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News Archive
College of Agricultural Sciences
July 28, 2023
Billions in conservation spending fail to improve wild fish stocks in Columbia Basin
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Four decades of conservation spending totaling more than $9 billion in inflation-adjusted tax dollars has failed to improve stocks of wild salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin, according to Oregon State University research.
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College of Engineering, College of Agricultural Sciences
July 25, 2023
Scientists develop tool to predict dam removal costs by analyzing 55 years of past removals
Scientists analyzed more than 650 dam removal projects over 55 years in the United States totaling $1.52 billion inflation-adjusted dollars to develop a tool to better estimate the cost of future dam removals.
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College of Pharmacy
July 24, 2023
New drug delivery system shows promise in treatment of life-threatening pregnancy condition
PORTLAND, Ore. – Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Pharmacy have developed a drug delivery system that shows promise for greatly enhancing the efficacy of the medicine given to women with the life-threatening condition of ectopic pregnancy, which occurs when a fertilized egg implants somewhere other than the lining of the uterus.
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College of Engineering
July 18, 2023
Oregon State researchers developing technology to make wastewater usable for irrigation
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers in the Oregon State University College of Engineering are developing technology to convert wastewater into a product that would simultaneously irrigate and fertilize crops.
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College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
July 13, 2023
National Science Foundation awards $4.6 million to OSU Marine and Geology Repository
Oregon State University has been awarded $4.6 million in grants from the National Science Foundation to continue operating the Marine and Geology Repository, one of the nation's largest repositories of oceanic sediment cores, for the next five years.
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Hatfield Marine Science Center
July 12, 2023
Warmer ocean temperatures increase risk of salmon bycatch in Pacific hake fishery
Rates of Chinook salmon bycatch in the Pacific hake fishery rise during years when ocean temperatures are warmer, a signal that climate change and increased frequency of marine heatwaves could lead to higher bycatch rates, new research indicates.
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College of Liberal Arts
July 10, 2023
Personal experience with wildfire increases engagement in disaster preparedness, OSU study finds
Residents who experienced direct harm from Oregon’s 2020 wildfires are more likely to take steps to mitigate their fire risk in the future, an Oregon State University study found.