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Events

Because diversity matters: Science students attend 2017 SACNAS conference

The College of Science supported eight students at the 2017 Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science conference last week in Salt Lake City.

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Physics

Schellman tapped to lead international physics commission

Congratulations to Heidi Schellman, physics department head, for being chosen as Chair of Commission 11 of the International Union for Pure and Applied Physics!

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Students

Marine science student carries on Wei Family Foundation founder's love of travel

Half a world away in Australia, Milan Sengthep, a Wei Family Foundation Scholar, studied with world-renowned marine scientists at James Cook University.

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Events

Climate change: Facts, fictions and faith

A free public lecture will untangle the role faith and values play in shaping our attitudes and reactions to the complex science behind global warming.

Nicole Hams pulling back bow and arrow outdoors
Graduate students

Biochemistry student makes her mark in science and diversity

Ph.D. student Nicole Hams selected as Western Representative to the National Black Graduate Student Association, the nation’s largest interdisciplinary graduate organization for students of African descent.

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Integrative Biology

Size matters, and so do temperature and habitat, to scavengers and the carcasses they eat

Carrion, the decaying flesh of dead animals, is a key nutrient for vertebrates worldwide but little is known about how the interplay works. Until now.

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Students

A summer of mathematical research

Ten students from institutions across the country have gathered for the prestigious Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in Mathematics.

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Microbiology

Diatoms have sex after all, and ammonium puts them in the mood

New research shows a species of diatom, a single-celled algae thought to be asexual, does reproduce sexually—a finding with important biotechnology implications.

Janet Tate pointing to material science machinery
Sustainable Energy and Materials

Alloying materials of different structures offers new tool for controlling properties

New research into the largely unstudied area of heterostructural alloys could lead to better semiconductors, advances in pharmaceuticals and improved metallic glasses for industrial applications.

Karianna Crowder feeding a cow
Students

From cuddling gibbons to grinding horse teeth

Senior Karianna Crowder has always loved animals and thrown herself passionately into whatever she does at at Oregon State, in the community and abroad.

Bethany Matthews in front of shrubbery
Students

Physics student wins national award, fellowship

Bethany Matthews, a physics graduate student, won a U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research Award.

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Statistics

Statistician speaks at Women in Data Science event

Associate Professor of Statistics, Sarah Emerson presented a talk at the Corvallis Women in Data Science (WiDs) satellite event on February 3, 2017.