Skip to main content
Mold Pig insect fossilized in yellow amber
Research

Meet the ‘mold pigs,’ a new group of invertebrates from 30 million years ago

The findings by entomologist George Poinar Jr. give a rare look at a heretofore unknown clade of invertebrates.

school of Squirrel Fish swimming near seafloor
Climate and Oceans

Ocean ecologist calls for action on ocean-related solutions to climate change

Ocean-based actions have greater potential to fill in gaps in climate change mitigation than previously appreciated, marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco explains in a paper published today in Science.

school of sweetlips swimming near ocean floor
Climate and Oceans

Marine ecologists devise handbook to accelerate global ocean protection

Two new grants will assist marine scientists at Oregon State University to make significant progress in global ocean protection.

boat crane releasing research submarine into ocean
Alumni and Friends

Marine ecologist and ocean storyteller Megan Cook wins College award

Biology and chemistry alumna Megan Cook receives the 2019 Young Alumni Award, a tribute to her global career build spanning research, marine operations, media communication and ocean education.

audience sitting in lecture hall
Faculty and Staff

Seven science faculty recognized for excellence at 2019 University Day

Matching last year's record, eight science faculty will receive awards at University Day, OSU’s most prestigious annual awards.

Oregon coast sand dunes on beach during sunset
Climate and Oceans

Recipe for a dune: Sand, wind, water, plants

Ecologist Sally Hacker helped lead a team of scientists who developed a mathematical model that predicts the evolution of the beach profile.

Sarah Henkel holding crab on ocean
Climate and Oceans

The sounds of science: Acoustic tags reveal the journey of Dungeness Crabs

Marine ecologist Sarah Henkel glued acoustic tags onto 10 Dungeness crabs to learn more about their movements.

Tropical river in rainforest
Climate and Oceans

Scientists lay out plan for managing rivers to be resilient to climate change

New strategies for river management are needed to maintain water supplies and avoid big crashes in populations of aquatic life.

Crustacean in front of white backdrop
Integrative Biology

Crustacean’s life in low-oxygen water suggests there’s more than one way to survive hypoxia

A crustacean’s ability to survive oxygen deprivation raises the possibility that animals may have more ways of dealing with low areas of oxygen than previously thought.

Blue whale jumping from ocean surface
News

Renowned ecologists call for a new ocean narrative to spur new science and effective actions

Distinguished marine ecologist Jane Lubchenco proposes a “new narrative for the ocean” in an editorial published in the journal Science.

Ashley Victor wearing graduation gown in front of Memorial Union
Students

Medical school awaits this biology senior

Biology senior Ashley Victor's dream of becoming a physician is coming true as she gets ready to begin medical school.