News Archive

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) has chosen Jon Hendricks, Ph.D., of Oregon State University as the 2008 recipient of its Robert W. Kleemeier Award. This distinction is given annually to a GSA member in recognition for outstanding research in the field of gerontology.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new research program at Oregon State University proposes to tackle one of the major remaining problems with wind energy – how do you provide a steady, or at least predictable flow of electricity when the wind itself is never steady and often unpredictable?

CORVALLIS, Ore. –Baba Brinkman, hip-hop artist and medieval scholar, will perform his rap version of the “Canterbury Tales” at 4:30 pm on Monday, Dec. 1.

BEND, Ore. –William Ripple, a professor of forest ecosystems and society at Oregon State University, has been selected to receive the 2008 Earle A. Chiles Award, presented by the High Desert Museum in Bend.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – A federal initiative, “The National System of Marine Protected Areas” for the United States, was launched last week, completing a multi-year project to coordinate protection of natural and cultural marine ecosystems throughout America’s oceans.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – If you're a cancer cell, you want a protein called Bcl-2 on your side because it decides if you live or die. It's usually a trusted bodyguard, protecting cancer cells from programmed death and allowing them to grow and form tumors. But sometimes it turns into their assassin.

PORTLAND, Ore. – After a five-year absence, the 4-H Youth Development program will return to Multnomah County in 2009 and with a new focus on sustainable living.

CORVALLIS, Ore. –Stephen Sparks, one of the leading volcanologists in the world, will present the 2008 Thomas Condon Lecture at Oregon State University on Wednesday, Dec. 10.