Before starting her Ph.D. in mathematics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in fall 2026, alumna Hannah Dempsey spent four weeks participating in a rigorous mathematics residency program.
A new academic support hub brings math, chemistry, biochemistry and physics help together in the Valley Library, giving students easier access to the support they need to succeed at Oregon State.
The biology senior will spend nine months in Chile investigating how ocean currents shape krill distribution and support the predators that depend on them across the Southern Ocean.
Maria Ruiz Cortes thought she wanted to be a dermatologist. But after she landed a two-week shadow experience offered by the MedStaircase program, everything changed when she stepped foot in the operating room.
Undergraduate research transformed Kieran King from a student interested in space into an aspiring physicist advancing clean-energy technology. He will continue studying organic semiconductors this fall as a Ph.D. student at Wake Forest University.
McKenna Crise graduated from Oregon State in winter term with a degree in biochemistry and molecular biology and a minor in chemistry. She is now beginning her career at CCRM Fertility in Denver, where she hopes to make the world of genetics less intimidating and more approachable for patients and families.
Warren Johnson is a husband, father and a transfer student from Linn-Benton Community College, already working on his accelerated master’s degree. He is also a top scorer in the William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition, one of the most difficult undergraduate math exams in North America.
Kasey Ingram, a third-year marine biology student, was named a Udall Scholar in the tribal policy category for her work in ocean conservation. As a member of the Navajo tribe, Ingram is building a future career that connects her work to the people and cultures that have taught her what it means to be a steward of the land.
One might think Oregon State senior Riley Whisler has more than 24 hours in a day. Her schedule reads like someone determined to use every precious second.
Juliana Betancourt has been using chemistry to dive into the secrets of nanoplastics, taking part in crucial research well before she finishes her undergraduate studies.
