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Students

Biochemistry & Biophysics turns up heat with spring BBQ

The Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics gathers faculty, students and recent alumni together to celebrate the end of spring term

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Students

Weird Science: Study Break + Fair + Doughnuts

If you love chemistry, physics, math, statistics, biology, microbiology or biochemistry AND love doughnuts, join us!

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Students

And the 2015 CURE Fellows are....

Six science undergraduate science students have received Cripps Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) Summer Fellowships

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Biochemistry & Biophysics

Biochemistry researchers collaborate on new sunscreen

Andrew Karplus and his graduate student Kelsey Kean recently discovered that certain animals are able to produce a sunblock compound naturally.

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Students

Celebrating undergraduate excellence in science

Science was well represented at the 2015 Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence event May 14

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Students

2015 Phi Kappa Phi inductees

Congratulations!

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Teaching Innovation

Moving the dial ahead on student success

Oregon State University has the potential to change the face of higher education

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Statistics

Data Science cuts across all science

The College of Science has developed a new statistics option for mathematics students, the only program of its kind among public universities in Oregon.

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Students

Diversity: On the road

Generous donor and alumni support enabled our faculty and students to interact and connect with a diverse, vibrant science community.

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Students

Dean's List: Winter Term 2015

Nearly 700 science students make dean’s honor roll

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Students

Student spotlight

Claire Ostertag-Hill is using DNA sequencing and genetic screening tools to analyze virus genes

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Chemistry

Student spotlight: Stephanie Pleasant

Originally, a nursing major, Stephanie Pleasant worked in a Chemistry research lab one summer and was hooked.