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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.
Luhui Whitebear, a professor at Oregon State University; director for the university’s Kaku-Ixt Mana Ina Haws, a Native and Indigenous center; and an enrolled member of the Coastal Band of the Chumash Nation, said that she occasionally sees problematic land acknowledgments, often when colleges are more focused on checking a box rather than making a difference. “People don’t always understand the reason why and take a deeper look into the history behind land acknowledgments and how they operate within Indigenous communities,” Whitebear said. “So land acknowledgments become statements instead of practice.”
“I feel in particular with tire particles that everyone is measuring how much is out there, but very few groups are measuring what impact they are having,” said study author Susanne Brander. “That’s really the gap we were trying to patch up here.” To address this, Brander and her colleagues at Oregon State University carried out a pair of experiments that explored the effects of tire microparticles less than 5 mm (0.20 in) long, and tire nanoparticles that are too small to even see with a standard microscope, on marine organisms inhabiting both freshwater and estuary ecosystems.
There’s some encouraging news coming out of Oregon State University for people with diseases like Alzheimer’s, Lou Gehrig’s and Parkinson’s. The research is 10 years in the making, according to professor Maria Franco.
On the counter in the kitchenette, amid bowls of instant noodles and tinned oysters, Bailey shows me a sturdy black tube, about 60 centimeters long, that fits neatly inside a crab pot. When submerged, the contraption measures oxygen levels in the water and, when retrieved, displays them on a separate box with a screen for Bailey to read. The box also beams the data back to scientists at Oregon State University (OSU).
Thousands of Oregonians have already been displaced by climate change, which is reshaping landscapes and livelihoods around the globe, according to an Oregon State University associate professor who joined almost 300 researchers to create an assessment released this week by the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. And that’s on top of voluntary relocations that may not even intentionally take climate change into account, despite being guided by it, OSU’s David Wrathall told OPB.
Timely advice on garden chores, fertilizing, pest control, and more from OSU Extension. These tips are not necessarily applicable to all areas of Oregon. For more information, contact your local Extension office.
Bike path: Dudley Chelton, distinguished professor emeritus, says, “This photo of a bike path in Timberhill was taken on Dec. 26, after 8" of snow had accumulated." We are accepting photo submissions at osutoday@oregonstate.edu.
Timely Teaching Tips: Could your students benefit from originality and grammar-checking tools on writing assignments? Turnitin’s Draft Coach is now available to OSU students, faculty and staff from the Add-ons menu in OSU Google Docs. Users can run up to three originality checks on any OSU Google Doc. See How to Use Draft Coach and FAQs for Draft Coach.
Booster clinic: The Beaver Booster Clinic is moving indoors this week on the Corvallis campus. The walk-up clinic takes place in Memorial Union 62 through March 4, noon to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Starting March 7 it moves back to the SEC Plaza through March 18. All COVID-19 vaccines available, including doses for children. No insurance, ID or appointment required but bring your CDC vaccine card if you have one.
College of Engineering Virtual Lecture: V John Mathews, professor, electrical and computer engineering, will speak on “Neuroprostheses for Amputees and Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries,” March 2, noon to 1 p.m. Free and open to the public. For details and registration: https://beav.es/wPz.
The Role of Anger in Anti-Racist Organizing: The UAOSU BIPOC Caucus is hosting a guided discussion for UAOSU members on the role of anger in anti-racist organizing March 2, 6 p.m. You are invited to read these short essays by Audre Lorde and Myisha Cherry and join us to discuss ways to think about effective anti-racist work, allyship and the role of strong emotions. Register here.
Careers in Human Resources Virtual Panel Talk: Meet a dozen HR professionals representing a wide variety of fields and learn how you can enter this growing and well-paid field. Open to all OSU students. Register on Handshake. Wednesday, March 2, 6-7 p.m.
Album Club: "Let It Bleed" by The Rolling Stones. "Let It Bleed" was released in 1969, shortly after the Stones toured the U.S. that year, and at a particularly tumultuous time for the band. The album made it as high as #3 in the U.S. and was in the top 10 in a number of markets. Join host Bob Santelli as we listen to and discuss the making of and history of this iconic American rock album. March 2 at 7 p.m. Free, remote, open to all via Zoom. Register.
NEW! Music à la Carte: Rose City Brass Quintet. The Rose City Brass Quintet performs a recital featuring a new brass work from OSU Assistant Professor Dana Reason, titled “SPIN.” Reason’s new work, composed specifically for RCBQ, opens the ensemble’s newest release, “Disquiet.” March 4 at noon in the Memorial Union Lounge. Live audience open to OSU students, faculty, staff only. Those from off of campus may watch the livestream at https://beav.es/U9J.
