Life at OSU

PORTLAND, Ore. – Exceeding expectations is a common trait found among the four recipients of the second annual Outstanding High School Business Educator Awards. The honors are presented annually to recognize outstanding Oregon and southwest Washington high school business educators.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Sixteen teams from Northwest high schools will test their knowledge of marine sciences on Saturday, Feb. 21, during the annual Salmon Bowl competition at Oregon State University.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon's farmers and ranchers grossed an estimated $4.9 billion in 2008 – the largest total in the state’s history and the sixth consecutive year of sales growth, according to a new report by Oregon State University.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University Foundation has chosen Keith McKennon to receive the Lifetime Trustee Award. He will be honored at the annual Destination OSU awards banquet in Rancho Mirage, Calif., on Tuesday, March 3.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A fungal organism called Cryptococcus gattii, which caused a disease outbreak among humans and animals on Vancouver Island 10 years ago, may be showing signs of emerging in other areas of the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers have identified the gene that ultimately controls the production of tooth enamel, a significant advance that could some day lead to the repair of damaged enamel, a new concept in cavity prevention, and restoration or even the production of replacement teeth.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – In celebration of the state of Oregon’s 150th birthday, the Oregon State University Archives has become the 21st institution to join the Flickr Commons, a new online project aimed at increasing access to important publicly held photography collections around the world.

NEWPORT, Ore. – A parasitic isopod that scientists identified five years ago has all but decimated mud shrimp populations in coastal estuaries ranging from British Columbia to northern California – with the exception of a handful of locations in Oregon from Waldport to Tillamook.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Some of the nation’s leading experts on the causes, effects and ways to deal with climate change will be featured in a winter seminar series at Oregon State University.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University has begun the process of renewing its NCAA certification, an effort that all Division I institutions undertake about once every 10 years.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University, which is a leader among Oregon campuses in its use of electric and hybrid vehicles, is poised to take a larger role in emerging electric car technology at a time when Nissan North America has announced a major zero-emission vehicle partnership with the state of Oregon.

SALEM, Ore. – It’s a story of fire and ice, catastrophic floods and epic explosions, glowing lava flows and subtropical jungles. And best of all, most Oregonians don’t have to go far to enjoy it – just look up on any clear day, and with the right kind of eyes see the wonder of the state’s geology all around you.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University Department of Philosophy’s Ideas Matter 2009 series, which will focus on the United Nations’ Declaration of Human Rights, begins on Thursday, Jan. 15.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Martin Tobias, a serial entrepreneur and venture capitalist in technology and clean energy solutions, will speak at a free public lecture hosted by the Oregon State University College of Business Austin Entrepreneurship Program.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – More than 3,400 Oregon State University students scheduled to receive reduced Oregon Opportunity Grant awards for the Spring term will have the shortfall made up entirely, thanks to donations from alumni and friends.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Winston Wilkinson, outgoing director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service’s Office for Civil Rights, will speak at Oregon State University on Thursday, Jan. 29, beginning at 7 p.m. in Milam Auditorium.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University’s Student Health Services diagnosed its first two cases of influenza Tuesday. These patients had classic influenza symptoms, according to Dr. Phillip C. Histand, director of Student Health Services.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Anita Guerrini, Horning Professor in the Humanities in Oregon State University’s history department, will deliver a lecture titled “Do Animals Have a History – and Why Should We Care?” on Monday, Feb. 2, at OSU.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – “The Big World,” a new exhibit curated and produced by Julie Green, will show at Oregon State University from Feb. 9-13.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Coastal officials and owners of coastal property in Oregon and Maine don’t need to be persuaded that climate change is happening. They believe that both government and individuals should begin taking action now to adapt to expected effects.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Thanks to rigorous seismic testing at the Oregon Wood Innovation Center at Oregon State University, a wood products company is marketing a new wine rack that can withstand strong earthquakes, keeping bottles secure in seismically sensitive locations.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Bill Guttentag will visit Oregon State University on Thursday, Feb. 5, as part of the Visiting Writers Series. Guttentag will show clips from his work and discuss storytelling for the screen, the business of film and future trends in the film industry.

