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IMPACT Spring 2020 now available 
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Eva Galvez sitting in office space
Diversity in Science

Biology alumna at the forefront of migrant healthcare in Oregon during the Covid-19 pandemic

Dr. Eva Galvez’s (Biology ’99) family background and passion for holistic care have led her into migrant labor camps, radio stations, mobile clinics, and the world of public policy.

Faculty and Staff, Physics, Student Success
TRACE workers reading paper in group.
Biomedical Science

Preliminary results of a second round of door-to-door sampling by Oregon State University in Newport suggest a significantly lower prevalence of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 on July 11-12 than compared to a similar sampling three weeks earlier.

Students use a variety of tools to conduct their summer research.
Students

The College of Science is proud to announce that 41 science students have received summer undergraduate research awards.

Trace-Covid testing
Biomedical Science

TRACE-COVID-19, Oregon State University’s project to determine community prevalence of the novel coronavirus, will sample community members in Hermiston, Umatilla County, July 25-26, in response to an outbreak of cases in county workplaces.

Scuba diver collecting samples on shallow sea floor in Antarctica.
Marine Science

The discovery of the first active methane seep in Antarctica is providing scientists new understanding of the methane cycle and the role methane found in this region may play in warming the planet.

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Diversity in Science

The College of Science intends to take all necessary steps to become an actively anti-racist community.

pink flowering bush in front of Kidder Hall northern entrance.
News

For the 2020-21 academic year, the College of Science is planning to resume in-person and on-campus learning, research and working to the extent that it is safe to do so. 

Zack Bango smiling in front of a white background, wearing a CORE shirt
Alumni and Friends

Since graduating from OSU with a degree in biochemistry & biophysics, Bango has been in the Peace Corps, worked in a malaria research laboratory in Botswana and is now working on the front lines of COVID-19 testing and treatment in Los Angeles County, California.

TRACE employees walking in parking lot on a cloudy, wet day in Newport, Oregon
Biomedical Science

TRACE-COVID-19, the groundbreaking Oregon State University project to determine community prevalence of the novel coronavirus, will return to Newport for two more days of sampling this weekend, July 11-12.

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Students

Microbiology major Sarah Olson Michel shares summer science book recommendations on Ira Flatow's Science Friday show.

 
IMPACT Spring 2020 now available 
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In the news
OPB

Tracing The Coronavirus Through Sewer Pipes In Oregon

Innovation in Textiles

Devan adds immunity-boosting multivitamins to R-Vital range

Time Magazine

Why This Year Is Our Last, Best Chance for Saving the Oceans

Science Friday

The Best Summer Science Books Of 2020

Oregon State University News
July 31

What to do in Umatilla County in response to COVID-19?

July 31

TRACE results suggest 17% of Hermiston community infected with SARS-CoV-2

July 24

Second round of sampling suggests significantly lower prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Newport

July 22

Oregon State University expands coronavirus prevalence study to Hermiston

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