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The stern of R/V Taani, a research vessel under construction in Houma, Louisiana.
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
May 22, 2023

Ship launch marks key milestone in OSU-led construction of new U.S. oceanographic research vessels

The first of three new oceanographic research vessels dedicated to advancing marine science along U.S. coasts was successfully launched Thursday.
Close up of entrance to Austin Hall
General OSU
May 16, 2023

Oregon State University ranked in the top 1.4% of universities worldwide

Oregon State ranked 90th in the nation and 273rd in the world
Image of ocean wave starting to form
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
May 15, 2023

Oregon State researchers to study climate fluctuations in the ocean along Washington’s Olympic Coast

A team of Oregon State University researchers is leading a three-year effort to learn more about climate fluctuations in Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary using more than 20 years of oceanographic data.
Image is a green map of Oregon, with counties different shades of green based on their level of child care desert status for children ages 0-2. Only one county, Gilliam, is not a desert.
College of Health
May 15, 2023

Public funding helped increase available child care slots in Oregon since 2020, OSU report finds

Available child care slots for young children in Oregon grew by almost 5% from March 2020 to December 2022, thanks in part to increased public funding for child care, a new report from Oregon State University found.
OSU professor of electrical engineering and computer science Pallavi Dhagat will be a key member of OSU's team in a project to advance semiconductor technologies in the Northwest. She is seen depositing a magnetic film for advanced memory devices (photo b
College of Engineering
May 11, 2023

Oregon State University to lead federal effort to advance semiconductor technologies in Northwest

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University will spearhead a $1 million National Science Foundation project to advance semiconductor technologies in the Pacific Northwest.
New, extinct species of froghopper described from 100-million-year-old Burmese amber by OSU's George Poinar Jr.
College of Science
May 8, 2023

A jumping conclusion: Fossil insect ID’d as new genus, species of prodigious leaper, the froghopper

A fossil arthropod entombed in 100-million-year-old Burmese amber has been identified as a new genus and species of froghopper, known today as an insect with prodigious leaping ability in adulthood following a nymphal stage spent covered in a frothy fluid.
Bill Smart and Naomi Fitter with a Quori robot. Photo by Shivani Jinger.
College of Engineering
May 8, 2023

Oregon State University leading $5M effort to accelerate robotics research via standardized robot

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University are part of a $5 million National Science Foundation effort to accelerate robotics research by making standardized humanoid robots available to the scientific community.
College of Agricultural Sciences
May 7, 2023

Oregon State to co-lead $30 million USDA regional food business center

Oregon State University has been selected to co-lead a $30 million U.S. Department of Agriculture regional food business center that will support farmers, ranchers and other food-related businesses to access new markets and navigate federal, state and local resources.