NEWPORT, Ore. – A pilot project to evaluate the feasibility of re-establishing native oysters in Oregon – without damaging native eel grass, a protected plant species – has completed its third year and researchers say tests conducted in Netarts Bay near Tillamook show positive results.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Three beef quality assurance educational sessions, presented by Oregon State University Extension Service and the three western Oregon county livestock associations, are planned for February in Dallas, Wilsonville and Roseburg.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Edmund Burke III, a leading historian of French colonialism, will deliver the 26th annual George and Dorothy Carson History Lecture at Oregon State University on Monday, Feb. 9.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – It’s really hot, but also energy efficient, very safe and produces no greenhouse gases. And potentially it could provide hydrogen at low cost to fuel the automobiles of the future.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Author Max S. Power will deliver a lecture titled “America’s Nuclear Wastelands” on Wednesday, Feb. 11, at 4 p.m. at Oregon State University.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Department of Design and Human Environment at Oregon State University is hosting a day-long student career fair that is open to the general public. The theme for the symposium is “Design Your World.”

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University will host the annual Oregon National Association for Multicultural Education, or NAME Conference, which will bring educators together to discuss subjects of diversity, culture, equity and justice, on May 6.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Linus Pauling may have graduated from Oregon State University – then Oregon Agricultural College – more than 80 years ago, but his legacy in Corvallis remains strong, and not just in the science classroom.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University’s nationally recognized program in the history of science has received a boost this week with the selection of two top scholars who will hold endowed professorships.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two new studies conducted by Oregon State University researchers show that jumping exercises conducted over a single school year during early childhood resulted in significant bone mass increases ranging between 3 percent and 8 percent.

CORVALLIS, ORE. – Lead has been in the spotlight recently as a hazard in imported toys, but it also is a potential hazard in garden soil, experts say. A new publication from the Oregon State University Extension Service tells how to evaluate and reduce lead hazard in gardens and landscapes.

NEWPORT, Ore. – One of the leading marine research facilities on the West Coast is looking to expand to accommodate growth among its partner agencies and foster more research, education and outreach related to the Pacific Ocean.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Tory Hagen, a researcher at Oregon State University’s Linus Pauling Institute, will become the holder of the new Burgess and Elizabeth Jamieson Chair in Healthspan Research at a special celebration on Tuesday, April 22.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University logo and “Beaver” trademark, which are often used in publications or seen flashing larger-than-life on an athletic scoreboard, now also exist in a much different form that’s rarely seen – and still not able to be seen, for that matter, without the tools of nanotechnology.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A prominent oceanographer from Rutgers University, who has been honored for his work in Antarctica, will deliver the annual John Byrne Lecture at Oregon State University on Monday, April 28, where he will outline the impacts of climate change on ocean food webs.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The four ROTC branches at Oregon State University will combine on Friday, May 2, for their annual Joint Service Review.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The $12 million large animal hospital and diagnostic imaging expansion at Oregon State University is nearly complete. Launched through a $5 million gift from the Wayne and Gladys Valley Foundation of Oakland, Calif., the project will significantly increase the ability of OSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine to serve the needs of Oregon’s large animal owners and industries.

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ranked Oregon State University the fourth-largest college or university purchaser of renewable energy or “green power” through the agency’s “Green Power Challenge,” which concludes today. The competition included 40 schools and 18 conferences nationwide.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – James Carrington, a professor of botany and plant pathology at Oregon State University and a pioneer in the study of “small RNA” in genetic regulation, today was elected to the National Academy of Sciences.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Shiyung Liu, an associate research fellow at the Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinca in Taiwan, will deliver a lecture on “Prescribing Colonization: Medical Practices and Policies in Japan-Ruled Taiwan, 1895–1945” on May 8 at Oregon State University.

NEWPORT, Ore. – The once-abundant short-tailed albatross was hunted to near-extinction before protective measures were put in place and today scientists are working hard to protect the seabird from another danger – interactions with commercial fisheries.

On Tuesday (June 3) Oregon State University will sign a dual degree partnership agreement with Clackamas Community College. This new agreement gives OSU a partnership with all 17 of Oregon’s community colleges, making it the only university in the state with that distinction.

CORVALLIS, Ore. - Oregon State University President Ed Ray signed a historic agreement with Clackamas Community College on Tuesday, giving OSU a degree partnership with all 17 of Oregon’s community colleges. OSU is the only university in the state with that distinction.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Workers have begun clearing understory along Oak Creek as part of a yearlong project to restore and protect areas of the creek that wind through Oregon State University’s livestock facilities.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Carl M. Casale has been elected to a three-year term on the board of trustees for the National 4-H Council. Casale was a member of the Oregon 4-H program as a youth and is a graduate of Oregon State University.

CORVALLIS - Oregon State University's Department of Crop and Soil Science has awarded an endowed professorship to one of its most accomplished faculty members.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The recent agreement by nearly 200 countries to halt plans for fertilizing the world’s oceans to combat global warming is prudent until more research is done, say scientists from Oregon State University who have conducted experiments with the technique.