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Eva Galvez sitting in office space
Diversity in Science

Alumni Fellow Eva Galvez to address impact of COVID-19 on Latino communities  

Alumni Fellow Eva Galvez to address the disproportionate impact of COVID-19 on Latino communities

Events, Alumni and Friends, Diversity in Science, Women in Science, Integrative Biology
TRACE-COVID-19
Biomedical Science

Fifth round of Corvallis TRACE-COVID-19 sampling suggests three people in 1,000 have virus

Oregon State University’s fifth round of door-to-door sampling throughout the Corvallis community by TRACE-COVID-19 field workers on Sept. 26 and 27 suggested three people per 1,000 in the community carried the novel coronavirus on those days.

OSU Press Releases, Faculty and Staff, Integrative Biology, Biomedical Science
Ensign wasp
Integrative Biology

Salute the venerable ensign wasp, killing cockroaches for 25 million years

An Oregon State University study has identified four new species of parasitic, cockroach-killing ensign wasps that became encased in tree resin 25 million years ago and were preserved as the resin fossilized into amber.

OSU Press Releases, Faculty and Staff, Integrative Biology, Research
TRACE_OSU-Covid-19
Biomedical Science

TRACE-OSU to support health and safety with in-person, wastewater SARS-CoV-2 testing

TRACE-OSU will launch Sept. 28 and will include weekly random prevalence testing of approximately 1,000 OSU community members.

OSU Press Releases, Integrative Biology, Biomedical Science
University Day 2020
Faculty and Staff

Scientists recognized for research, service and mentoring excellence at 2020 University Day

Five faculty and scholars from the College of Science are among this year’s award recipients at University Day, OSU’s most prestigious annual awards for research mentoring, scholarship, teamwork, teaching and service.

News, Events, Faculty and Staff, Graduate students, Biochemistry & Biophysics, Chemistry, Integrative Biology, Microbiology, Research
Managing an epidemic with a groundbreaking public health project
Biomedical Science

Managing an epidemic with a groundbreaking public health project

Scientists at Oregon State University acted swiftly to the greatest public health emergency of our time, leveraging the College of Science’s unique capabilities in biomedical research and the quantitative sciences to investigate and contain the coronavirus crisis.

Faculty and Staff, Integrative Biology, Statistics, Fall 2020, Data Science, Biomedical Science
Julia Zavala standing in front of purple backdrop.
Students

Biology senior awarded Gilman Scholarship to pursue pre-med internship in Argentina

Julia Zavala is one of seven undergraduate students at Oregon State University to have been awarded a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship during the 2020-2021 academic year.

News, Diversity in Science, Students, Integrative Biology
OSU Trace-Covid in Hermiston
Biomedical Science

TRACE results suggest 17% of Hermiston community infected with SARS-CoV-2

Preliminary results from random door-to-door TRACE-COVID-19 sampling by Oregon State University last weekend suggest that 17% of the Hermiston community had the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 on July 25-26.

News, OSU Press Releases, Integrative Biology, Biomedical Science
TRACE workers reading paper in group.
Biomedical Science

Second round of sampling suggests significantly lower prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Newport

Preliminary results of a second round of door-to-door sampling by Oregon State University in Newport suggest a significantly lower prevalence of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 on July 11-12 than compared to a similar sampling three weeks earlier.

OSU Press Releases, Integrative Biology, Biomedical Science
Eva Galvez sitting in office space
Diversity in Science

Biology alumna at the forefront of migrant healthcare in Oregon during the Covid-19 pandemic

Dr. Eva Galvez’s (Biology ’99) family background and passion for holistic care have led her into migrant labor camps, radio stations, mobile clinics, and the world of public policy.

Alumni and Friends, Diversity in Science, Integrative Biology, Fall 2020
Trace-Covid testing
Biomedical Science

Oregon State University expands coronavirus prevalence study to Hermiston

TRACE-COVID-19, Oregon State University’s project to determine community prevalence of the novel coronavirus, will sample community members in Hermiston, Umatilla County, July 25-26, in response to an outbreak of cases in county workplaces.

OSU Press Releases, Integrative Biology, Biomedical Science
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
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