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Integrative Biology

Coral cell biologist named 2019 Distinguished Professor

An internationally recognized leader in coral symbiosis cell biology, Virginia Weis was named a 2019 Distinguished Professor at Oregon State University.

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Faculty and Staff

Biochemist wins U.S. Fulbright Scholar award

A prestigious Fulbright U.S. Scholar award will allow Kevin Ahern and Indira Rajagopal to take their passion for teaching and mentoring to University of Malta.

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Alumni and Friends

Support boosts momentum for aspiring zoologists

Support from the John and Diane Howieson Scholarship is transformative for zoology students, who use the time that they would have spent working to engage in hands-on experiences.

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Faculty and Staff

Renowned marine ecologist to speak at 150th annual commencement in June

Marine ecologist and world-renowned leader in environmental research to deliver commencement address at OSU’s 150th graduation ceremony.

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Climate and Oceans

Discovery of parasitic arsenic cycle may offer glimpse of life in future, warmer oceans

A newly discovered parasitic cycle may offer a preview of what further ocean warming will bring.

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Health and Biotechnology

Research paves way for new source for leukemia drug

Chemists patent a method for making anti-leukemia compounds that until now have only been available via an Asian tree.

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Faculty and Staff

Two lives intertwined by biochemistry and a passion for teaching burn bright beyond retirement

If anything is certain, it is that Kevin Ahern and wife Indira Rajagopal won’t lose their passion for teaching anytime soon after retiring following a 30-year tenure at OSU.

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Mathematics

Mathematician to discuss computational models for studying algorithmic complexity

Mathematician Mai Gehrke from the Université Côte d’Azur in Nice, France, will present the 34th annual Lonseth Lecture on April 19.

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Faculty and Staff

Celebrating excellence: 2019 teaching and advising awards

Inspirational teachers and advisors honored at the Winter 2019 Teaching and Advising Awards in the College of Science.

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Faculty and Staff

Physicist receives innovation award for cancer research

Physicist Bo Sun received the College of Science’s Science Research and Innovation Seed award that supports transformative science research.

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Faculty and Staff

Mathematician awarded Fulbright grant for research in Norway

A Fulbright research scholarship will take mathematician Elise Lockwood to Norway to investigate the role computing plays in students’ learning of mathematics.

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Microbiology

Scientists find tanner crabs feeding vigorously at methane seeps

Microbiologist Andrew Thurber's discovery is one of the first times a commercially harvested species has been seen using methane seeps as an energy source.