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IMPACT Fall 2020 now available 
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Two students in masks studying in Memorial Hall
News

2021 Dam Proud Day to support College of Science students in need

On April 28, 2021, Oregon State will hold its second day of giving, called Dam Proud Day. This year, funds raised for the College of Science will support science students experiencing financial difficulties that may inhibit their ability to continue classes.

Faculty and Staff, Physics, Student Success
Malgo Peszynska standing in front of a tree outside of Kidder Hall.
News

Malgo Peszynska, professor of applied mathematics at Oregon State University, has received the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM) Geosciences Career Prize.

NSF graduate fellows
Graduate students

Two Ph.D. students in the College of Science have been selected for the prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

A graphic depicting N protein.
Biochemistry & Biophysics

Biochemists have taken a key step toward new drugs and vaccines for combating COVID-19 with a deep dive into one protein’s interactions with SARS-CoV-2 genetic material.

Jane Lubchenco sitting outdoors
OSU Press Releases

One of the most highly cited marine ecologists in the world, Distinguished Professor Jane Lubchenco, will lead climate and environmental science efforts in the White House as the new deputy director of climate and environment.

Aerial shot of Corvallis, Oregon.
College of Science

A pivotal Oregon State chemistry project – funded by a $493K grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust – will create a distinctive collaboration center for academic and industrial researchers that will bring synthetic chemistry into the digital age.

Photo of Kidder Hall's front door
Diversity in Science

On behalf of the College, we wish to express our strong, unwavering support for Asian students, faculty and staff in our community and affirm everyone’s right to a safe and healthy university.

Gilfillan Lecture
Integrative Biology

An evolutionary and population geneticist with strong regional and global impact, Professor Michael Blouin will present the 2021 Gilfillan Memorial Lecture, “What Darwin couldn’t imagine: A personal journey through the ever-changing field of evolutionary genetics.”

Planetary geologist and OSU alumna Briony Horgan in front of an image of the Perseverance rover.
Alumni and Friends

2005 physics alumna and planetary geologist Briony Horgan's research was key to determining the location on Mars for the Perseverance rover to explore. Explaining the challenge her team faced, she said, "“If we had to choose just one spot on Earth to gather all the data about the entire history of the planet — well, where would you go?”

OSU_TRACE-COVID-19
Biomedical Science

Oregon State University will conduct its sixth round of TRACE-COVID-19 door-to-door sampling throughout Corvallis the weekend of March 13 and 14 for the coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

 
IMPACT Fall 2020 now available 
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In the news
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Prominent Oregon scientist returns to White House duty with new climate role

Reuters

Marine ecologist Lubchenco to lead climate in White House science office

Washington Post

White House appoints former NOAA leader Jane Lubchenco to key climate change role

Science

Watch the winners of this year’s ‘Dance Your Ph.D.’ contest

Oregon State University News
April 4

Deep dive into key COVID-19 protein is a step toward new drugs, vaccines

April 1

Sixth TRACE-COVID-19 survey in Corvallis estimates 13 people in 1,000 had virus

March 25

OSU’s Lubchenco joins White House to lead climate and environment initiatives

March 8

Sixth round of Corvallis TRACE-COVID-19 sampling set for March 13 and 14

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