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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.
Oregon State University Department of Integrative Biology curator Chris Marshall said while it takes time to go over each year’s new data, having trained volunteers is essential. He said as more discoveries are made, the data become more refined.
Knowledge is everything when it comes to pruning mature trees, said Nicole Sanchez, Oregon State University Extension Service horticulturist. But proper, easy-to-understand instructions can be hard to find. To help fill the gap, Sanchez produced 11 short videos covering every aspect of pruning a mature tree,
Oregon State University scientists have discovered a new class of potential drug targets for people suffering from neurodegenerative conditions such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Willamette Valley consumers may have seen apples and rhubarb paired together in pie or hard ciders. Oregon State University researchers want the fruit and herbaceous stalk in packages in grocery stores, too. As in packages made from apple and rhubarb pulps, said Yanyun Zhao.
An interview discussing Presidents' Day with OSU's Christopher McKnight Nichols. (see also Mark Mason Show)
Lambing season: Doug Botkin with Finance and Administration says, “Some of you may remember a post a few years ago of Cashew. Two of her lambs had their lambs in January. Brazil had a girl, Jalapeño, and Pili had two girls, Ancho and Cayenne, and boy Habanero.” We are accepting photo submissions at osutoday@oregonstate.edu.
Timely Teaching Tips: Wondering how to help students find academic support? Trained peer writing consultants and academic coaches support student writing and research projects and planning for finals. Make an announcement about the Writing Center, or use email or a one-on-one conversation to recommend Academic Coaching. Your recommendations can normalize and encourage use of these resources.
OSU Engineers’ Week 2022: The Engineering Student Council & College of Engineering invite you to Engineers’ Week 2022. E-Week is a weeklong celebration of engineers and their contributions to society, with a variety of social and professional events, as well as prizes and free food. Check out the event website to learn more: https://groups.engr.oregonstate.edu/esc/e-week-2022. Email esc.vpevents@oregonstate.edu with questions. Feb. 21-25.
CTL Tuesday Teaching + Tech Talks: "Using UDL to Address How we Assess," Raven Chakerian, Amy Hunter and Hayden Wilcox. In this session, we will explore together what it means to assess student learning in today’s classroom, including why and how we assess learning and which assessment methods might help us do so more authentically. For more information see https://ctl.oregonstate.edu/tuesday-teaching-tech-talks. Zoom session Feb. 22, 10-11:50 a.m.: https://beav.es/UJj.
Black Queer trailblazers: Come join ASOSU in celebrating Black Queer trailblazers. There will be free soup from a local bakery and the chance to participate in a Kahoot that highlights historical Black Queer leaders. To reserve your spot, visit this link. Registration closes at noon on Feb. 22.
OSU Assist (Crisis Response Team) program coordinator final candidates forum: All students and employees are invited to meet the final candidates for this new position. Candidate 2 is Feb. 22, 3-4 p.m. Register here. Information about OSU Assist can be found here.
Vaccination clinics: Benton County Health Department is holding five free vaccination clinics this coming week. Anyone age 5 and older is eligible to receive the vaccine and no appointments are needed. Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines are available. For more information or for accommodations, call 541-766-6120.
Stephen J. Pyne presents "Between Three Fires." Join historian and author Stephen Pyne as he explores the past, present and future of America's fire landscape. Pyne's most recent book is "The Pyrocene: How We Created a Fire Age, and What Happens Next." This talk is part of Spring Creek Project's lecture series Lookout: Envisioning Futures with Wildfire. Feb. 22, 6 p.m. Learn more and register here.
Community Care Circle: In response to news of a reported physical assault on campus that may have involved sexual orientation bias, a Community Care Circle is being held at Oregon State in support of anyone struggling or needing community support. The event takes place Tuesday, Feb. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Kaku-Ixt Mana Ina Haws (Long House).
NEW! Booster clinic: The Beaver Booster Clinic opens Wednesday, Feb. 23 on the Corvallis campus. The walk-up clinic takes place in the SEC Plaza from noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday through March 18. All COVID-19 vaccines are available, including doses for children. No insurance, ID or appointment required but bring your CDC vaccine card if you have one.
NEW! Soundbox 5: Interstitial Collaborations and Creative Catalysts. This two day event features speakers Paul Catanese on "The Responsibility of Breath: A Conversation and VR Excursion," Claudia O'Steen on "The Art of Fieldwork," Andrew Lorish from OSU Cascades, "Art and Arts, Media & Technology Program," Victor Villegas, "Using the Arts for Cultural Based STEM Eduation" (talk and mini performance) and many more makers in music, technology, poetry, art, engineering and science. Feb. 23-24, 1-10 p.m. Free, open to all via Zoom. Registration is required. Register and find out more.
