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.

Tribes of Oregon, Oregon State work together to build facility to facilitate repatriation and return of tribal cultural items and Ancestors 

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The nine federally recognized Tribes in Oregon and Oregon State University have worked together to build a university facility to facilitate the repatriation and return of tribal Ancestors and cultural items currently under the university’s stewardship.

Tribal leaders and university officials marked the transfer of Ancestors in Oregon State’s stewardship to the facility earlier this month. 

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.

The OSU team had already demonstrated a sensor system, based on microfluidics, for quickly analyzing the level of anti-seizure medicine in saliva and now will extend its work to create a device, powered by artificial intelligence, that’s designed to optimize dosing.

Oregon State names new finance and administration leader

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Carla Ho’a, an established leader with more than three decades of experience in higher education finance, has been named the next vice president for finance and administration at Oregon State University.

Ho’a will begin her new role Sept. 3.

“Carla Ho’a brings a broad range of leadership experience and financial acumen to this critical role and we are delighted to welcome her to OSU,” said President Jayathi Murthy.

Executive, Audit and Governance Committee of the OSU Board of Trustees to meet June 21

CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Executive, Audit and Governance Committee of the Oregon State University Board of Trustees will meet from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. June 21 to consider potential candidates to recommend for anticipated at-large vacancies on the board.

The recommendations will be forwarded to Gov. Tina Kotek for consideration.

New Oregon State University specialty license plate unveiled

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregonians can now purchase a voucher for a new, specialty Oregon State University license plate that features the university’s beaver logo and tree rings in the background.

The voucher is $40 and is available through the university here. Once 3,000 vouchers have been sold, the Oregon Department of Motor Vehicles will begin manufacturing the plates, which is expected to take four to six months.