Newsroom

Oregon State University’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences is establishing a the Oregon Center for Health Innovation to address emerging health needs.

Robots already build cars, perform household chores and explore the oceans, but most of these machines are not ready to walk safely among humans.

The Linus Pauling Institute will present its eighth biennial conference on “Diet and Optimum Health” on Sept. 9-12 at OSU, attracting an international audience of experts in fields such as nutrition, preventive medicine, oncology, gerontology and public health.

A versatile new barley variety just released by Oregon State University could lend subtle malt flavors to Northwest craft brews and also give consumers more choice in fiber-rich barley foods.

Roy Haggerty has been named interim dean of OSU's College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences.

Many West Coast shellfish industry leaders are convinced ocean acidification is having consequences – a rate of belief more than four times higher than that of the public.

A group of veterinary students and faculty is visiting Nicaragua to help provide much needed veterinary medical services for livestock and pets.

Glacial melting during the end of the last Ice Age as a result of rising CO2 levels is now confirming that today's glaciers may largely disappear in coming decades.

Increased border enforcement has alters traditional settlement patterns and leads more Mexican immigrants to settle in states beyond the borders, new research shows.

Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Rita Dove has been selected as the 2016 recipient of Oregon State University’s Stone Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement.

Toxic cyanobacteria in rivers, lakes and reservoirs pose an increasing threat to recreational and drinking water in the U.S. and around the world.

Wildlife ecologist Sue Haig was in Namibia when Cecil the lion was killed in nearby Zimbabwe - an event that became a teachable moment for her and 35 African students in her wildlife class.

New transparent reporting standards may have contributed to a significant reduction in the percentage of studies reporting positive research findings among large-budget clinical trials.

Oregon State University this month is hosting nearly 175 high school students from farm worker families across Oregon through the Oregon Migrant Leadership Institute (OMLI).

A new organic fruit and vegetable garden planted next to a residence hall at Oregon State University is part of a shifting philosophy by housing and dining landscapers

The Open Source Lab at OSU has significantly upgraded its services to the software community, and can now handle millions of additional download requests per day.

A single wave of migration from Siberia brought people across the Bering Land Bridge and into the Americas no more than 23,000 years ago, a new study of ancient and modern genetic information has found.

A new analysis confirms that the Blue Rockfish (Sebastes mystinus), a rockfish sought by anglers primarily off the California and Oregon coasts, is actually two separate and distinct species.

An analysis of wildfire extent in Oregon and Washington over the past 30 years shows very little difference in the likelihood of fires in forests with and without insect damage.

Oregon State University history Professor Christopher McKnight Nichols has been elected to life membership on the prestigious Council on Foreign Relations.

A new system to deliver cardioprotective polyphenols such as resveratrol and quercetin may have value in improving cancer therapy.

OSU researchers have patented a new strain of a succulent red marine algae called dulse that grows extraordinarily quickly

A new review found that sea levels have risen in the past by about 20 feet with an increase in global mean temperatures of only 1-2 degrees (Celsius).

The Oregon Legislature has approved $24.8 million in state bonding to help fund a new building at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.

Mitzi Montoya, vice president and university dean of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Arizona State University, has been named dean of the OSU College of Business.

Researchers in Oregon State University’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences have been awarded $4.6 million in federal grants to study how to better prepare at-risk children for school.

OSU engineers have created a way to use silver in printed electronics, with many possible applications in microelectronics, transparent electronics and other uses.

Mark Hoffman, associate dean in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences, has been named vice provost for international programs at Oregon State University.

Under federal law, the recreational possession and use of marijuana - even medicinal marijuana - remains illegal on the OSU campus and properties.

Scientists are seeking help from the public - use of their computers - to aid in a study of the West Coast drought.

Both a high-fat and a high-sugar diet cause changes in gut bacteria that appear related to a significant loss of “cognitive flexibility,” or the power to adapt to changing situations.

Todd Stansbury, a former executive associate athletic director at Oregon State University, has been named vice president and director of intercollegiate athletics at OSU

Toxic algal blooms can travel far downstream from their source in reservoirs on the Klamath River, posing health risks to people and wildlife.

By viewing nature as "capital" to help provide ecosystem resources, progress is being made in a wide range of environmental protection issues.

An easy walk, slow dancing, leisurely sports such as table tennis, household chores and other light-intensity exercise may be nearly as effective as moderate or vigorous exercise for older adults – if they get enough of that type of activity.

OSU has discovered and commercialized a new type of food thickener that may add probiotic characteristics to some of the products in which it's used.

The large willow stick sculpture, 'Pomp and Circumstance,' created by artist Patrick Dougherty in 2011 on the Oregon State University campus will be removed this summer.

The Austin Family Business Program in Oregon State University’s College of Business has been selected as the 2015 recipient of the Family Firm Institute’s Interdisciplinary Achievement Award.

A brilliant new blue pigment – discovered serendipitously by OSU chemists in 2009 – is now reaching the marketplace, where it will be used in a wide range of coatings and plastics.

Cynthia Sagers, the associate vice provost for research and economic development at the University of Arkansas, has been named vice president for research at Oregon State University.

A new study has found that providing adequate shade and cover in small streams may reduce predation on trout by as much as 12 percent.

OSU Theatre’s annual Spring One-Act Festival, featuring four original one-act plays written and directed by students, will run June 3-7 in the Lab Theatre.

As part of the new Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems, officials at OSU are now making plans for the research agenda to help this industry grow and evolve.

The sale of a new ale will help support research at OSU and PISCO on sea star wasting disease, an epidemic that threatens marine ecosystems on the West Coast.

Oregon State University President Ed Ray on Monday named a committee to assist him in a national search to select a new director of intercollegiate athletics