NEW! Kindness Rocks: Get creative with rock painting, learn more about the upcoming Out of the Darkness Campus Walk, pre-register for the event and snag some free Café Yumm. Rocks painted with positive messages will be placed around campus and town during the campus walk on Saturday, April 9. Join us and help spread a little kindness around OSU and Corvallis. Kindness Rocks! takes place Feb. 24 at 6-9 p.m. in the Memorial Union Ballroom and is open to OSU students, staff and faculty.
NEW! SAVE THE DATE: "Daring to be a Creative Engineer." Ivan Williams, B.S Chemical Engineering ’80, is a film, TV and theatre producer with a passion for the arts, social impact, science and technology. As a media and entertainment entrepreneur, he supports the use of state-of-the-art technology to develop and present live and filmed entertainment and artwork that engages audiences in new creative ways. March 8, 5:30 p.m. Choose to watch in person in LINC100, or online. Registration required.
NEW! SAVE THE DATE: A Musical Conversation with Anthony Davis. 2020 Pulitzer Prize Winner in Music for "The Central Park Five," Anthony Davis, will be interviewed and is expected to play pieces on stage during the event. March 9, 5:30 p.m. Join us for the inaugural event in support of OSU's upcoming Arts and Education Complex. Choose to watch in person at The LaSells Stewart Center’s Austin Auditorium, or online. Registration required.
NEW! Crucial Conversations for Mastering Dialogue: This 10-hour course teaches skills for creating alignment and agreement by fostering open dialogue around high-stakes, emotional, or risky topics at all levels of your organization. This program consists of a series of five live, online sessions on Tuesdays 9-11 a.m. April 19 through May 17. There is a $100 fee to attend Crucial Conversations. Learn more and register here.
Honors College Winter Virtual Undergraduate Research Showcase: Join Honors College Dean Toni Doolen for the Honors College Winter Undergraduate Research Showcase Feb. 23, 5-6:30 p.m. via Zoom. At this event, eight current Honors College students will deliver lightning talks about their research and answer questions. OSU Interim President Becky Johnson will give opening remarks. RSVP by emailing Gordon Fenn at gordon.fenn@osufoundation.org.
American Strings: An Evening with Allison Russell. Russell is an artist, activist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist and founding member of the acclaimed groups Our Native Daughters (with Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla and Amythyst Kiah), and Birds of Chicago (with her husband/musical partner JT Nero). Hosted by Bob Santelli. Feb. 23, 5 p.m. Free. Register for link to view.
Oregon State Wind Symphony Concert: Live from the LaSells Stewart Center, a winter performance directed by Olin Hannum, featuring OSU Wind Ensemble Concerto Contest Winner Elijah Durbin, clarinet. Feb. 23 at 7:30 p.m. Free, open to the public. Proof of up-to-date COVID vaccination or negative test from within three days prior to event is required for entrance. For specific details visit https://beav.es/event-attendance.
4th annual “Writing (PNW) Black History into Wikipedia” event: Valley Library is partnering with the national non-profit AfroCROWD for the editathon, which will focus on improving existing Wikipedia articles and creating new articles. Training is provided at the beginning of the event. There will be an in-person event at the Valley Library and a virtual event simultaneously from 2-5 p.m., Friday, Feb. 25. For more information and to register go to: https://guides.library.oregonstate.edu/edit2022.
NEW! Department of Botany & Plant Pathology Winter Seminar Series: “Novel mechanism of anti-bacterial effector deployment by a plant pathogenic bacterium,” presented by Chih-Feng Wu of OSU, Feb. 24, 4 p.m., ALS 4001 and via Zoom. For complete schedule visit the BPP Seminar website.
NEW! Artificial Intelligence in Clinical Medicine: What makes a good machine learning model for clinical applications? Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar Lecture with Collin M. Stultz, March 1, 2 p.m. Although applications of machine learning are now pervasive in the clinical literature, machine learning has yet to be embraced by the clinical community. So what constitutes a good machine learning model for clinical applications? Registration required.