NEW! Guitar en Route: Andrew Elrich, violin and James Bishop-Edwards, guitar. Cameron O'Connor, artistic director. Program includes music by Malinowski, Bishop-Edwards, Jacobs and Heald. March 4 at 7 p.m. in ComH 303. Free. OSU students and employees who have complied with university COVID policy may enter with their current, valid OSU ID card. Others will need to provide proof of up-to-date COVID-19 vaccination or a negative test from within three days of performance.
NEW! Abstracted: Where Science Meets Art and Music. Works by Jerri Bartholomew. In this series, actual scientific articles (mostly the artist’s) are abstracted to varying degrees and in different ways, using paper collage, glass and music. Each step of abstraction loses scientific data and precision. But by becoming less literal, the artists’ hope is that their abstraction encourages the viewer to curiosity, to questions and to participate in the work. March 7 through March 11 at The Little Gallery, 210 Kidder Hall. Free. Open 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Opening reception March 9 at 4 p.m.
Wellness Festival: Join ASOSU on March 3 for a Wellness Festival. The goal is to highlight specific services students can access to improve their wellness and to provide tools that they can use as they go into finals week and beyond. MU quad from 3:30-5 p.m. There will be informative resources about the wellness services provided by SHS, CAPS and the HSRC in addition to fun outdoor games. There will also be trivia about the dimensions of wellness and the wellness resources available on campus with prizes and free bowls from Cafe Yumm.
Chess – a musical: "Chess" is the story of a politically driven, Cold War-era chess tournament between two grandmasters — an American and a Soviet — and their fight over a woman. Music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the pop group ABBA, lyrics by Tim Rice. Directed by Elizabeth Helman. Musical direction by Nick Larson. Performance dates: March 3-5 and 11-12 at 7:30 pm and March 13 at 2 p.m. Sign language-interpreted performance March 11. Free. Reserve seats here. See COVID attendance policy here.
Corvallis-OSU Symphony Winter Concert: Program includes Szymanowski's Violin Concerto No. 2 and Dvoràk's New World Symphony. Marlan Carlson, conductor. Thursday, March 3 at 7:30 p.m. in the LaSells Stewart Center. Tickets and information.
Seeking Funding Proposals: ASOSU is currently in the process of allocating the accumulated balance in the Incidental Fee Clearing Fund. Please fill out this form to propose uses for this fund. Students are especially encouraged to provide feedback. The first batch of open forums to gather student input are scheduled for March 4 at 11 a.m. in SEC 294 and Zoom. Visit our website for more details or reach out to the ASOSU SFC Chair: asosu.sfcchair@oregonstate.edu.
Student housing: Looking for housing next year or have housing questions? Join us on March 9 from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at the 2022 Housing Fair in the MU Ballroom. Learn about your different housing options and get connected with local housing companies to ensure a smooth transition to your housing arrangements for next year.
OSU Out of the Darkness Campus Walk: The Oregon State University Out of the Darkness Campus Walk will feature a resource fair, speakers, honor bead ceremony and campus walk. This event is a collaboration with the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and is open to all. Saturday, April 9, 10 a.m, SEC Plaza. Register now as an individual or set up a team by registering as a team captain: afsp.org/oregonstate
NEW! FYI Friday – Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) Overview – Did you know that CAPS can assist faculty and staff with concerns they may have about students’ wellbeing? Join us for an overview of CAPS: meet the CAPS outreach team and learn about the services and resources CAPS provides, how students can access CAPS, and find out more about how you can support and connect students to CAPS. March 4, 10-11 a.m. via Zoom. Registration required.
NEW! College of Public Health and Human Sciences Friday Research Seminar: “North Dakota Medicaid’s 1915(i) approach to addressing SDOH for clients with behavioral health diagnoses” will be presented by Caprice A. Knapp, director of medical services for the North Dakota Department of Health; research associate professor at Pennsylvania State University; and visiting professor in the College of Public Health at the University of the Philippines, March 4 from 1-2 p.m. in HFC 115 and via Zoom. Learn more on the college website.
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; the remaining dates for this session are: March 3, 10 and 17, all from 3-4:30 p.m. Learn more and register here.
HMSC Research Seminar: Emily Slesinger, a National Research Council Postdoctoral Fellow with NOAA’s Alaska Fisheries Science Center, will be giving a seminar titled “Climate change effects on important fisheries species: From individual physiology to population level changes in productivity,” March 3 at 3:30 p.m. Zoom link or call +1-971-247-1195 Meeting ID: 945 5573 115. Click here for more information.
