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Events

Noted mathematical ecologist to discuss predator-prey equations

The 2018 Lonseth Lecture in the Department of Mathematics will feature mathematician Henri Berestycki from the École des hautes études en sciences sociales (EHESS) in Paris, France.

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Chemistry

The quest for the next billion-dollar color

From plastics to cosmetics, the impact of our YInMn blue discovery that started with science but goes beyond the color and pigment industry.

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Statistics

Statistical innovations help decode the human microbiome

OSU statisticians were awarded a four-year $770K NIH grant to innovate statistical methods to study the human microbiome and its role in human health.

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Research

150 years of science for land and sun

Science programs have guided the evolution of research and education at OSU since its 1868 land grant designation.

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Alumni and Friends

Biochemistry and Biophysics alumna builds next-gen robots

Rebecca Pankow (’11) was featured in New Yorker for her research on building a new generation of robots that work cooperatively with humans.

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Integrative Biology

Steelhead's repeat spawning aids fitness and survival

Biologist Michael Blouin's new research shows steelhead that spawn repeatedly have more than double the reproductive success of fish that spawn a single time.

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Research

Milestones: Oregon State Science at the helm for 150 years

The College of Science is proud to have many significant milestones in the last 150 years.

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Faculty and Staff

Mathematician speaks at global geosciences conference

Mathematician Malgorzata Peszynska was chosen as one of the plenary speakers at the 2017 SIAM Conference.

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Faculty and Staff

Physicist named a distinguished professor

Oregon State University has named Professor of Physics Janet Tate its 2018 Distinguished Professor.

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Events

Leading mathematicians convene for probability conference

The Department of Mathematics hosted the Frontier Probability Days 2018 conference, bringing together leading regional and national researchers in probability theory.

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Faculty and Staff

Marine ecologist receives prestigious National Science Board award

The National Science Board is honoring distinguished marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco with its 2018 Vannevar Bush Award.

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Health and Biotechnology

Human cells' remodeling abilities may be key to how cancer spreads

Human cells have tremendous power to mechanically change their surroundings, opening the door to new insights including how cancer spreads.