NEW! Changemakers: From Teacher of the Year to a Landmark LGBTQ+ Rights Case. Hear from 2014 Oregon Teacher of the Year Brett Bigham, ’91, the first special education teacher to win the honor. After facing workplace discrimination, his case was reviewed by the U.S. Supreme Court, securing workplace rights for LGBTQ+ employees nationwide. Attend the March 10 webcast: bit.ly/MarchChangemaker.
Bioinformatics Users Group (BUG): "Pivoting from plant epidemiology to human epidemiology, i.e., Transferrable skills and unforeseen life changes,” presented by Daniel Farber (Spatial and Environmental Epidemiologist, Washington State Department of Health), Feb. 23 at noon via Zoom. For additional information, see https://cqls.oregonstate.edu/training/bioinformatics-users-group-bug.
Race In America Discussion: “Colorism in the Black and Latinx Communities.” The Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center and the Cesar Chavez Cultural Center are coordinating a discussion about the history of anti-Blackness in the Latinx community, colorism in both communities, and Hispanic cultures learning of their African heritage. This event will feature Iván Carbajal, assistant professor with Oregon State’s School of Psychological Sciences, and Terrance Harris, director of OSU’s Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center. Feb. 23, 5 p.m., Lonnie B. Harris Black Cultural Center.
Black Lives Matter in Academic Spaces: Three Lessons in Critical Literacy. A remote public talk by Vershawn Ashanti Young, discussing the ways that teachers and the public in both the U.S. and Canada have misappropriated the linguistic concept of code-switching as it applies to both Black language and standard language speakers. Virtual event, free and open to all. Feb. 24, noon to 1:30 p.m. Register.
Do you have a business idea but need some help? The OSU Advantage Accelerator is offering Iterate, a free virtual class for researchers 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 Thursday workshops that build on each other: Feb. 24, March 3, 10 and 17, all from 3-4:30 p.m. Learn more and register here.
NEW! The Bright Side: The Bright Side Project is an effort to pull together stories highlighting diverse ways faculty, students and staff cope with the pandemic. What kept you teaching? We hope this project helps people cope with the continuing challenges. Faculty are invited to submit their stories of hope and inspire their colleagues. No deadline. Info here: https://bit.ly/brightsideproject.
NEW! 2022 Incidental Fee Review Committee: As the FY23 fee-setting process almost comes to an end, the Incidental Fee Review Committee is established to reflect on this year's process as well as to address a few other priority areas related to the incidental fee. All stakeholders of this process (especially students) are encouraged to participate in this work depending on their availability and interest. Details about the committee and its mandate are outlined in this memo. Please complete this form if you want to join the committee or to remain updated with its progress. More information available on the committee website.
NEW! Help OSU win the 2022 Advocacy Challenge and beat the Ducks: We are midway through the month-long 2022 legislative session, and that means the Beaver Caucus is halfway through our second annual Advocacy Challenge with UO Advocates. Please take 60 seconds and email your legislators to let them know that OSU is a priority for the people they represent. (It's easy on our website; you can write your own message or use our suggestions.) You'll help us show that the Beavs can make more noise than the Ducks, and you'll be entered into a drawing to win one of three $100 gift cards for the OSU Beaver Store. Deadline Feb. 28.
NEW! 30 Year Club inductees: Congratulations to William Bogley, department head, for 30 years of service to OSU. You can read more about their time at OSU and others who have reached this milestone by clicking on their name.
NEW! Mutual Mentors: In our Mutual Mentors program, trios of faculty engage in non-evaluative, voluntary, supportive and collaborative work designed to enhance teaching practices. Check out the website to learn more. Complete the application to participate. Registration extended to March 18.
NEW! Research Equipment Reserve Fund: In partnership with the Research Council, the Research Office is accepting requests for the Research Equipment Reserve Fund. Follow the guidelines on the website. Deadline for application to the Research Equipment Reserve Fund (RERF). Proposals are due by March 21, 11:59 p.m. PST, hard deadline, no extensions. Questions: Contact Research Office Incentive Programs at Incentive.Programs@oregonstate.edu.
Vote for Your Student Leadership: The ASOSU Election Ballot is open now. The ASOSU Student Government represents the student body, communicates with policymakers and university leadership and oversees over $26 million in incidental fees. This includes funding for units such as the Memorial Union, Student Experiences & Engagement, the Human Services Resource Center and the Family Resource Center, among other services. Ballots close March 4 at 5 p.m.
CTL Lumen Learning GRANT Opportunity: CTL Lumen Learning Grant is a funded professional development opportunity with the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Lumen Learning to help better understand the teaching practices that positively impact student success. Join an online Faculty Development program. $500 for each participant. Students using Lumen Learning in grant-related courses will have their course fees waived. Space is limited. Sign up now. Deadline March 1. Starts Spring term.