Department of Botany & Plant Pathology Winter Seminar Series: “Genetic features of parallel evolution in Penstemon wildflowers,” presented by Carolyn Wessinger of University of South Carolina, March 3, 4 p.m., ALS 4001 and via Zoom. For complete schedule visit the BPP Seminar website.
NEW! Student board members sought: The Recreational Sports Advisory Board is looking for two at large undergraduate and two at large graduate members to serve for the 2022-23 academic year. This is an opportunity to learn about university budgeting, RecSports, and ASOSU legislative processes. The time commitment is up to two hours a month. Need more information? Email rec.advisoryboard@oregonstate.edu. Ready to apply? Apply here https://recsports.oregonstate.edu/webform/join-us .
NEW! UHR Learning & Development is now accepting FYI Friday presentation proposals for Spring 2022: Does your team have a service, process or system you want to share with the campus community? Consider FYI Friday as your venue! FYI Friday is a weekly program where campus partners are invited to present brief awareness- or skill- building topics intended for a wide audience of professional faculty, academic faculty and classified staff – presentations can be anywhere from 30 minutes to 2 hours in length, it’s up to you! Learn more about the requirements and application process here. Feel free to reach out to hr.training@oregonstate.edu with questions.
NEW! German testing: The German program now offers spring and fall test dates for the Goethe language exams at the proficiency levels A1, A2, B1 and B2. The exams are evidence of German language skills recognized worldwide. Exams are open to students, faculty and the general public. Prices, exact dates and a link to the sign up form are available on the website https://beav.es/goethe-exam. For further information and inquiries please email sebastian.heiduschke@oregonstate.edu.
NEW! 30 Year Club inductees: Congratulations to Christopher Daly, professor (senior research), 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! Textbook survey: Students, we hear you loud and clear: College textbooks are too expensive. Will you help us lower the cost? OSU's Open Educational Resource Unit is seeking students to take a 20-minute confidential survey. Your responses will help us develop new ways to make learning more affordable. Learn more and take the survey: https://oregonstate.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3R8CFN3aiwOfW3H
Health and Safety: The University Health & Safety Committee wants to promote health and safety by providing a link to SAIF’s article on building a workplace culture of gratitude. You can also access OSU’s University Health & Safety Committee online at http://ehs.oregonstate.edu/uhsc, including past meeting minutes, information on how to contact a committee member, and a link to report safety concerns online.
Take a survey to make textbooks more affordable: OSU’s Open Educational Resources Unit is seeking instructors who have taught classes at OSU within the last three academic years to take a 20-minute survey. Your responses will help us develop new strategies to reduce the cost of learning materials for students and inform how we can better support you in this process. Learn more and take the survey.
FSF spring registration: OSU Faculty Staff Fitness Spring class registration opens March 1. Take a fitness class on campus (click here for schedule) or remote through Online FSF. We are also starting back the rehabilitative Adaptive Exercise Clinic (formerly MS Clinic, click here for information) Tuesday/Thursday 2-3 p.m. Contact PAC.FSF@oregonstate.edu to help you find your fitness plan today.
Monthly Emergency Preparedness Topic: Medication. Disaster can strike at any time and without warning. By preparing in advance, you can make sure you will have the medications you need and one less thing to worry about in an emergency. This month’s poster can be downloaded at: https://emergency.oregonstate.edu/emergency-preparedness/preparedness-topics/medication.
OSU Homecoming Court 2022: Applications for the 2022 Homecoming Court are now open. Check the eligibility criteria to apply for the opportunity to become an OSU Homecoming ambassador, get special access to university events and earn a $500 scholarship. ForOregonState.org/HC.
Difference, Power, and Discrimination (DPD) Academy Applications: Faculty applications are being accepted for the DPD Academy, June 13-24. The DPD Academy facilitates focused and productive engagement with contemporary, multidisciplinary scholarship on difference, power and discrimination; critical pedagogies; and curriculum transformation. Individual and team applications welcome. For more information: DPD Academy page. Deadline: March 18.
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. Monday-Wednesday, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. and 3-6 p.m.
“Sometimes we know in our bones what we really need to do, but we're afraid to do it. Taking a chance and stepping beyond the safety of the world we've always known is the only way to grow, though and without risk there is no reward." ~ Wil Wheaton
Corvallis: Rain today, high of 54, low of 42. Chance of showers tomorrow.
Central Oregon: Chance of rain, high of 52, low of 33. Chance of rain tomorrow.
Newport: Rain today, high of 52, low of 42. Chance of showers tomorrow.
Statewide: For OSU employees around the state, find your local forecast here: http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/pqr/