General OSU

About Oregon State University: As one of only three land, sea, space and sun grant universities in the nation, Oregon State serves Oregon and the world by working on today’s most pressing issues. Our nearly 38,000 students come from across the globe, and our programs operate in every Oregon county. Oregon State receives more research funding than all of the state’s comprehensive public universities combined. At our campuses in Corvallis and Bend, marine research center in Newport, OSU Portland Center and award-winning Ecampus, we excel at shaping today’s students into tomorrow’s leaders.

Oregon State University Board of Trustees to meet March 12 and 13

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet March 12 and 13 to consider approving tuition and fee rates for the next school year and a 10-year capital forecast. 

Board committees will meet from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 12 and the full board is scheduled to meet from 9:15 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. March 13. All meetings will take place in the Memorial Union Horizon Room.  

Early study connects dogs’ cancer survival with which microorganisms live in their gut

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Canine cancer patients receiving a new form of immunotherapy lived longer or shorter depending on the composition of their microbiome, the community of organisms living in their gut.

Results of the clinical trial led by Oregon State University scientists were published in Veterinary Oncology.

Meet the marten: Oregon State research provides updated look at rare, adorable carnivore

Note to media: Please credit the photo above to Ben Wymer, A Woods Walk Photography.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University researchers have painted a clearer picture of the coastal marten, a secretive, ferret-sized forest carnivore renowned for its cuteness but nearly driven to extinction by human activity in the 20th century.

Oregon maintains top Christmas tree producer title by adapting

Photos https://beav.es/Jx5 (Flickr) and video https://beav.es/Jxo (Box) available.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – It sounds like the setup for a holiday romantic comedy – Priya Rajarapu works as a Christmas tree expert for Oregon State University’s Extension Service, helping Oregon’s 300-plus Christmas tree growers produce a healthy crop each holiday season so that the state can export millions of perfect trees across the world.

Oregon State Board of Trustees to meet Oct. 22 and 23

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet Oct. 22 and 23 and consider the annual assessment of the president and amendments to the OSU investment policy.

The board is scheduled to meet from 9:15 a.m. to 2:10 p.m. Oct. 23 in the Memorial Union Horizon Room. Board committees are scheduled to meet from 9 a.m. to 4:20 p.m. Oct. 22 in the Horizon Room.

Oregon State Board of Trustees’ committee to meet to consider the appointment of chief executive of audit, risk and compliance

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University’s Board of Trustees will hold a special virtual meeting of its Executive, Audit and Governance Committee at 8:30 a.m. Oct. 10 on Zoom to consider the appointment of the university’s next chief executive of audit, risk and compliance.

The candidate under consideration for appointment will be introduced publicly at the meeting. If appointed, the candidate will succeed Interim Chief Executive of Audit, Risk and Compliance Julee Otter.