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Faculty and Staff

Karplus receives top honor as OSU Distinguished Professor

Distinguished Professor is the highest designation the university gives to its faculty.

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News

Andrew Wheeler appointed director of COSINe

Wheeler has worked at COSINe in various capacities since 2007.

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Women in Science

2015 Infinite Possibilities Conference comes to campus

With a mission of educating and empowering women, IPC is a national conference that strives to create new frontiers.

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Chemistry

A banner year for Chemistry’s Paul Cheong

To say Paul Cheong has had a busy year might be an understatement.

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Alumni and Friends

Biochemistry/Biophysics alumnus wins prize for young scientists

Simon Johnson (‘09) was a category winner in the 2014 Science & SciLifeLab Prize for Young Scientists for his essay on translational medicine.

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Microbiology

Bartholomew named head of Microbiology

Bartholomew is currently a professor of microbiology with joint appointments in the College of Science and the College of Agricultural Sciences.

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Faculty and Staff

Global excellence

Physics professor receives international honor.

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Faculty and Staff

Color discovery features in museum exhibition on blue artifacts

The exhibition features blue-colored artifacts from the collections of Oregon State University Horner Museum and Benton County Historical Society.

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Faculty and Staff

Three researchers elected to world’s largest scientific society

Election as a Fellow of AAAS is an honor bestowed upon members by their peers.

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News

The birth of the School of Life Sciences

Last year the College established the School of Life Sciences (SLS) to encompass a broad range of interdisciplinary sciences.

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Microbiology

New major focuses on the science of human health

The BioHealth Sciences major replaces the General Science program and offers a more focused course of study on human health.

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Alumni and Friends

2014 Alumni Awards

We look to our alumni, the ambassadors of the College of Science, to help build a strong reputation of excellence.