Students

For undergraduate students at Oregon State, publishing in a peer-reviewed research journal might feel far out of reach, but a growing number of faculty are encouraging them to push beyond their comfort zone to benefit from the experience and confidence gained through publishing.

“It’s a tool for developing a sense of belonging in the field,” said Stephanie Ramos, associate director of the Office of Undergraduate Research. “For students’ self-efficacy, how they feel they’re going to perform can be an indicator for future success.” 

After a four-year hiatus, theater is back in Withycombe Hall, and a brand-new student written and directed play opens next week titled “I met the Baba Yaga (and she lives in Tennessee).” Now performers and audiences can enjoy the intimate setting of the lab theatre and experience the play’s debut.

Campus Starship food delivery robots are wearing new wraps that honor the nine programs on the Corvallis campus that focus on identify-affirming community and belonging.

Nikki Gold, an undergraduate health student at Oregon State University and U.S. Navy veteran, was named the 2025 National Student Veteran of the Year by Student Veterans of America. Selected from a pool of more than 600,000 student veterans nationwide, Gold is the first openly LGBTQ+ veteran to receive this honor.

When Giulia Wood was 22, she did something few other undergraduate students have done. She spent five months in Antarctica studying juvenile krill with Oregon State University Professor Kim Bernard’s all-women research team. For Wood, it was one of many extraordinary opportunities during her academic journey, and in December, she learned she’d be taking yet another huge leap, this time to Liverpool, England.