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News Archive
College of Agricultural Sciences
Jan. 30, 2023
GPS tracking, simulations show optimal locations to help desert bighorn sheep cross freeways
Desert bighorn sheep whose Southern California range is bisected by freeways may one day benefit from Oregon State University modeling designed to show where the animals would be most apt to use overpasses to safely cross the interstates.
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Hatfield Marine Science Center
Jan. 30, 2023
Fishing in synchrony brings mutual benefits for dolphins and people in Brazil, research shows
By working together, dolphins and net-casting fishers in Brazil each catch more fish, a rare example of an interaction by two top predators that is beneficial to both parties, researchers have concluded following 15 years of study of the practice.
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College of Education
Jan. 26, 2023
Incorporating mindfulness into social justice classes topic of Feb. 8 Oregon State Science Pub
Incorporating mindfulness into the curriculum of undergraduate social justice courses will be the topic of Oregon State University's Science Pub event at 6 p.m. Feb. 8.
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College of Health
Jan. 24, 2023
Physical education requirements continue to decline at colleges and universities, OSU study finds
A new study from Oregon State University found that about 32% of colleges and universities in the U.S. require some form of physical education course to graduate, down from 39% as observed in an OSU study from 2010.
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Jan. 23, 2023
Wolves eliminate deer on Alaskan Island then quickly shift to eating sea otters, research finds
Wolves on an Alaskan island caused a deer population to plummet and switched to primarily eating sea otters in just a few years, a finding scientists at Oregon State University and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game believe is the first case of sea otters becoming the primary food source for a land-based predator.
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College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
Jan. 19, 2023
OSU-led wave energy testing facility reaches key construction milestones
The last major pieces of the contract to build the wave energy test facility PacWave South have been executed, paving the way for the completion of the Oregon State University-led facility off the coast of Newport.
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College of Liberal Arts
Jan. 19, 2023
Homeowners’ cultural traits should be considered when promoting wildfire mitigation efforts, OSU study finds
People’s cultural worldviews play a part in how they respond to wildfire risk, and should be taken into account in efforts to get homeowners to engage in pre-fire mitigation efforts such as adjusting landscaping and preparing an evacuation plan, an Oregon State University study found.
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College of Forestry
Jan. 17, 2023
Forest landslides’ frequency, size influenced more by road building, logging than heavy rain
A long-term Pacific Northwest study of landslides, clear-cutting timber and building roads shows that a forest’s management history has a greater impact on how often landslides occur and how severe they are compared to how much water is coursing through a watershed.