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COVID-19 website: To facilitate the ongoing sharing of information about the virus, Oregon State University has added a link on the OSU homepage to a page that provides detailed and up-to-date COVID-19 information; links to OSU, local, state and federal resources; and updates on the latest federal travel restrictions.
TRACE OSU testing: TRACE OSU is providing random COVID-19 testing by invitation at its Corvallis and Bend campuses and at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Testing will take place in Corvallis in the Memorial Union Ballroom and at Reser ticket booths, Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. In Newport, testing will be provided every other week beginning Jan. 19, Monday through Wednesday, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. and Thursday 9 a.m.-2 p.m. At OSU-Cascades, testing is provided only to students living and working on campus. Visit the OSU-Cascades Safety and Success website to learn more about testing schedules. Please join the effort to build a safer and healthier Oregon State University community. To enroll and for more information: https://trace.oregonstate.edu/osu
NEW! Timely Teaching Tips: Interested in facilitating active learning in virtual learning environments? You're invited to attend "Universal Design for Learning: Providing Multiple Means of Engagement," the Center for Teaching and Learning's Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talk on Tuesday, Feb. 23 at 10 a.m.
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. Content appearing includes timely news and feature stories from broadcast, print and online sources. Occasionally, opinion pieces and first-person columns appearing in mainstream media outlets that are written by faculty members and pertain to their academic or professional expertise may be included based on their unique, informative value, timeliness and space constraints. It is not the policy of OSU Today to include Letters to the Editor.
An Oregon State University-led project called PacWave has worked for years to build an offshore facility to test wave energy devices. The lease from the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management moves the project one step closer to construction, which could begin as early as this summer. (see also Politico, Offshore Engineer, News Guard)
Joy Waite-Cusic, an Oregon State University professor of food safety systems, said Fred Meyer could have opened itself up to litigation if people consumed food the store threw away and then got sick.
Scientists at Oregon State University and the U.S. Forest Service have demonstrated that DNA extracted from water samples from rivers across Oregon and Northern California can be used to estimate genetic diversity of Pacific salmon and trout.
New modeling shows an increase of flooding by up to 60% in the next 50 to 100 years, according to a study by Oregon State University’s Oregon Climate Change Research Institute. Less precipitation falling as snow during the winter will lead to earlier spring streamflows for many rivers in the basin, including the Columbia, Willamette and Snake rivers and hundreds of tributaries.
Here & Now's Tonya Mosley speaks with Václav Kuna, a postdoctoral fellow at the Institute of Geophysics in Prague. He made the discovery as part of his doctoral research at Oregon State University. (see also KUOW)
An international team of scientists, including two from Oregon State University, conducted a biological assessment of the world's rivers and the limited data they found presents a fairly bleak picture.
New harvesting technology developed by Wei Qiang Yang, associate professor and berry Extension agent for Oregon State University Extension Service, could reduce the average cost of harvesting fresh blueberries from more than $12,000 to $3,000 an acre.
Postcards to Campus is an ongoing project centered around the OSU community. This project is open for submissions of mailed, dropped off or uploaded postcards. OSU community members are encouraged to share art, writings and sentiments on their postcards that range from personal to OSU-specific. Postcards submitted will be on display in the Valley Library rotunda and online, and will be archived through OSU's Special Collections and Archives Research Center (SCARC) to be featured in their COVID Collecting Project. To find out more go here: https://spark.adobe.com/page/DoBPihuByIA4D/ and also click on Postcard Archive to see more of these great works of art.
Silent auction: The School of Life Sciences (Biochemistry & Biophysics, Integrative Biology, and Microbiology) is holding their annual Silent Auction to benefit the Linn Benton Food Share. The auction will be online this year, opening up the fun to more people. The auction runs from Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 8 a.m. through Friday, Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. The auction link is http://www.32auctions.com/SLSFoodDrive2021. For questions, contact Tresa Bowlin at bowlinst@oregonstate.edu.
College of Forestry Silent Auction: Our silent auction is now open. The auction will run Monday, Feb. 15-Thursday, Feb. 18. Bids close at 5 p.m. Check out our themed baskets, hand-crafted items, and even bid on a happy hour experience with the dean. Items can be picked up on Monday, Feb. 22 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the RH Hatfield Courtyard.
