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Integrative Biology

Study on shellfish response to ocean acidification

Integrative Biology researchers co-author a study on the effects of ocean acidification on West Coast mussels published in Ecology Letters.

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Alumni and Friends

Alumnus Kent Thornburg: From amphibians to mammals

Dr. Kent Thornburg (’72), who earned his earned his Ph.D. in Zoology at OSU, is now a globally acclaimed scientist in cardiovascular physiology.

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Health and Biotechnology

The Web of Biohealth Science

Biohealth science is a new name for one of the oldest disciplines, which encompasses human biology, microbiology, biochemistry and molecular biology.

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Alumni and Friends

Inspiration for generations

Doc Storm arrived in Corvallis in 1939 to pursue his master’s degree in zoology and never left except for service in World War II

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Integrative Biology

Scientists sound alarm for changing ocean industry

Integrative Biology professor Francis Chan, co-chair of a 20-member panel of leading ocean scientists, published report addressing increasing ocean acidification and hypoxia.

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Health and Biotechnology

From ocean to human health

An interdisciplinary research team receives a 3-year NSF grant for $583K to study animal-microbe interactions to expand our understanding of the immune system's evolution.

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Health and Biotechnology

Discover: Research Highlights

New insect species, breakthrough in ALS research, big ideas in ocean protection and more...

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Health and Biotechnology

Biohealth science's connection to quantitative sciences

Researchers are interpreting and advancing biohealth sciences in innovative new ways by applying the natural sciences, such as mathematics, statistics and chemistry.

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Alumni and Friends

Chadburn Scholarships support pre-medical and pre-dental students

The Chadburn family has generously supported two scholarships awarded to more than two dozen pre-medical and pre-dental College of Science students.

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Faculty and Staff

Lubchenco receives Linus Pauling Legacy Award

Integrative biology professor Jane Lubchenco has received the 2016 Linus Pauling Legacy Award that recognizes outstanding achievement.

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Integrative Biology

An “arms race”: The evolution of snakes

The inaugural Robert M. Storm Distinguished Lecture in Integrative Biology on "Arms races, the evolution of tetrodotoxin resistance " will be held March 11.

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Data, AI and Robotics

Big Data expertise transcends disciplines

The College of Science has made strategic investments to extend the impact of data science on transdisciplinary research.