News Archive

Aerial view of a gray whale feeding near a rock.
Hatfield Marine Science Center
Aug. 9, 2023

Gray whales feeding along the Pacific Northwest coast are smaller than their counterparts who travel farther to forage

Gray whales that spend their summers feeding off the coast of Oregon are shorter than their counterparts who travel north to the Arctic for food, new research from Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute shows.
General OSU
Aug. 3, 2023

Oregon State names new College of Science dean

Eleanor Feingold, a statistical geneticist and associate dean with nearly 20 years of leadership experience at the University of Pittsburgh, has been named dean of Oregon State University’s College of Science. She will start Oct. 31.
Close-up image of vibrant green marijuana plant.
College of Liberal Arts
Aug. 2, 2023

In states that legalized cannabis, frequent cannabis use became more common in young adults who are not in college, OSU study finds

An Oregon State University study found that in states where recreational cannabis has been legalized, young adults not in college more often became frequent users of the drug than their college-enrolled peers.
Image of surf and sand at Driftwood Beach south of Newport, Oregon.
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
July 31, 2023

Visible work on OSU-led wave energy testing facility to begin in August

The next step in Oregon State University’s construction of a wave energy testing facility off the Oregon Coast is likely to be visible to residents and visitors to the area in August.
Symptoms of an emerald ash borer infestation are a dying crown, sucker shoots growing from the trunk or base of the tree, D-shaped holes in the bark, splitting back and S-shaped areas underneath the bark.
Extension Service
July 28, 2023

Don’t cut down that ash tree just yet – Oregon won’t see full effect of emerald ash borer for years

Currently, the emerald ash borer has been found in trees only in Washington County, where a quarantine prohibits moving ash (Fraxinus) or fringe tree (Chionanthus) wood in or out of the area.
Juvenile steelhead trout in a natural stream environment. (Photo by John McMillan)
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.
A field of red clover blooms in Yamhill County.
Extension Service
July 27, 2023

Instead of leaving soil naked, coat it with cover crops

Grow "green manure" to keep soil from eroding, weeds from exploding and to add nutrients.
Image shows a view through the perfectly round opening of a CT scanning machine, with a gray harbor seal lying on the table on the other side while veterinarians in scrubs lean over her.
Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine
July 26, 2023

Oregon Coast Aquarium harbor seal Boots gets diagnosed at OSU veterinary hospital

This Boots was made for flopping; that’s just what seals do. Boots, a popular 35-year-old harbor seal from the Oregon Coast Aquarium in Newport, flopped her way into the hearts of doctors and students alike at Oregon State University’s Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital last week when she underwent medical testing that revealed an ulcer in her esophagus.