Oregon Sea Grant's marine and coastal science programs will present talks and posters that link research, education, extension, fellowship and communication. The public is welcome.
Athletics
NEW! Volleyball: OSU vs. Stanford, Oct. 19, 7 p.m., Gill Coliseum. It is Faculty/Staff Friday. $5 tickets to OSU staff and faculty with a valid OSU ID.
NEW! Football: OSU vs. California. Oct. 20, 1 p.m., Reser Stadium.
NEW! Volleyball: OSU vs. California. Oct. 21, noon. It is the volleyball program’s annual DAM Cancer match.
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 7-8 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.
OSU Athletics Hall of Fame: Join iconic members of the 2006 and ’07 College World Series championship baseball teams and the 1970 and ’71 volleyball teams that changed the culture of women’s athletics at OSU at the official induction ceremony Friday, Oct. 19, at the Toyota Club in Reser Stadium. The ceremony also includes the induction of longtime OSU administrator Sylvia Moore, standout women’s basketball player Felicia Ragland, and one of the first African American athletes at OSU, Earnel Durden. Tickets are available at http://ourbeavernation.com/.
Take Note
Research fellowships: The OSU Center for the Humanities is now accepting proposals for 2019-20 research fellowships. Information about awards, application forms, and instructions are available online. The deadline to submit proposals is Friday, Nov. 9. Two drop-in information sessions will be held at the Autzen House, so come by if you have any questions on Tuesday Oct. 23, 2-4 p.m. or Tuesday Oct. 30, 10 a.m. to noon.
Confederated Tribes RFP: The Confederated Tribes of Siletz is soliciting proposals for a consultant to develop a Siletz historical and cultural curriculum for grades 4, 8 and 10, with a total of 45 lessons. The contract period begins on Nov. 13 and a completion date of June 30, 2019. The work may be performed anywhere with the understanding that travel to Siletz for consultation with appropriate staff will be required as the curriculum is developed. Some consultation may occur by other means.
Library Services Review Board: OSU Libraries’ new Library Services Review Board (LSRB) gives OSU students a voice in the Valley Library. The first meeting is set for Nov. 13, from 4 -6 p.m. Come share your ideas regarding the Valley Library. To apply, complete this application by Oct. 21: http://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_a2x9Ay2b8CeA5Wl More information can be found at https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/lsrb. Faculty and staff, share this with students.
Upcoming Fiscal Policy Changes: Several years ago, the Division of Finance and Administration initiated an extensive review of the university’s processes related to fiscal policies, dedicating a "Lean Process Team" to evaluate current practices. The team identified potential risks, best practices, opportunities for improvement and ultimately recommended a new fiscal policy program. This program has been under development for the past year and will be implemented campus-wide in the very near future. Until then, continue to access FIS policies at http://fa.oregonstate.edu/fis-manual. A notice of upcoming changes posted on this site provides more information about the new program, governance structure, process improvements and comprehensive website.
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! The Ship Operations unit in the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences is seeking a Marine Technician.This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term professional faculty position. Reappointment is at the discretion of the Marine Superintendent. Posting # P02511UF. Closes Oct. 19.
UPDATED! The Office of Financial Aid is seeking an Assistant Director . This is a full-time (1.0 FTE), 12-month, fixed-term professional faculty position. Reappointment is at the discretion of the director. Posting # P02498UF. Closes Oct. 26.
NEW! Equipment Systems Specialist 2 - The College of Business invites applicants for a full time (1.0 FTE) 12-month classified Equipment Systems Specialist 2 position located in the new Portland, Oregon, hub. This position will assist with standing up technology operations and be a critical part of a fast-paced environment. Posting #P01800CT. Closes Oct. 26.
NEW! Veterinary Technician. OSU’s Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital seeks a part-time (30 hours a week), temporary (Dec. 2018 to April 2019), swing shift, Certified Veterinary Technician for employment in our Small Animal Hospital ICU. The hospital is part of OSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine. Posting # P01596CT. Closes Oct. 28.
NEW! Field Supervisor: The Transportation Services department invites applications for a full-time (1.0 FTE) Field Supervisor position. This position is responsible for the supervision, organization, and high quality performance and outcomes of the Maintenance and Field Representative (parking enforcement) staff in Transportation Services. Posting #P02517UF. Closes Oct. 30.
NEW! Student Health Services invites applications for a part-time (.5 FTE), 12-month, Staff Psychiatrist, Posting #P02386UF. Closes Nov. 12.
Weather
“Those who are easily shocked should be shocked more often.” ~ Mae West.
Corvallis: Sunny today, high of 75, low of 40. Sunny tomorrow.
Central Oregon: Sunny, high of 66, low of 36. Sunny tomorrow.
Newport: Sunny, high of 74, low of 52. Sunny tomorrow.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/ |
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