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News Archive
College of Forestry
April 2, 2019
Global eradication of ‘fly of death’ not ethically justified, Oregon State researchers conclude
Two Oregon State University researchers argue that human-caused extinction of the tsetse fly would be unethical, but elimination campaigns targeting isolated populations of the fly are ethically defensible.
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College of Forestry
April 2, 2019
Wild bees flock to forested areas affected by severe fire
A groundbreaking two-year study in southern Oregon found greater abundance and diversity of wild bees in areas that experienced moderate and severe forest fires compared to areas with low-severity fires.
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
April 2, 2019
‘NarcoLogic’ computer model shows unintended consequences of cocaine interdiction
Efforts to curtail the flow of cocaine into the United States from South America have made drug trafficking operations more widespread and harder to eradicate.
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Linus Pauling Institute
April 2, 2019
Liver, colon cancer cells thwarted by compounds derived from hops
The plant that adds flavor, color and bitterness to beer also produces a primary compound that thwarts cancer cells, and two important derivatives of the compound do as well, new research at Oregon State University shows.
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College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
March 28, 2019
Ancient community of undersea microbes may resemble early life on Earth, other planets
Far beneath the surface of the ocean off the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States – and nearly a quarter-mile below the seafloor – lives a community of hydrogen-consuming microbes that scientists say are like those in Earth’s early history.
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College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
March 22, 2019
Dynamics of human migration caused by global warming topic of Science Pub Corvallis
David Wrathall, an assistant professor in Oregon State University’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, will talk about how climate change affects human migration Monday, April 8, at Science Pub Corvallis.
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College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
March 22, 2019
Scientists argue for more comprehensive studies of Cascade volcanoes
In a perspective essay published this week in Nature Communications, scientists argue for more “synthesis” research looking at the big picture of volcanology to complement myriad research efforts looking at single volcanoes.