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

Oregon State University adds second week of coronavirus prevalence sampling in Newport

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.

OSU Press Releases, Integrative Biology, Data Science, Biomedical Science, Research
TRACE workers standing in outdoor meeting space in Newport
Biomedical Science

TRACE results suggest 3.4% of Newport community infected with SARS-CoV-2

Preliminary results from door-to-door sampling by Oregon State University suggest that 3.4% of the Newport community had the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 on June 20-21.

OSU Press Releases, Faculty and Staff, Integrative Biology, Biomedical Science
Trace-Covid in Newport
Biomedical Science

Oregon State University expands coronavirus prevalence study to Newport

TRACE-COVID-19, the groundbreaking Oregon State University project to determine community prevalence of the novel coronavirus, is expanding to include two days of sampling in Newport on June 20-21.

OSU Press Releases, Faculty and Staff, Students, Integrative Biology, Biomedical Science
Trace-Covid in Bend
Biomedical Science

Trace sampling in Bend suggests one person in 1000 infected with SARS-CoV-2

Results from two days of door-to-door sampling by Oregon State University and OSU-Cascades suggest that one person in 1,000 in the Bend community during the weekend of May 30-31 had the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19.

OSU Press Releases, Integrative Biology, Biomedical Science
Trace-Covid
Biomedical Science

Trace week three results suggest one person per 1,000 in Corvallis infected with SARS-CoV-2

Results from the third weekend of door-to-door sampling by Oregon State University suggest that one person in 1,000 in the Corvallis community had the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 on May 9-10.

OSU Press Releases, News, Faculty and Staff, Integrative Biology, Biomedical Science
neighbor placing survey in tray on sidewalk for Trace-Covid prevalence study
Biomedical Science

Oregon State University expands coronavirus prevalence study to Bend

TRACE-COVID-19, the groundbreaking Oregon State University project to determine community prevalence of the novel coronavirus, is expanding to include two days of sampling in Bend.

News, OSU Press Releases, Faculty and Staff, College of Science, Integrative Biology, Biomedical Science
TRACE staff member wearing mask on job site
Biomedical Science

Trace week two results suggest one person per 1,000 in Corvallis was infected with SARS CoV-2

Results from the second weekend of door-to-door sampling May 2-3 by Oregon State University suggest that about one person in 1,000 in the Corvallis community had the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 during that period.

OSU Press Releases, Faculty and Staff, Integrative Biology, Data Science, Biomedical Science
TRACE field staff
Biomedical Science

TRACE first week's results suggest two people per 1,000 in Corvallis were infected with SARS-CoV-2

Results from the first weekend of TRACE-COVID-19 door-to-door sampling by Oregon State University suggest that about two people per 1,000 in the Corvallis community had the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 when they were tested.

OSU Press Releases, Faculty and Staff, Integrative Biology, Data Science, Biomedical Science
pigments of color surrounding color wheel in OSU color palette
Chemistry

Chemist famous for historic discovery of blue pigment receives NSF award to look for new red

Mas Subramanian, distinguished professor of chemistry at Oregon State University, has received a special $200,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to pursue the holy grail of color research: an inorganic red pigment that’s vivid, safe and durable.

OSU Press Releases, Faculty and Staff, Chemistry, Materials Science, Research
Biobutanol
Chemistry

Chemist makes key advance toward production of important biofuel

An international research collaboration, led by Kyriakos Stylianou, an assistant professor of chemistry at Oregon State University, has taken an important step toward the commercially viable manufacture of biobutanol, an alcohol whose strong potential as a fuel for gasoline-powered engines could pave the path away from fossil fuels.

OSU Press Releases, Faculty and Staff, Chemistry, Materials Science, Research
Corvallis
Biomedical Science

Groundbreaking OSU project will determine COVID-19 prevalence in Corvallis

Oregon State University scientists will embark on a groundbreaking project as they start testing in the greater Corvallis community to determine the prevalence of the virus that causes COVID-19.

OSU Press Releases, Faculty and Staff, Integrative Biology, Data Science, Biomedical Science
Kyriakos Stylianou standing in front of Gilbert Hall
Chemistry

New chemistry professor develops a way to curb CO2 emissions

Chemist Kyriakos Stylianou has developed new carbon capture materials to reduce emissions from anthropogenic sources.

OSU Press Releases, Faculty and Staff, Chemistry, Spring 2020, Materials Science, Research
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