NEW! OSU Foundation Silent Auction: Join the OSU Foundation for their annual silent auction benefiting the OSU Food Drive: https://www.32auctions.com/2021OSUF. Items range from handmade craft and artisanal items to gift cards and gift baskets from your favorite local hotspots. Shipping and onsite pickup is available for all items. Auction opens Feb. 18, 9 a.m. and runs through Feb. 19, 4 p.m. For questions, contact caitlyn.douglas@osufoundation.org.
Winter Career Fairs: Registration is now open. The OSU Winter Career Fair Series, as well as Speed Mock Interviews, are virtual, using Handshake. Click the fair link below to register and speak with employers like Amazon, Fast Enterprises, American Red Cross, Harder Mechanical and dozens more. Feb. 18, Non-Profit & Public Service Fair; Feb. 23, Food Science and Technology Fair; March 15, Education Career Fair. For more information about virtual fairs, visit: career.oregonstate.edu/virtual-fairs.
NEW! SEIU meeting: Please join for an OSU Classified staff meeting. Agenda will include bargaining update, solidarity over spring break, quarantine resources, class and comp committee, closure leave and your questions. Thursday, Feb. 18, noon to 1 p.m. Click here to join the Zoom meeting. Meeting ID: 943 6351 9074/ Passcode: 822518. Contact SEIU organizer Siobhan Burke with questions at burkes@seiu503.org.
Bird Talk: Join Extension Communications at noon on Feb. 18 for Bird Talk, our follow-up to last year’s Bird Walk. We will present and discuss birding topics appropriate for all skill levels. To participate, donate a minimum of $2 to GiveButter.com, list “OSU Food Drive - EESC Bird Talk” in the message/comment/designation box, and forward receipt to amy.baker@oregonstate.edu. Link upon receipt of your email.
HMSC Research Seminar: Lindsay Aylesworth, Research Project Leader, Marine Reserves Program, Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife will be giving a seminar titled “Taking a Deeper Dive: The ODFW Marine Reserves Data Dashboard.” Thursday Feb. 18, 3:30 p.m., Zoom Link Password: 972587 or call +1-971-247-1195 Meeting ID: 945 5573 115. Click here for more information.
Biological & Ecological Engineering Winter Seminar Series: Emily Graham, who is with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, will present “Temporal dynamics of microbial metabolic processes under hyporheic fluctuation,” on Thursday, Feb. 18, 4 p.m., with a meet-and-greet at 3:30 p.m. Zoom Meeting ID: 917 1196 8021 | Password: 769617. Free & open to the public.
2021 Charles E. Carpenter Lecture: Xueli Wang, professor of higher education at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will give the 2021 Carpenter Lecture titled, “On My Own: The Challenge and Promise of Building Equitable STEM Transfer Pathways." She will speak on Feb. 18 from 4-5 p.m. via Zoom. Free registration here.
OSU hosts ‘Contagion’ screenwriter Scott Z. Burns: The Oregon State University School of Writing, Literature and Film presents “Framing Catastrophe,” a conversation with American screenwriter, producer and director Scott Z. Burns on Thursday, Feb. 18 at 4 p.m. Burns is best known for his screenplays for “Contagion,” “The Bourne Ultimatum,” “The Informant!” and “Side Effects,” and for producing the Academy Award-winning climate documentary “An Inconvenient Truth.” The virtual event is free and open to the public. To join the event, visit beav.es/JwP.
NEW! Black Entrepreneurship Panel: Join us for a conversation with Black alumni and friends about their experiences being an entrepreneur, challenges they have experienced as Black folx starting businesses and how to get started on your own business development journey. Hosted by the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center, InnovationX Center of Excellence for Innovation and Entrepreneurship and the Iota Iota Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. Feb. 18, 6:30-8 p.m. Registration link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwvfuGpqT8qGtE9o706yaabS_mScFQeJHWm
President Alexander to meet with faculty: President Alexander and the Faculty Senate Executive Committee are continuing the long-standing tradition of sponsoring small group faculty conversations (academic, research and professional faculty). Each conversation will be facilitated by a Faculty Senate Executive Committee member and will consist of up to 12 faculty. These conversations, via Zoom, provide President Alexander with an opportunity to receive candid feedback from faculty and an occasion for idea and information exchange. To register for winter term sessions, Feb. 19 from 10-11:30 a.m., access the registration form at https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_eyugpEDxp9wBm98
Music à la Carte: Anthea Kreston and Jason Duckles. Kreston, a violinist and viola player, was a member of the internationally renowned Artemis String Quartet. She has received numerous awards for her chamber collaborations, including the grand prize at the Concert Artists Guild Competition and Europe’s Echo Award for recording. Duckles has toured the U.S. as a member of the Amelia Piano Trio, performed with Yo-Yo Ma in concerts throughout Central Asia and received numerous awards for his chamber collaborations. Program to be announced. Friday at noon. Free and open to all via Zoom.
