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Events

Discovery Days are here again!

More than 1,500 elementary school children will participate in Discovery Days, one of OSU's most popular and beloved traditions, on May 2-3, 2017.

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Faculty and Staff

Chemist honored at American Chemical Society's award symposium

An award symposium will be held in honor of Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, Douglas Keszler at the American Chemical Society conference, April 2-6, 2017.

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Faculty and Staff

Chemist speaks out on NPR about dangers of drifting air pollutants

Chemist Staci Simonich explains how tiny toxic air particles travel great distances and significantly increase overall health risks in an interview for Living on Earth that aired on NPR and was broadcast internationally.

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Faculty and Staff

Chemist named top educator in Oregon

Chemistry instructor Richard Nafshun receives 2017 Outstanding Educator in Science and Mathematics in Higher Education Award by the Oregon Academy of Science.

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Students

Chemistry student praises value of research

Senior Collin Nicholas Muniz from Portland, Oregon, has a voracious appetite for science.

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Women in Science

Chemist addresses scientific challenges under an 'inconvenient administration'

An apparent lack of concern for scientific evidenceā€ poses a challenge to environmental management, writes chemist Staci Simonich in a recent editorial.

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Health and Biotechnology

Toxic particles linked to higher lung cancer risk

A new way of looking at how pollutants travel has quadrupled the estimate of global lung cancer risk from a pollutant caused by combustion.

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Chemistry

Chemists develop new hydronium-ion battery

Chemists develop new type battery with promise for sustainable, high-power energy storage.

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Faculty and Staff

New associate dean to lead student success in science

The College of Science welcomes environmental chemist Staci Simonich as Associate Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, effective February 1, 2017.

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Chemistry

Chemists invent safer, cleaner technique for uranium extraction

The separation of uranium could potentially be done more safely and efficiently through a new technique developed by OSU chemists.

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Teaching Innovation

Online learning innovations: Bringing science to the world

For more than 15 years, the College has pioneered online chemistry courses that have proven popular among students, providing access to courses previously unavailable.

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Teaching Innovation

Innovation in the classroom

Through the ESTEME@OSU project, OSU has conducted a comprehensive examination of its learning practices and is evolving them to transform its culture of scholarship