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The study of American robins led by Jamie Cornelius is one of the few to examine how wildfire smoke, an increasingly common phenomenon as annual fire seasons become longer and more intense, affects animal behavior.

The StoryCorps recordings highlight how Oregon State researchers built a statewide partnership that helped communities track COVID-19 and make informed public health decisions through innovative data and wastewater surveillance.

The second day of Oregon State's AI Showcase highlighted new approaches to scientific discovery, with faculty demonstrating how machine learning is reshaping research across the College of Science.

The first day of Oregon State's AI Showcase featured researchers using artificial intelligence to investigate everything from protein behavior and animal decision-making to ecosystem change and drug discovery.

A study from Chong Fang's laboratory introduces a new statistical framework for quantifying uncertainty in ultrafast spectroscopy data analysis.

Minot, who has served as interim head since September 2025, is a leading researcher in quantum materials and nanoscale systems with applications in semiconductors and emerging technologies.

Stevan J. Arnold, emeritus professor of integrative biology at Oregon State University, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the highest honors in science.

The College of Science and Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics at Oregon State University have received a $450K award from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to establish the Partners in Science program on the Corvallis campus.

The novel sensor, which also has potential applications in health care and environmental monitoring, is based on the design principle of engineered interfacial chemistry. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the study by scientists at Oregon State and researchers in Taiwan was published in Applied Nano Materials, a journal of the American Chemical Society.

"Math circles are for kids who like math and for kids who want to like math, so it's possible that they just don't like the math they're doing in classes, and they'll enjoy this more,” said founder Nathan Gibson.

A spinning bicycle wheel can flip your expectations—and your sense of motion—on its head. At Oregon State, hands-on physics demonstrations are making complex concepts tangible while a new effort aims to ensure every student can experience them.

The honors general chemistry sequence is one of the longest-running honors offerings at OSU, and the three-term series gives participating students access to advanced laboratory experiences, faculty mentorship and a learning community that often shapes their academic paths in their very first year.