University Budget Committee: The University Budget Committee (UBC) will meet this Friday, Feb. 19 from 2-3:30 p.m. via Zoom. The UBC is OSU’s advisory body to the Provost for recommendations on tuition rates, budget priorities, and budget policies. The committee will discuss projections and planning relevant to developing budget and tuition recommendations for 2021-22. Members of the university community are welcome to join the meetings as observers. If you are interested in joining as an observer you may register here. More information and future meeting times can be found at https://fa.oregonstate.edu/budget/university-budget-committee.
Family Feud with the BCC: This is a special Black History Month BCC Family Feud. The Game, will exclusively be on Black Culture. It is scheduled for three days: Friday, Feb. 19, 5-8 p.m.; and Friday, Feb. 26, 5-8 p.m. Please fill the form only if you are sure to make it to the event. Each team should be made up of five participants. Please provide the name of your team and that of your team participants. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfxH34zRDtBz5UnhuFqJT5MDHE3ck0il2gnOz_KQxZWVFr_rA/viewform
Book Launch Party for Kathleen Dean Moore's Earth's Wild Music: We invite you to attend the book launch of "Earth's Wild Music: Celebrating and Defending the Songs of the Natural World" on Saturday, Feb. 20, at 6 p.m. The event will include special guests and readings as well as a Q&A with the author. Learn more and register.
Career Meetup Day: One of the biggest Beaver networking opportunities of the year is happening Thursday, March 11 at noon PT. Spark connections with people who can help you achieve your goals at the Oregon State Alumni Association’s annual Career Meetup Day. Gather with OSU professionals and students from across the country and around the globe for conversations about thriving in uncertain times. Discover the new tools of virtual networking, pick up pointers for using LinkedIn and join a friendly quiz game with prizes. Register for free at osualum.com/careermeetup.
NEW! Designing Effective E-Learning Online Course: Part of OSU College of Education’s E-Learning Instructional Design Certificate program, this course will equip your team to provide effective online learning based on research-based principles of online learning. Feb. 22-April 4. Register through Feb. 26. Space is limited.
NEW! Science Pro: Science Pro this year will be a 3-evening professional development engagement opportunity on Feb. 23, 24 & 25 from 5-6:30 p.m. Make connections with alumni and community professionals. Discover career pathways and get the inside scoop on what it’s like to work in industry, government agencies, national labs or for your own company. The first 100 students who sign up (and attend) a Science Pro event will receive free portfolios. Grad students, undergrads, faculty and staff are welcome to attend. Check out the schedule and who will be there, and register today. Email gabs.james@oregonstate.edu if you have any questions.
NEW! General Guide to Bacc Core Courses: This workshop can assist anyone that has a course being assessed by the Bacc Core Committee or plans to create a Bacc Core course. This session will assist with fulfilling all syllabus requirements as well as providing a “how-to” on completing Bacc Core assessment forms. Wednesday, Feb. 24, 10-11 a.m. Register at: https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_088hesrKBFRRVKB.
NEW! Race in America Discussion Series: “Navigating While Black and Bi/Multi-Racial”: Hosted by the Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center. This iteration of the series will focus on Black and Bi/Multi-Racial identity and the challenges those individuals face within and outside of the Black community. Feb. 24, 6 p.m. Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/98946191744?pwd=YTlBbXRlL01za1liLzhqSVpwQ0p6Zz09 Password: BLM21
Sexual Violence Prevention: A Community Approach - Interpersonal violence is a public health issue that impacts Oregon State University. In this session we will share resources that the Survivor Advocacy & Resource Center (SARC) provides to everyone at OSU. Join us to learn about prevention efforts we can all be engaged in. Interpersonal violence is a community issue that needs a community response; come learn how you can be part of this important response. Part of the Winter 2021 FYI Friday series, Feb. 19, 9-10 a.m. via Zoom. Registration required.
