IMPACT

A compound with potential as a treatment for ALS has gained further promise in a new study by biochemist Joe Beckman.

Microbiologists at Oregon State University have made an important advance in understanding the roles that gut bacteria play in human health.

Chemist Xiulei (David) Ji and his team have found that a chemical mechanism first described more than two centuries ago can revolutionize energy storage.

In a groundbreaking study, OSU microbiologists find a clear link between aggressive behavior and the microbes that live in the dogs’ guts.

Physicist David Craig will lead a five-year, multimillion dollar effort to help physics departments at colleges nationwide improve their programs.

A new $1.1 million grant led by ecologist Francis Chan will track and measure the effects of hypoxia on marine species and habitats in Oregon.

Oregon State microbiologists have made a key advance toward understanding which of the trillions of gut microbes may play important roles in how humans and other mammals evolve.

Manta rays’ feeding mechanism may hold clues to a new, improved filtration system.

OSU biophysicist Weihong Qiu has solved a longstanding puzzle concerning the design of molecular motors, paving the way toward new cancer therapies.

Genetic research has shed new light on how isolated populations of the same species evolve toward reproductive incompatibility and thus become separate species.

Microbiologists advance the fight against drug resistance, crafting a compound that genetically neutralizes a pathogen’s ability to thwart antibiotics.

Twenty five percent of freshmen are the first in their family to attend college, 23 percent are underrepresented minorities, and the College has the highest ever number of high achieving students in this incoming class: 37.6 percent.