$15K of Funding Available: The OSU Advantage Accelerator is currently seeking applications that describe technology-based projects in any discipline that will move OSU-owned technologies closer to commercialization. Proposals should describe a project that requires $15,000 or less of funding to achieve an important milestone(s) connected to commercialization. Each project may be awarded up to $15,000 and should span 9 months or less, beginning in April 2022. Proposals are due by 5 p.m. on Feb. 28. Learn more and apply.
SNAP Eligibility Income Increase: SNAP is a federal program that provides eligible participants with $234 a month for grocery funding and the Oregon income eligibility criteria recently increased. The Human Services Resource Center at OSU raises awareness about this resource and provides application assistance to U.S. citizens who make less than $2147 a month, or are work-study eligible or have a 0 EFC score on their FAFSA. For information: SNAP.HSRC@oregonstate.edu.
Looking for Unsung Heroes: We are looking for submissions from the Oregon State community to highlight OSU employees and students who are not typically in the spotlight but who are going above and beyond in their work or personal lives. Inspired by our COVID-19 Unsung Hero profiles, we want to celebrate those who serve others, whether it be helping colleagues, volunteering in their community or simply living in ways that inspire us. Send your suggestions to osutoday@oregonstate.edu and our staff may contact them for interviews we’d feature in OSU Today and elsewhere.
COVID-19 testing: Oregon State University, in collaboration with Willamette Valley Toxicology (WVT), is providing on-site COVID-19 testing. OSU employees and students, regardless of vaccination status, are welcome to test at one of these locations: Corvallis: Student Experience Center and Cascade Hall 120: Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.. (For staff wanting to get a test voluntarily, please make sure to register for a LabDash account prior to arrival: https://labdash.net/.) Bend: Ray Hall 302. Week of Jan. 3: Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-6 p.m.
Silent auction: Stop by Magruder Hall to bid on some great auction items. The auction starts Feb. 21 and will end Feb. 25 at noon. Items include homemade bread and cheesecake, jewelry, art, and even a locker of lamb. For questions, contact Sara.k.smith@oregonstate.edu.
Chili sale: CCVM will be hosting a chili sale Feb. 23 in Magruder Hall. Chili will be served from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. A bowl of chili is $3 or chili, cornbread and a drink for $5. For questions, contact Sara.k.smith@oregonstate.edu.
Buy a cup of chili, give a pound of beans: On Feb. 24, order a cup of chili from East Side Eats, Clubhouse Deli or Southside Station and UHDS will donate a pound of beans in support of the OSU Food Drive. For info contact lisa.narrow@oregonstate.edu.
OSU/SLS Silent Auction 2022: This is the annual auction co-organized/sponsored by the OSU School of Life Sciences; Biochemistry & Biophysics, Integrative Biology, and Microbiology. Feb. 21-24. All proceeds go directly to Linn Benton Food Share. The auction features original artworks, gift cards/certificates, gift baskets, plants, activities and so much more. Online only at https://www.32auctions.com/SLS2022. For questions contact bowlinst@oregonstate.edu.
Payroll contributions: Want to give to the Food Drive, but don’t have time to attend an activity? Payroll contributions are the easiest way to support the effort. Just complete the form at https://prodapps.isadm.oregonstate.edu/ssomanager/c/SSB?pkg=osu_dsforms.p_docusign_form_submit?ds_template_id=eb2b5cda-d0ae-4df4-8395-934d80cc3aa6.
Vet Med Bake Sale: Starting Feb. 14. Baked goods at the sale include gluten-free brownies, Kahlua cake and salted chocolate chip shortbread. It would not be a vet med bake sale without homemade dog bones! Items will be individually wrapped with ingredients lists. The sale will be in the Magruder Hall atrium. Items will cost from $1-5. For questions, contact Sara.k.smith@oregonstate.edu.
Bean Bag Toss and Putting Tournament: Come to Printing & Mailing's main office on Research Way to compete in two tournaments: $5 for 8 tosses or putts. Fantastic prizes will be given away to the top five contestants in each tournament. For more info contact kelly.clark@oregonstate.edu.
Walking Challenge: Did you know that the average American only walks 3,000 to 4,000 steps a day? The CDC recommends that adults should aim for 10,000 steps per day. Do you know how many steps you're taking a day? Join the Virtual Steps Challenge and see how many steps you can get in! The top three individuals who have the most cumulative steps between Feb. 20-28 will each receive a gift card! Link to enter: https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_4TIPgonJVNikpr8.