Information Literacy Workshop: If you want to improve your students’ experience with information literacy through acts of critical exploration and reading, especially within unique disciplinary lenses, join OSU librarians and the WIC team on Feb. 19 from 10-10:50 a.m. for a workshop on teaching information literacy. There will be time to brainstorm adjustments to the writing assignments based on the reading and exploration frameworks discussed. Register here https://beav.es/JQU.
Faculty Seminar Series presentation: “Using Technology to Create Safe Study Spaces during COVID-19,” delivered by Lucinda Amerman and Margaret Mellinger, OSU Libraries & Press. Feb. 19, 10 a.m. Amerman and Mellinger will share how a group of dedicated staff deployed an online reservation system that encourages appropriate physical distancing and density within the building, making the library one of the safest study spaces on campus. Register in advance.
Geography winter colloquium series: Daniel Grant, a postdoctoral fellow at the Mahindra Humanities Center at Harvard University, will be presenting his talk, “Undercurrents: multiracial histories of resistance and survival in the Colorado River borderlands." He will speak on Friday, Feb. 19 from noon to 1 p.m. Free and open to all. To join, use Zoom link: https://oregonstate.zoom.us/j/94478363106?pwd=ZUtzNVVlVE9Oc0ZvWTRKWEVnWkliUT09.
Anthropology Lecture Series: "When All Lives Don't Matter and Democracy is Under Assault" with guest speaker Faye V. Harrison from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Presented by the School of Language, Culture and Society. Friday, Feb. 19, noon. Free and open to all. Join the virtual lecture via Zoom at: beav.es/Jqi.
Gun violence and public health seminar: Daniel W. Webster, ScD, MPH, Bloomberg Professor of American Health in Violence Prevention, director of the Johns Hopkins Center for Gun Violence Prevention and Policy, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, will present “Public health solutions to preventing gun violence: Opportunities and challenges in 2021 and beyond.” Friday, Feb. 19, 1-2 p.m., The seminar will be presented via Zoom. Learn more about College of Public Health and Human Sciences research seminars at https://health.oregonstate.edu/seminars.
Get to know Zoom with Media Services: Adding flair: Friday, Feb. 19 from 2-3 p.m. Location: Zoom. To register for this event and for more Zoom information from Media Services, go to https://uit-at.oregonstate.edu/media-services-zoom/.
Robotic tree fruit production: The Department of Crop and Soil Science and Department of Horticulture is hosting a seminar on Monday, Feb. 22, at noon, with a presentation titled “Robotic tree fruit production” by Joe Davidson, assistant professor in the School of Mechanical, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering. For Zoom registration, access: https://beav.es/JqB.
Caring from a Distance: If you have an elder who requires assistance, yet does not live near you, helping out may seem difficult. However, distance doesn’t mean you can’t provide comfort and care for your elder. By devising care strategies, developing emergency plans and building a support system of family, friends and local resources, your elder can have the care and attention he or she needs. Feb. 23, 9 a.m. Register here.
Cayuse and the OSU Process – why, when, how: Interested in submitting a grant, but not sure how to navigate university approvals and submission? Join college-level grant personnel to learn how the grant submission process works at OSU and what you need to know about “Cayuse” research administration software. Cross-college Monthly Grant Training Sessions are open to all faculty, staff and graduate students. RSVP for all sessions in the series. Tuesday, Feb. 23, 3-4 p.m.
Do you have a business idea but need some help? The OSU Advantage Accelerator is offering Iterate, a free virtual class for researchers, entrepreneurs and prospective entrepreneurs who have a business idea or technology that could become a sellable product or service but aren't sure what to do next. Come learn how to create a value proposition, find and understand your market and more. Iterate consists of four workshops that build on each other: Feb. 25, March 4, March 11 and March 18, all from 3-4:30 p.m. Learn more and register: https://advantage.oregonstate.edu/advantage-accelerator/programs/iterate
Call for Applications: Career Champions Faculty Program: Applications for the Spring 2021 Career Champions program for teaching faculty and instructors are now being accepted. The program will provide tangible ways to include career readiness in the classroom, while also taking a hard look at the barriers to access that our first generation, high financial need, and/or students of color face. A $500 honorarium will be awarded to participants. More information can be found on the Center for Teaching and Learning website. To apply, please complete the application form by Feb. 26.
