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IMPACT Fall 2020 now available 
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Diversity in Science

Alumni Fellow Eva Galvez to address impact of COVID-19 on Latino communities  

Alumni Fellow Eva Galvez to address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Latino communities

Faculty and Staff, Physics, Student Success
Coral bleaching
Marine Science

Scientists at Oregon State University have shown that viral infection is involved in coral bleaching – the breakdown of the symbiotic relationship between corals and the algae they rely on for energy.

Headshot of Cardenas in front of a white background.
Alumni and Friends

Andres Cardenas (10', '15) has received funding to spend the next five years studying the impacts of prenatal and early childhood environmental stressors on children’s health and development.

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Research

Mentored research persists in the adapted learning environment.

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Faculty and Staff

New associate dean announced.

TRACE-COVID-19
Biomedical Science

Oregon State University’s fifth round of door-to-door sampling throughout the Corvallis community by TRACE-COVID-19 field workers on Sept. 26 and 27 suggested three people per 1,000 in the community carried the novel coronavirus on those days.

Dr. Carrie Manore
Alumni and Friends

The ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has placed mathematical models in the spotlight as they have become central to public health interventions, planning, resource allocation and forecasts.

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Students

Home to 3,339 undergraduate students, the College of Science attracts the most high-achievers at Oregon State University. This September, the College of Science welcomed 1,026 new to OSU first-year undergraduate students – a 15% increase from last academic year.

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Faculty and Staff

Culminating a project led by chemist Rich Carter, leaders from 67 universities and 13 national organizations have unanimously voted to approve a set of recommendations for recognizing innovation and entrepreneurial achievements among the criteria for higher education faculty promotion and tenure.

Ensign wasp
Integrative Biology

An Oregon State University study has identified four new species of parasitic, cockroach-killing ensign wasps that became encased in tree resin 25 million years ago and were preserved as the resin fossilized into amber.

 
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In the news
Science Daily

Scientists shed new light on viruses' role in coral bleaching

FOX 12

Evidence of COVID-19 found in wastewater samples at Oregon State University

KVAL

Oregon State researcher IDs 4 new species of wasp that lived 25 million years ago

Faculty Focus

Grading Exams: How Gradescope Revealed Deeper Insights into Our Teaching

Oregon State University News
October 12

Oregon State University scientists shed new light on viruses’ role in coral bleaching

October 11

Medical technology company raises nearly $278 million as first OSU spinout to go public

October 6

Zero positives among more than 300 tested in Sackett residence hall, GEM apartment building

October 6

Fifth round of Corvallis TRACE-COVID-19 sampling suggests three people in 1,000 have virus

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