Vet Med Book Sale: Come check out the gently used collection of books for all ages located in Magruder Hall atrium. The sale includes CDs, DVDs and board games. Prices range from $1-$3. Cash and checks are accepted. All proceeds go to the OSU Food Drive. For questions contact sara.k.smith@oregonstate.edu. This activity runs through Feb. 28.
Quilt and Art Raffle: The College of Forestry invites you to visit https://www.forestry.oregonstate.edu/college-forestry-raffle or stop by the help desk located in PFSC 209 to view raffle items and buy tickets.
UPDATED! Online gift basket auction: The Crop and Soil Science Department will have expertly crafted gift baskets up for auction Feb. 23-24. Baskets will be in Crop Science 109 if you want to stop and look. Bidding will take place online https://www.32auctions.com/csssilentauction22 . Lots of different baskets to choose from. Winners will be contacted on Feb 25. For questions contact emmalie.goodwin@oregonstate.edu.
School of Public Policy Bottle/Can Deposit Drive: Each floor of Bexell Hall will have donated Home Depot orange buckets near all the trash bins to receive bottles/cans, or you can leave any large supplies in Bexell Hall 418. All money from the deposited bottles and cans will be donated to the Linn Benton Food Share. Contact jen.edwards@oregonstate.edu with any questions.
College of Forestry 5K/10K Virtual Run: "Race to the Top Banana." You have the option to receive a t-shirt to commemorate your race. Your entry fee of $25 will go to the Linn Benton Food Share to help feed those in need in our community. Complete your registration and email Jenna.Baker@oregonstate.edu with any questions.
Live Cooking Demo with Kelly Strait: Join our live cooking demo with Kelly Streit, Registered Dietician/Senior Instructor, Family & Community Health, Clackamas County on Feb. 28 at noon. Make a donation using Give Butter or Network for Good, or another platform; suggested donation is $5. Note "Cooking Demo" to your donation receipt and email to amy.baker@oregonstate.edu for the Zoom link.
School of Public Policy Giving Tree: Swing by Bexell Hall 300 and pick an apple and/or a leaf from the "giving tree." The items printed on the apples and leaves are from the Linn Benton Food Share's most wanted foods list. By taking an apple or a leaf, you promise to bring in the item(s) to Bexell Hall's Room 309 before Feb. 28 to be donated. Contact jen.edwards@oregonstate.edu with any questions.
Recipes wanted: The OSU Foundation and the OSU Alumni Association are collecting recipes for a cookbook with the theme “Bites & Beverages,” so share recipes befitting the best social hour in 2022. Submit your favorite recipe by Feb. 25 to be included. Order your cookbook today: Digital copies are $10 and printed copies are $15; books will be delivered in April. For more information email Heather Rapp.
NEW! Furman Hall: For work related to the Community Hall Slope Project, a planned water shutdown at Joyce Collin Furman Hall is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 25, from 6 a.m.-5 p.m. (view map). Please note that restrooms in the building will not be usable during the planned water shutdown. Restrooms are available in adjacent buildings.
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! Interim Executive Assistant: The Office of the Board of Trustees invites applications for a part-time (0.25-0.5 FTE) 12-month Interim Executive Assistant position. This position is anticipated to last eight to 12 weeks. Posting #P05257UF. For full consideration apply by March 2. Closes March 18.
NEW! The OSU Foundation is hiring a full-time Data Integration Specialist. Under the general supervision of the Senior Director of DataOps and CRM Strategy and working as part of the Data Operations team, the Data Integration Specialist will assess the business needs and translate them into relevant solutions, document system and technical requirements, and build and maintain data transformations, and enterprise data integrations. The work location for this position is the OSU Foundation Corvallis, Oregon office and the successful candidate will be required to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to the first day of employment. Link to full job description and application: https://www.fororegonstate.org/about/jobs/career-opportunities?p=job%2FoKn9ifwi.
“Intelligence does enable you to deny facts you dislike. But your denial doesn't matter.” ~ Octavia Butler
Corvallis: Mostly sunny today, high of 42, low of 17. Sunny Wednesday.
Central Oregon: Chance of snow and then mostly sunny, high of 20, low of negative 1. Sunny Wednesday.
Newport: Sunny today, high of 43, low of 23. Sunny Wednesday.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/
