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College of Business
April 25, 2023

Top Oregon family businesses to be honored by OSU College of Business on May 12 in Portland

Several Oregon family businesses will be honored at the Oregon State University College of Business’ 2023 Excellence in Family Business Awards ceremony Friday, May 12 at the Hilton Portland Downtown.
Image shows a man in a white tank top and blue jeans from behind, standing in front of a table holding an empty metal crab pot, with electrodes connected to different points of his upper body to record muscle activiity.
College of Health
April 25, 2023

Fishermen-developed “banger bar” helps reduce risk of injury on crab boats, OSU study finds

Dungeness crab fishermen are at high risk for on-the-job injury, but having a metal bar to bang crab pots against as they harvest can help them prevent injury, an Oregon State University study found.
General OSU
April 24, 2023

Oregon State University sets record with eight Fulbright U.S. Student Program awards

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University has had a record eight applicants earn placement into the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2023-24 academic year.
College of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
April 23, 2023

Massive iceberg discharges during the last ice age had no impact on nearby Greenland, raising new questions about climate dynamics

Greenland, in close proximity to the ice sheet, saw no changes during Heinrich events during the last ice age, while the events caused rapid warming in Antarctica, at the other end of the globe.
College of Agricultural Sciences
April 21, 2023

Oregon State botany and plant pathology graduate students to present at May 3 Science Pub

Three Oregon State University graduate students will talk about their research on Douglas-fir trees and fungi, habitat restoration in the Willamette Valley and pest management in vineyards during Oregon State University's Science Pub event at 6 p.m. May 3.
Indigo Rose tomatoes were developed by Jim Myers, a vegetable breeder at Oregon State University.
Extension Service
April 21, 2023

OSU breeding program produced series of purple tomatoes with healthy antioxidants

People liked the tomato’s novelty but the benefits from the anthocyanins in the skin were the draw.
Summit at the Portland Center
General OSU
April 20, 2023

State of Black Affairs Summit returns for second year at OSU Portland Center

The summit is for faculty, administrators, advocates and community members
Image shows a majestic California condor in flight, wings stretched wide showing the characteristic white band underneath.
Carlson College of Veterinary Medicine
April 20, 2023

California condor samples test positive for H5N1 bird flu at OSU’s veterinary diagnostic laboratory

At least seven deceased California condors from a northern Arizona population were infected with highly pathogenic avian influenza this spring, the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory at Oregon State University has found.