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Faculty and Staff

Recognizing faculty and staff excellence

The College of Science celebrated research, teaching and administrative excellence at its 2017 Fall Faculty and Staff Awards.

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Biochemistry & Biophysics

Nanofiber sutures promote production of infection-thwarting peptide

Loading nanofiber sutures with vitamin D induces the production of an infection-fighting peptide, new research shows.

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Graduate students

From the lab to the world: OMSI Science Communication Fellowships

Applications are open for Oregon's top academic and professional fellowship program: The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry's OMSI Science Communication Fellowship.

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Physics

Gamma-ray burst detection just what OSU physicist predicted

More than a month before a game-changing detection of a short gamma-ray burst – a finding announced today – scientists at Oregon State University predicted such a discovery would occur.

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Students

Summer research takes physics undergraduates far and wide

Physics undergraduates had an outstanding summer in 2017! At least 20 physics undergraduates engaged in significant research projects all over the country, including OSU physics labs.

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Integrative Biology

'Transformative' research unrealistic to predict, scientists tell granting agencies

Research-funding agencies that require scientists to declare at the proposal stage how their projects will be “transformative” may actually be hindering discovery, according to a study by OSU ecologists.

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Marine Science

Summer "dead zone" threat rises on Oregon Coast

The Oregon coast is now facing annual threats from hypoxia, or low oxygen, and scientists liken the phenomenon to wildfire season.

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Students

SURE Science students spend summer researching oceans, new planets and human health

Thirty-one SURE Science students spent their summers immersed in the beauty and drama of science.

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Graduate students

Biochemistry student makes her mark in science and diversity

Ph.D. student Nicole Hams selected as Western Representative to the National Black Graduate Student Association, the nation’s largest interdisciplinary graduate organization for students of African descent.

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Research

Research funding continues upward trajectory

Science faculty received $18.7 million in research grants and awards in FY17, the second highest year since FY2013 and a 54% increase from last year.

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Biochemistry & Biophysics

Scientists develop new technique to understand and treat human deafness

Biochemists develop a novel method to overcome major challenges in the study of the otoferlin protein and its role in human deafness.

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Microbiology

The "Anna Karenina principle" of unhappy microbiomes

Oregon State microbiologists have suggested a new paradigm for the study of microbiomes—one that has key implications for medical care.