Empowering farmworkers and working Latinx families - OSU Changemakers webcast: Mobilizing communities is what Laura Galindo, ’17, does best. She’s former director of communications and strategic partnerships at PCUN, one of Oregon’s longest standing Latinx-led organizations, and her impact reaches statewide. Learn about her career spent advocating at the intersection of immigration, undocumented workers’ rights and electoral organizing. Join a conversation with Galindo Feb. 24 at osualum.com/Changemakers, presented by the College of Liberal Arts and the OSU Alumni Association.
Public Health Insider | Rapid Social Change and Uncertainty: The social reorganization that defined the lives of Americans born at the turn of the 20th century are not yet behind us. Join College of Public Health and Human Sciences Barbara E. Knudson Endowed Chair and Distinguished Professor Rick Settersten to uncover how the lives and dramatic shifts of the 1900 generation continue to shape the challenges we face today. Tuesday, March 2 at 4 p.m. Register.
Womxn in Science Outside the Lab event: Kishana Taylor, postdoctoral researcher at Carnegie Mellon University, will speak as part of the Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology (EECB) seminar series on "Prioritizing Intersectionality in Interdisciplinary Infectious Disease Research: Intersectional identities (and scientists) must inform how we study disease" on March 10, 4-5 p.m., via Zoom (beav.es/eecb) or YouTube: (beav.es/oSs).
Search Advocate Workshop: OSU Search Advocate workshops for the rest of this academic year are available for registration. Search advocates are outside process advisors who participate on employee search committees; their goal is to encourage culture and practices that favor equity, validity and diversity. The initial workshop series is a sequence of four 4-hour Zoom workshops. Those who complete the series may choose to have their names added to the Search Advocate Directory and will be eligible to serve as advocates until September 2022. Three-hour continuing education workshops for current advocates are also available. To register, go to the new Search Advocate/Workshops website. Questions? Contact Anne Gillies at anne.gillies@oregonstate.edu or 541-760-6160.
Social Justice Education Initiative workshops are happening now, including NEW Tier Two workshops: The SJEI is a foundational professional development program for all faculty, staff and graduate students. Join your colleagues to begin, or expand, your equity and inclusion journey. See the schedule and register for remote Tier One Platform workshops here. See the schedule and register for remote Tier Two Next Level workshops here. Interested in this work for your unit? Contact SJEI director Jane Waite for further information: jane.waite@oregonstate.edu
Distinguished professors: OSU’s 2021 University Distinguished Professors will deliver Zoom lectures on their scholarship. Richard Settersten, University Distinguished Professor of Human Development will give a lecture on May 5 at 5:30 p.m. (register here) and Julia Jones, University Distinguished Professor of Geography will give a lecture on May 6 at 5:30 p.m. (register here). The title of University Distinguished Professor is awarded to current OSU faculty members who have achieved national and international distinction for their contributions in research and creative work, teaching and mentoring, public engagement, and service. Professors Jones and Settersten are outstanding examples of OSU’s highest academic honor.
College of Forestry Quilt and Bowl Raffle: Get raffle tickets for a queen-sized quilt, a wall-hanging quilt, and a wood-turned bowl from spalted Oregon maple burl. Tickets are $1 each or 6 for $5: https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bjRrAbXExl1sbVY.
Donuts: Honors College is selling the following flavors in boxes of a dozen donuts: Glazed for $12, jelly-filled for $13, chocolate for $13. Each person who purchases a box will be entered into a raffle to win a Dutch Bros gift card. To order: https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_8kNBYyVwnGXAgjs and email emily.garcia@Oregonstate.edu with questions.
Auction: BEE is hosting a month-long online auction of art, crafts, jewelry, plants and much, much more. In particular, we will auction at least one of BEE faculty member John Selker’s artisan crafted wood bowls, as well as Dominique Bachelet’s cards and a watercolor painting.
Virtual High-Five: Do you miss giving people high-fives? Want a fun way to thank a co-worker? Send them a Virtual High-Five with a minimum $5 donation and you will automatically enter to win a gift card. The final day to send Virtual High-Five is Feb. 19.
Gift baskets: Bid on themed gift baskets to donate to the Food Drive at Oregon State University. All proceeds will be donated to the Linn Benton Food Share. To participate in the auction please contact Valarie.Thrower@oregonstate.edu or visit https://www.32auctions.com/OSU-Statistics-GiftBasket. Auction closes Feb. 21 at 11:45 p.m.
Pet fashion show: This high fashion event is perfect for pet parents who’ve always known their fur babies were destined for stardom. For more info click HERE. The contest and voting will take place from Feb. 15-21 for a $2 donation per vote.
