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Society is demanding a higher degree of corporate social responsibility, and OSU engineering advances on sustainable manufacturing are helping to meet that need.

Three elementary school teachers – two from Corvallis and one from Albany – are conducting fieldwork with Oregon State University scientists at the Las Cruces Biological Station in Costa Rica this month.

Scott Ashford, head of the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University, was today appointed dean of OSU’s College of Engineering.

Oregon State University is helping its faculty members develop textbooks in their fields that will be freely accessible online to any student in the world.

Carren Moham, a professor of music at Illinois Wesleyan University, will come to OSU to lecture on African-American spirituals and perform a concert of songs by African-American composers.

Chinook salmon use the Earth's magnetic field to orient themselves to their river of origin, a new study found, explaining how the fish navigation thousands of miles of open ocean.

OSU pharmacy researchers have discovered the function of a gene that may offer a new avenue to cancer therapies.

Poet and artist Gary Young will read at Oregon State University on Friday, Feb. 7, beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the Valley Library rotunda

An online program at OSU is helping to address a national shortage of computer science graduates, while opening new careers to anyone who already has a bachelor's degree.

Omega-3 fatty acids, particularly DHA, may have an even wider range of benefits that previously considered, new research suggests.

A newly published study found that you don’t need to run 10 miles a day to gain health benefits – just log more minutes of light physical activity than of sedentary behavior.

The 2014 Starker Lecture Series at OSU begins Thursday, Feb. 6, when speaker John Gordon outlines the future of forestry in Oregon. The theme for this year’s series is “Working Forests Across the Landscape.”

In a finding that overturns the conventional view that large old trees are unproductive, scientists have determined that for most species, the biggest trees increase their growth rates and sequester more carbon as they age.

Oregon State University’s annual Martin Luther King, Jr. celebration begins Monday, Jan. 13, with the theme “Uniting Our Powerful Voices.” Events continue through Jan. 24.

The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Thursday unanimously elected Patricia “Pat” Reser of Beaverton, Ore., as initial chairwoman.

Researchers have discovered an ancient flowering plant preserved in amber, the oldest known fossil specimen of sexual reproduction in plants.

Oregon State University has named Dan Larson executive director of University Housing & Dining Services.

Jim Lichatowich, a noted biologist and author, will discuss the fate of Pacific salmon during a presentation on Wednesday, Jan. 15, at Oregon State University.

The University Theatre production of “The King of Spain’s Daughter," postponed in December because of a snowstorm, will resume showing beginning Jan. 17.

OSU and the state of Oregon will participate in testing of new systems for unmanned aerial systems, the FAA has announced as part of a national initiative.

The restoration of Northwest salmon and steelhead has focused largely on rural areas, but researchers increasingly are looking at the impact of urban areas on the well-being of fish.

The wettest September on record didn't make up for a dry year in Oregon - especially in the southern part of the state, which was historically dry.

A survey of Americans’ attitudes toward “fracking” found that half of those surveyed knew little or nothing of the issue – and those that did were split almost evenly on whether to support it.

OSU forest scientists have developed poplar trees that grow faster and resist insect pests, one of the best successes so far with genetic modification in forestry.

Nuclear technology that began its development in an OSU lab has now received up to $226 million in federal support to the spinoff company that is commercializing it.

Zia Mian, a physicist with Princeton University’s Program on Science and Global Security, will receive the 2014 Linus Pauling Legacy Award, sponsored by the Oregon State University Libraries and Press.

OSU will delay opening its Corvallis campus until 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 10, and will reschedule finals scheduled early Tuesday morning and late Tuesday night because of icy conditions.

Oregon State University will close its main campus on Monday, Dec. 9, as packed snow and temperatures dipping into single digits have combined to create hazardous conditions.

A new study of humpback whales in the North Pacific has identified five distinct populations – while a proposal to designate humpbacks as a single “distinct population” is being considered.

Older, wealthier Oregonians are the ones most likely to conserve water, raising questions about what it will take to better motivate other groups to improve conservation efforts.

Drug interactions can often cause unwanted side effects among people who take statin drugs, leading them to discontinue use of a valuable medication that could save their life.

OSU pharmacy students and Oregon AWARE will host a health education event in Portland on Friday, Nov. 22. The fourth annual “AWARE in the Square” event will be at Pioneer Courthouse Square from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m.

It doesn’t matter how compelling an advertisement may be, most die-hard Oregon State Beavers fans will simply not purchase a product associated with the Oregon Ducks.

With improved educational benefits and after years of conflict in the Middle East, a flood of veterans are heading to college in numbers that surpass those of recent history.

The Hallie Ford Center and Joyce Collin Furman Hall have been selected to receive the 2013 DeMuro Award by Restore Oregon.

Problems are continuing with inappropriate use of low-dose, antipsychotic drugs, too often prescribed for conditions in which their safety and efficacy is not proven.

The late Oregon Gov. Tom McCall’s pioneering fight to clean up the state’s waterways and to control development in the late 1960s still resonates today.

The Northwest is facing increased risks from the decline of forest health, earlier snowmelt, and issues facing the coastal region, according to a new climate assessment report.

OSU biochemists have unlocked some of the genetic constraints on a common fungus, in work that may lead to important new antibiotics.

A former fugitive who spent 23 years on the run from the FBI is returning to Corvallis to talk for the first time about her experiences.

A new Cascadia Lifelines Program led by OSU and involving private industry will expedite the research needed to address the subduction zone earthquake looming in Oregon's future.