News Archive
Study finds consumer openness to smoke-impacted wines, offering new market opportunities
Certain groups of consumers appear to be open to drinking smoke-impacted wines, a finding in a new study that could provide market opportunities for winemakers increasingly dealing with the effects of wildfire smoke on grapes.Feb. 10, 2025
During pandemic, playful people were remarkably resilient, OSU research shows
Adults with high levels of playfulness showed strong resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to less playful individuals, new research shows.Feb. 10, 2025
Researchers find improved method for treating rare, aggressive, pregnancy-related cancer
A new drug delivery system shows promise for treating a rare, aggressive form of cancer affecting pregnant women and new mothers, and it has potential with other cancers as well.Feb. 5, 2025
Corvallis tech hub receives $45 million to grow manufacturing, commercialization of microfluidics
A Corvallis-centered technology consortium will receive $45 million to develop, scale and manufacture microfluidics technologies critical for artificial intelligence computing, manufacturing of advanced semiconductors and new approaches to disease research and treatment.Jan. 14, 2025
Oregon State receives $11.9 million from Defense Department to enhance health of armed forces
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded up to $11.9 million to Oregon State University to invent new drug delivery technologies for protecting members of the military from a range of health threats in combat areas.Jan. 14, 2025
New Oregon climate assessment documents continued warming and signs of adaptation
Oregon is becoming warmer and more prone to drought and will see less snow due to climate change, but people and businesses are also adapting to the challenges of a warming planet, the latest Oregon Climate Assessment indicates.Jan. 8, 2025
- CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon Department of Forestry today released final versions of statewide wildfire hazard and wildland-urban interface maps developed by Oregon State University scientists.
Jan. 7, 2025
New nanocrystals a key step toward more efficient optical computing and memory
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Scientists including an Oregon State University chemistry researcher have taken a key step toward next-generation optical computing and memory with the discovery of luminescent nanocrystals that can be quickly toggled from light to dark and back again.Jan. 3, 2025
Research shows solitude is better for your health when it’s not too intense
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Hiking by yourself deep in a forest and similar episodes of intense solitude are not as likely to restore energy and enhance social connectedness as less complete forms of solitude, such as reading in a café or listening to Spotify while commuting, research by Oregon State University suggests.Dec. 17, 2024
New chemical structures developed at Oregon State show vastly improved carbon capture ability
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University researchers have synthesized new molecules able to quickly capture significant amounts of carbon dioxide from the air, an important tactic in climate change mitigation.Dec. 12, 2024
College students’ insomnia linked more strongly with loneliness than screen time
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Being lonely is a bigger hurdle to a good night’s sleep for college students than too much time at a computer or other electronic screen, a new study by Oregon State University suggests.Dec. 4, 2024
Chemical structure’s carbon capture ability doubled by Oregon State University research
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University scientists have found a way to more than double the uptake ability of a chemical structure that can be used for scrubbing carbon dioxide from factory flues.Dec. 3, 2024
New 3D printing approach means better biomedical, energy, robotics devices
CORVALLIS, Ore. – An Oregon State University researcher has helped create a new 3D printing approach for shape-changing materials that are likened to muscles, opening the door for improved applications in robotics as well as biomedical and energy devices.Dec. 2, 2024
New model sheds light on groundwater declines by linking irrigation decisions and groundwater use
Sustainable rates of groundwater withdrawal in Oregon’s Harney Basin were surpassed 20 years prior to the time declining groundwater levels were generally recognized, a new analysis found.Nov. 20, 2024
Surf and Turf: Oregon State researchers to study feeding seaweed to cattle
Oregon State University researchers have received a $1 million grant to study the impact of adding seaweed to the diets of beef cattle as a way to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.Oct. 28, 2024
Scientists make Wile E. Coyote observation, confirming theory of how solar flares are created
An international collaboration that includes an Oregon State University astrophysicist has identified a phenomenon, likened to the quick-footed movements of an iconic cartoon predator, that proves a 19-year-old theory regarding how solar flares are created.Oct. 23, 2024
Public invited to Oct. 28 input session for McDonald-Dunn Research Forest management plan
The Oregon State University College of Forestry is hosting an input session Oct. 28 about the college’s development of a new plan to guide management of the OSU-owned McDonald-Dunn Research Forest in the Coast Range foothills northwest of Corvallis.Oct. 15, 2024
Tube sock-like skunk covers more ground than deer, impacted by winter weather, study finds
A study in the Cascade Range in Oregon of a tiny, elusive skunk found the animal can cover more ground than deer and is sensitive to climate change, particularly severe winter weather.Oct. 14, 2024
Toddlers show increased physical activity with a robot playmate moving around the room
Parents seeking help in encouraging toddlers to be physically active may soon need to look no further than an inexpensive robotic buddy for their kids, a new study by Oregon State University suggests.Oct. 9, 2024
Climate report warns of escalating crisis, urges immediate action as UN summit nears
An international coalition led by Oregon State University scientists concludes in its annual report published today that the Earth’s worsening vital signs indicate a “critical and unpredictable new phase of the climate crisis” and that “decisive action is needed, and fast.”Oct. 8, 2024
Radon, even at levels below EPA guideline for mitigation, is linked to childhood leukemia
A study of more than 700 counties across multiple U.S. states found a link between childhood leukemia and levels of decaying radon gas, including those lower than the federal guideline for mitigation.Oct. 2, 2024
- Two mild habanero peppers known as “Notta Hotta” and “Mild Thing” that retain the peppers’ unique fruity and floral fragrances and flavors but have lower heat levels are being released by Oregon State University.
Oct. 2, 2024
Drone footage provides new insight into gray whales’ acrobatic feeding behavior
Drone footage captured by researchers in Oregon State University’s Marine Mammal Institute is offering new insight into the acrobatics undertaken by gray whales foraging in the waters off the coast of Oregon.Sept. 25, 2024
Saliva key to AI-assisted, non-invasive home monitoring method to improve epilepsy care
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University are poised to use saliva to make a personalized-medicine breakthrough for people with epilepsy thanks to a four-year, $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health.Sept. 18, 2024
Oregon State University researcher exploring wastewater’s role in antimicrobial resistance
CORVALLIS, Ore. – An Oregon State University researcher will receive $2.35 million from the Environmental Protection Agency to explore what happens to antibiotics, antibiotic-resistant bacteria and their genes after they reach wastewater systems throughout the United States.Sept. 4, 2024
Bicycle rolling-stop laws don’t lead to unsafe behavior by riders or motorists, research shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Laws that let bicyclists treat stop signs as yield signs lead neither riders nor motorists to act unsafely, according to a groundbreaking Oregon State University study.Aug. 26, 2024
Scientists studying impact of painting wind turbine blade black to reduce bird collisions
Oregon State University researchers are part of a team looking at reducing bird collision risks with wind turbines by painting a single blade of the turbine black.Aug. 20, 2024