News Archive
Researchers advance effort to turn spent coffee grounds into food packaging
Researchers have made a key advance in turning spent coffee grounds into food packaging materials that can extend the shelf life of products.March 21, 2025
Uniquely shaped, fast-heating nanoparticles halt ovarian tumor growth
New magnetic nanoparticles in the shape of a cube sandwiched between two pyramids represent a breakthrough for treating ovarian tumors and possibly other types of cancer.March 19, 2025
Watch chickens hatch on OSU Extension’s popular livestream
The livestream started Sunday and will document the chicks as they hatch. The expected hatch date is March 19, and the cameras will remain on until March 21.March 17, 2025
Oregon State Board of Trustees approve 2025-26 tuition rates
The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved tuition rates and student fees for the 2025-26 school year.March 14, 2025
When it comes to ACL injury, a dollar of prevention is worth more than seven dollars of cure
An analysis of high school soccer players suggests that incorporating a lower extremity injury prevention program results in fewer anterior cruciate ligament tears and a big reduction in health care expenses.March 13, 2025
New specialty license plate will support shark research at Oregon State University
Vouchers are now on sale for a new specialty Oregon license plate that researchers hope will inspire people to think differently about the sharks living just off the Oregon Coast.March 3, 2025
Bird flu markers in wastewater may come from wild birds, study led by Oregon State shows
New research shows that wild birds can account for much of the avian influenza virus evidence found in wastewater in Oregon, suggesting wastewater detections of the virus do not automatically signal human, poultry or dairy cattle cases of bird flu.Feb. 27, 2025
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Oregon State Board of Trustees to meet March 7 and 14
The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet March 7 and 14 and consider approving tuition and student fee rates for the 2025-26 academic year.Feb. 20, 2025
Researchers show how to efficiently convert captured carbon dioxide into green energy
Methanol, important for the manufacture of many everyday goods and for its green energy potential, may soon be produced faster and more efficiently thanks to a collaboration that included two Oregon State University researchers.Feb. 18, 2025
Study finds consumer openness to smoke-impacted wines, offering new market opportunities
Certain groups of consumers appear to be open to drinking smoke-impacted wines, a finding in a new study that could provide market opportunities for winemakers increasingly dealing with the effects of wildfire smoke on grapes.Feb. 10, 2025
During pandemic, playful people were remarkably resilient, OSU research shows
Adults with high levels of playfulness showed strong resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to less playful individuals, new research shows.Feb. 10, 2025
Researchers find improved method for treating rare, aggressive, pregnancy-related cancer
A new drug delivery system shows promise for treating a rare, aggressive form of cancer affecting pregnant women and new mothers, and it has potential with other cancers as well.Feb. 5, 2025
OSU Extension statewide seed giveaway returns for sixth year
Starting Feb. 3, individuals and households, schools and groups can sign up to receive an individual/household seed kit, group kit or seed-starting teacher classroom kit through the mail.Jan. 30, 2025
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas Kristof to give Oregon State commencement address June 14
Nicholas Kristof, an opinion columnist for the New York Times and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, will deliver the commencement address at Oregon State University’s 156th commencement ceremony at 10:30 a.m. June 14 at Reser Stadium.Jan. 27, 2025
Corvallis tech hub receives $45 million to grow manufacturing, commercialization of microfluidics
A Corvallis-centered technology consortium will receive $45 million to develop, scale and manufacture microfluidics technologies critical for artificial intelligence computing, manufacturing of advanced semiconductors and new approaches to disease research and treatment.Jan. 14, 2025
Oregon State receives $11.9 million from Defense Department to enhance health of armed forces
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded up to $11.9 million to Oregon State University to invent new drug delivery technologies for protecting members of the military from a range of health threats in combat areas.Jan. 14, 2025
For many low-income moms, government aid serves as their paid family leave, study shows
The majority of low-income mothers in Oregon who rely on federal cash assistance around the time of childbirth are in the program for less than a year, suggesting they’re using it as a form of paid family leave, Oregon State University research shows.Jan. 10, 2025
New Oregon climate assessment documents continued warming and signs of adaptation
Oregon is becoming warmer and more prone to drought and will see less snow due to climate change, but people and businesses are also adapting to the challenges of a warming planet, the latest Oregon Climate Assessment indicates.Jan. 8, 2025
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry today released final versions of statewide wildfire hazard and wildland-urban interface maps developed by Oregon State University scientists.Jan. 7, 2025
Reducing irrigation for livestock feed crops is needed to save Great Salt Lake, study argues
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Great Salt Lake has lost more than 15 billion cubic yards of water over the past three decades, is getting shallower at the rate of 4 inches a year, and an analysis of its water budget suggests reducing irrigation is necessary for saving it.Jan. 7, 2025
Oregon State Board of Trustees to meet Jan. 16 and 17
The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet Jan. 16 and 17 and discuss a preliminary budget and tuition scenarios for the 2026 fiscal year.Jan. 3, 2025
New nanocrystals a key step toward more efficient optical computing and memory
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Scientists including an Oregon State University chemistry researcher have taken a key step toward next-generation optical computing and memory with the discovery of luminescent nanocrystals that can be quickly toggled from light to dark and back again.Jan. 3, 2025
Increased wildfire activity may be a feature of past periods of abrupt climate change, study finds
A new study investigating ancient methane trapped in Antarctic ice suggests that global increases in wildfire activity likely occurred during periods of abrupt climate change throughout the last Ice Age.Jan. 2, 2025
Research shows solitude is better for your health when it’s not too intense
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Hiking by yourself deep in a forest and similar episodes of intense solitude are not as likely to restore energy and enhance social connectedness as less complete forms of solitude, such as reading in a café or listening to Spotify while commuting, research by Oregon State University suggests.Dec. 17, 2024
New chemical structures developed at Oregon State show vastly improved carbon capture ability
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University researchers have synthesized new molecules able to quickly capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the air, an important tactic in climate change mitigation.Dec. 12, 2024
College students’ insomnia linked more strongly with loneliness than screen time
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Being lonely is a bigger hurdle to a good night’s sleep for college students than too much time at a computer or other electronic screen, a new study by Oregon State University suggests.Dec. 4, 2024
Chemical structure’s carbon capture ability doubled by Oregon State University research
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University scientists have found a way to more than double the uptake ability of a chemical structure that can be used for scrubbing carbon dioxide from factory flues.Dec. 3, 2024