Virtual 3K: The 3K Food-for-All Walk will be held virtually from Feb. 7-21. Donate $3 to participate. Your donation will also enter you to win a free gift. Lisa Ganio will donate an additional $5 for every participant who enters.
Race to the Top Banana Virtual 5K/10K: Take part in the College of Forestry's virtual 5K/10K. Run or walk wherever you want — outdoors on a course of your choice or indoors on your treadmill. Complete by Feb. 21. You will receive a special medal to commemorate your race. $25, sign up here: https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9zPP9RCbsBrfcQl
Photo contest: Extension Communications is offering a photo contest devoted to the natural world around us. Categories are landscape, birds/wildlife and macro (close-up imagery). Deadline is Feb. 19. To participate, donate $2 or more per image (up to 3 images) to GiveButter.com, list “OSU Food Drive - EESC Photos” in message/comment/designation box, and forward your receipt to amy.baker@oregonstate.edu. Details in Box https://oregonstate.app.box.com/f/54a8a9cadb06494a8e29ed5961473a47
Recipe Book: Now that all this Food Drive talk has your stomach growling, we’ve got the perfect way to satisfy those cravings - the Extension Communications Recipe Book! Donate a minimum of $2 to GiveButter.com, list “Food Drive - EESC Recipes” in the message/comment/designation box, and forward your receipt to amy.baker@oregonstate.edu. Recipe book will be sent as a pdf by email beginning Feb. 12.
NROTC Beaver Battalion: Join the fight against hunger during OSU’s February Food Drive, with the Naval ROTC Beaver Battalion student group, by using the Facebook Donation link, virtually donating via Venmo @FAO-NROTC and noting “FOOD DRIVE” in the comments, or by physically donating food to the Drop Box at the north entrance of Cascade Hall. Every little bit helps, as donating only a dollar will pay for four pounds of food, which is over three meals.
P&M Food Drive 2021: Support the local food drive by dropping off non-perishable foods, personal hygiene items, sanitation products or pet food at Printing & Mailing Services, 4700 SW Research Way, on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. during the month of February. Each donation gets entered into a drawing to win a one-of-a-kind vinyl tote bag. All donations benefit non-profit agencies in Linn and Benton counties. https://printmail.oregonstate.edu/food-drive-2021
Recipes wanted: The OSU Foundation and the OSU Alumni Association are collecting recipes to make a cookbook to benefit the Annual Food Drive. Do you have a go-to recipe that gets rave reviews every time? All profits will benefit the Linn Benton Food Share. You can either submit your favorite recipe to be included in the cookbook (even if it’s not original, that’s OK, we have a space to mark it as “adapted from”). Deadline is Feb. 22. Nominate someone that you know that has an amazing recipe that you have always tried to get your hands on. We will contact that person and ask them to consider handing over the recipe to include in the cookbook. Finally, order your cookbook today. Deadline for ordering a cookbook is Feb. 22. You can pay by check, made out to LBFS (Linn Benton Food Share). Orders will be delivered sometime in March, once the cookbook is designed and completed. Digital copies are $10. Pre-sale printed copies are $15 before Feb. 19. Late order printed copies are $18 (Feb. 19-22). For more information, email Heather Rapp.
Invitation to participate in wine taste tests: The OSU Wine Sensory Lab, led by Elizabeth Tomasino, is recruiting panelists for wine sensory research. Studies involve smelling and/or tasting wines and providing requested feedback. Participants are compensated at a rate of $12/hour in the form of gift cards. Click here to be added to our listserv so you can receive emails about upcoming tests. For more information, email us at winepanel@oregonstate.edu.
Spring Term Parking Permit Sales begin March 10 at 10 a.m.: Commuter permits will be available beginning March 10 at 10 a.m. Permits may be purchased in Term, Monthly or Daily increments to provide flexible and affordable options. Eligible employees may pay for Term permits through a one-time payroll deduction. Enroll by March 31, 2021. Individuals living on campus may purchase R zone permits beginning March 24 at 10 a.m.. Residential permits are sold on a 1-space to 1-permit basis, so secure a permit before bringing a vehicle to campus. Permits are required year-round, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. in A, B and C zones on campus, unless marked. Residential permits are required at all times, year-round. For more information: http://transportation.oregonstate.edu
Mid-Month Emergency Preparedness Topic: Food Options: If a disaster strikes your community, you might not have access to food, water, and electricity for days or even weeks. Options for food storage include: Freeze-dried foods, MREs, dehydrated foods and canned foods. This month’s poster can be downloaded at https://emergency.oregonstate.edu/emergency-preparedness/preparedness-topics/food-emergencies.
