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Tonya Allison standing in front of waterfall and forest
Students

Sloths, toucans, kinkajous, hawks—this zoology senior has handled them all

Tonya Allison remembers never being encouraged to think about college. Now she is preparing for a career in wildlife conservation.

Abe Teklu in front of the Valley Library
Students

A senior's gut decision in high school to major in physics holds steady four years later

Looking back on his gut decision in high school to major in physics, graduating senior Abe Teklu remains somewhat mystified.

Morgan Pearson in front of Kidder Hall
Students

Winning at baseball with math and statistics

Math senior and baseball analytics expert Morgan Pearson was given job offers by two Major League Baseball teams—Texas Rangers and New York Yankees.

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Students

Biochemistry senior takes the reins and thinks big

Biochemistry and biophysics senior Mai Le arrived at Oregon State as a reluctant freshman but found her place through research and volunteer opportunities.

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Students

Preparing the minds of the next generation of microbiologists through scholarships

The Microbiology Scholarship Luncheon honored 10 scholarship students who received eight different awards supported by alumni and friends.

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Student Success

Student who’s 84 years young returns to complete a degree she started in the 1950s

At the age of 84, Bobbie Giacino is taking a geosciences course this summer on OSU's Corvallis campus to complete a degree she started in the 1950s.

Sydney Phu in front of Kidder Hall
Students

Biohealth student snags prestigious bioethics internship at Mayo Clinic

Biohealth Sciences major Sydney Phu selected for a prestigious bioethics summer internship at the Mayo Clinic.

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Students

Celebrating the class of 2018

The College of Science will celebrate its 2018 graduates and their families at a special reception in their honor on June 15, 2018.

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Graduate students

Graduate students, alumni win national fellowships for outstanding research

The College of Science congratulates two PhD students for receiving prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (NSF GRF) awards for 2018.

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Events

Take a break with science and doughnuts

The Science Student Advisory Board hosts spring Science Fair and Study Break on June 8, 2018, with quirky science games, student clubs and Voodoo Doughnuts.

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Students

Scholarship Dessert recognizes outstanding students

The College of Science recognizes scholarship students at its annual spring Scholarship Dessert on Monday, June 4, 2018.

Delaney Smith working in a lab
Students

Biochemistry student awarded Goldwater Scholarship, studies molecular origins of alcohol addiction

Honors biochemistry/biophysics student Delaney Smith receives the 2018 Goldwater scholarship. She is the only Goldwater Scholar from an Oregon institution this year.