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News Archive
College of Science
Nov. 29, 2018
Three Oregon State University researchers earn rank of AAAS fellow
The American Association for the Advancement of Science has awarded the distinction of AAAS fellow to three researchers from Oregon State University: Michael Freitag, David Maddison and Mas Subramanian.
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College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Nov. 28, 2018
Study: Earth’s polar regions communicate via oceanic “postcards,” atmospheric “text messages”
Scientists have documented a two-part climatic connection between the North Atlantic Ocean and Antarctica, a fast atmospheric channel and a much slower oceanic one, that caused rapid changes in climate during the last ice age – and may again.
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College of Science
Nov. 26, 2018
Mosquitoes, other blood-sucking flies have been spreading malaria for up to 100 million years
The microorganisms that cause malaria, leishmaniasis and a variety of other illnesses today can be traced back at least to the time of dinosaurs, a study of amber-preserved blood-sucking insects and ticks show.
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College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Nov. 26, 2018
OSU scientists assisted in planning for Mars InSight landing
OSU scientist Jeffrey Barnes and colleagues helped NASA scientists and engineers plan for the tricky landing of Mars InSight, and have been involved with the Mars 2020 mission as well.
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College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Nov. 26, 2018
New federal report: Northwest climate could see more years like 2015
A new federal report on the impacts of climate change release on Friday – that includes a chapter focusing on the Pacific Northwest – warns that more years like 2015 may lie ahead for the region and they may be even worse.
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College of Engineering
Nov. 21, 2018
Mucus from frogs’ sticky tongues may jump-start next generation of high-tech adhesives
The next generation of high-tech adhesives could take some design cues from the tongues of frogs, according to new research led by the Oregon State University College of Engineering.