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News Archive
College of Engineering
June 14, 2023
Newly planted vegetation accelerates dune erosion during extreme storms, research shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Newly planted vegetation on coastal sand dunes can accelerate erosion from extreme waves, a study involving researchers from the Oregon State University College of Engineering suggests.
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College of Business
June 12, 2023
U.S. consumers judge morality of armed self-protection on case-by-case basis, OSU research shows
American consumers use their understanding of gun rights when judging the morality of civilians’ use of guns to protect themselves from crime, and that assessment varies depending on specific scenarios, new research from Oregon State University shows.
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College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
June 6, 2023
OSU receives grant to study links between changing ocean conditions, movement of fish and geopolitical tensions
An Oregon State University researcher has been awarded a three-year, $1.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to lead a study about the movement of fish stocks due to changing climate conditions and the potential geopolitical tensions that could result from that shift.
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College of Science
June 4, 2023
Viruses hidden in coral symbiont’s genetic material are a potential threat to reefs
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Microscopic algae that corals need for survival harbor a common and possibly disease-causing virus in their genetic material, an international collaboration spearheaded by an Oregon State University researcher has found.
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General OSU
June 2, 2023
Oregon State Board of Trustees approves budget, construction of research complex
The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved a $1.64 billion budget to support university operations for the 2023-24 fiscal year and advanced to the construction phase a research complex in Corvallis and a housing project in Newport to serve the university’s Hatfield Marine Science Center.
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College of Forestry
June 1, 2023
Forest birds with short, round wings more sensitive to habitat fragmentation, OSU study shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Tropical forest birds, which tend to have wings that are short and round relative to their body length and shape, are more sensitive to habitat fragmentation than the long-, slender-winged species common in temperate forests, according to an international collaboration that included scientists from Oregon State University.
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General OSU
May 26, 2023
Oregon State study provides foundation for protecting rare fox in Cascades, Sierra Nevada
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Conservation efforts for the rare Sierra Nevada red fox can be strengthened through new computer modeling based on a 12-year data gathering partnership led by scientists at Oregon State University’s Institute for Natural Resources, says a researcher who helped direct the project.
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College of Engineering
May 23, 2023
Breakthrough in computer chip energy efficiency could cut data center electricity use
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University and Baylor University have made a breakthrough toward reducing the energy consumption of the photonic chips used in data centers and supercomputers.