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Discoveries and news in research, student success, faculty engagement and alumni accomplishments.

Stegastochlidus saraemcheana, a species of cylindrical bark beetle sitting in yellow amber.

Integrative Biology

Master of disguise is new genus and species of cylindrical bark beetle

A resemblance to moss, lichens and fungi made for fantastic cover by a new genus and species of cylindrical bark beetle described by biologist George Poinar Jr.

January 14, 2021

News, Faculty and Staff, Integrative Biology, Research

Graphic showing pulsar light traveling to Earth amid a sea of gravitational waves.

News

Gravitational wave search finds hopeful new clue

An international team, which includes Oregon State graduate and undergraduate students, has gotten closer than ever before to detecting evidence of supermassive black holes.

January 14, 2021

Physics, Research

Chris Beaudry working in a lab with a student

Faculty and Staff

Grants to boost advances in mental health and cancer research

Two interdisciplinary teams received funding to pursue promising leads in mental health and cancer research.

January 8, 2021

News, Biochemistry & Biophysics, College of Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, Biomedical Science, Research

Integrative Biology

New flower from 100 million years ago brings fresh holiday beauty to 2020

Emeritus Biology Professor George Poinar Jr., has identified a spectacular new genus and species of flower from the mid-Cretaceous period.

December 23, 2020

News, Faculty and Staff, Integrative Biology, Research

Malgorzata Peszysnka standing in front of a tree.

Mathematics

Applied mathematician elected 2020 AAAS Fellow

Malgorzata Peszynska, elected in the section on Mathematics, is the 18^th faculty member in the College of Science to be elected as AAAS Fellow.

December 17, 2020

News, Faculty and Staff, Mathematics, Research

Marine Science

Sea star listed as critically endangered following research by OSU marine ecologist

The iconic sunflower sea star has been listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature following a groundbreaking population study led by Oregon State University and The Nature Conservancy.

December 16, 2020

OSU Press Releases, Faculty and Staff, Integrative Biology, Marine Science, Research

Research

Scientists awarded grant to investigate how microbiomes can help species withstand climate change

A pivotal National Science Foundation award will enable Oregon State scientists to investigate how microbes influence their wildlife host’s sensitivity and resilience to disruptive changes in the natural environment.

November 12, 2020

News, Faculty and Staff, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Microbiology, Marine Science, Research

Integrative Biology

Nematode discovered by scientists to prevent crop damage by invasive slugs

OSU scientists have discovered a microscopic nematode that could be an important biological control against invasive slugs that cause billions of dollars a year in agricultural damage worldwide.

November 10, 2020

News, Faculty and Staff, Integrative Biology, Research

Diseased and healthy corals sitting in bins.

Marine Science

Coral researchers find link between bacterial genus and disease susceptibility

Found in less than 1% of the ocean but home to nearly one-quarter of all known marine species, coral reefs help regulate the sea’s carbon dioxide levels and are a crucial hunting ground that scientists use in the search for new medicines.

October 29, 2020

OSU Press Releases, Graduate students, Microbiology, Marine Science, Research

Marine Science

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

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.

October 15, 2020

OSU Press Releases, Faculty and Staff, Graduate students, Microbiology, Marine Science, Research