Proposed Updates to University Policies & Standards: Visit the University Policy Program’s What’s New page (http://policy.oregonstate.edu/whats-new) to view pending policy amendments. Ten outdated, legacy policies from when the Oregon University System disbanded are being proposed for retirement. In addition, proposed University Policy 02-001 Student Appeals and Grievances will replace a legacy policy (576-022 Student Appeals and Grievances), which removes outdated material and aligns the policy with current practices. Comments or questions may be submitted to OSU-Policy@oregonstate.edu.
Music to Save the Earth's Songs: The Spring Creek Project is publishing 20 four-minute concerts that weave together music and the spoken word to celebrate the creatures that fill the air with sound — frogs, wolves, songbirds, growling grizzly bears — and inspire action to save them. Videos in the “Music to Save Earth’s Songs” series will be posted online at 6 p.m. on Mondays and Thursdays through the end of March. To watch, visit liberalarts.oregonstate.edu/feature-story/music-save-earth-s-songs. The series is inspired by a new book from OSU Professor Emeritus Kathleen Dean Moore called “Earth’s Wild Music.” The video series is co-sponsored and co-released by Orion Magazine, the Greenbelt Land Trust in Corvallis, the McKenzie River Trust, the Center for Humans and Nature, Counterpoint Press and the Safina Center.
Call for Abstracts: The OSU Food in Culture and Social Justice program invites the submission of abstracts to the 2021 "Just Food: Because it is Never Just Food" conference. The event was originally scheduled to be in-person at Oregon State University, but due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will be held virtually online. It is hosted by The Culinary Institute of America and New York University. Full details.
Covid and Tax Scam Information Resources You Can Use to Protect Yourself: Protect yourself from Covid and tax scams by checking out two new articles, one called “Top 4 Covid Scams to Watch Out For” that you can find here: https://www.cisecurity.org/resources/?type=newsletter and current tax-related news here: https://www.irs.gov/newsroom/tax-scams-consumer-alerts. This message is brought to you by the OSU Office of Information Security.
Invitation to participate in study on caring for a parent with dementia: A team of researchers at Oregon State University is working to understand how middle-aged women who care for parents with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia work towards their own personally selected physical activity goals. In order to do so, we are seeking participants for our study, titled the ACHIEVE Study. You are eligible for participation in the study if you are: (1) a woman, (2) between the ages of 50-64, (3) live in Oregon, (4) spend at least 20 hours a week caring for at least one parent or parent-in-law who has Alzheimer’s disease or a related dementia. As a thank-you for participating, you will be paid up to $200. Click here to access the ACHIEVE Study Eligibility Survey For more information, email the study’s Principal Investigators, Shelbie Turner, MPH (turneshe@oregonstate.edu) or Karen Hooker, Ph.D. (hookerk@oregonstate.edu).
Call for Proposals: Join a supportive learning community to improve teaching. The Center for Teaching & Learning and Academic Technology invite proposals to participate in the Spring ’21 Blended Faculty Learning Community. Group members will explore and develop solutions for personal teaching challenges through effective use of educational technology. See Call for Proposals. Apply by Feb. 24.
Free Middle School Women in Science Workshop: Discovering the Scientist Within is a program designed to nurture 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls’ interest in STEM. The event will be virtual this year with all activity supplies shipped directly to participants. It will be held Saturday, March 6, from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Registration is open now and closes Feb. 18. Contact Emily Nicholson in Precollege Programs with questions.
Call for Applications: Career Champions Faculty Program: Applications for the Spring 2021 Career Champions program for teaching faculty and instructors are now being accepted. The program will provide tangible ways to include career readiness in the classroom, while also taking a hard look at the barriers to access that our first generation, high financial need and/or students of color face. A $500 honorarium will be awarded to participants. More information can be found on the Center for Teaching and Learning website. To apply, please complete the application form by Feb. 26.
“Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.” ~ John Green
Corvallis: Rain today, high of 48, low of 40. Showers and patchy fog tomorrow.
Central Oregon: Rain today, high of 42, low of 32. Chance of rain and snow tomorrow.
Newport: Rain today, high of 49, low of 41. Showers tomorrow.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/