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Students

Triumphing over adversity with perseverance, sacrifice and science

Yuriyah Reed-Harris found her way from Las Vegas to Corvallis via a Google search to pursue her dream of becoming a neurologist.

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Graduate Students

Mathematics graduate students devote time to community outreach activities

Sarah Hagen, Branwen Purdy and Emerald Stacy share their enthusiasm for mathematics with the broader public.

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Graduate Students

Statistics student excels in data-driven research, teaching

Doctoral graduate Heather Kitada enjoys working in both statistics and the wider world of science communication, outreach and advocacy.

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Physics

Fungi-produced pigment shows promise as semiconductor material

Physicist Oksana Ostroverkhova discovers a semi-conducting material in organic pigment secreted by wood-eating fungi.

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Physics

Bees love blue fluorescent light, and not just any wavelength will do

Physicist's discovery on light and pollination can have an impact on the $15 billion bee economy.

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Mathematics

Mathematics graduate students tackle risk and uncertainty in marine science

The NSF Research Traineeship project on “Risk and Uncertainty Quantification in Marine Science” at OSU is preparing a new generation of natural resource scientists.

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Students

From chemistry to medicine

Honors student Nate Coddington has won virtually every OSU scholarship for outstanding scholastic achievement in chemistry.

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Students

Seeing a void, student establishes award-winning medical club

BioHealth Sciences major Coby Cates founded and presided over the national award-winning Pre-SOMA (Student Osteopathic Medical Association) club.

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Students

Making his mark on the world through social justice and human health

When Dang Duong embarked on his studies in microbiology he never imagined he'd gain a global perspective rooted in social justice.

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Students

A global approach to pharmacy through BioHealth Sciences

Like so many students, senior biohealth sciences major Brett Gill’s intended path as a freshman at Oregon State veered off course — for the better.

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Physics

Research shows short gamma-ray bursts do follow binary neutron star mergers

Astrophysicist Davide Lazzati and team have confirmed that last fall’s union of two neutron stars caused a short gamma-ray burst.

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Students

The triple crown of science: Graduating with degrees in math, physics and nuclear engineering

Math, physics and nuclear engineering senior Jesse Rodriguez isn’t your average student by most measures. A transfer student, Rodriguez enjoyed an incredible and wide-ranging learning experience where his classes in the different subjects led him to many wonderful insights about the deeper connections among his majors, and ultimately to a more solid understanding of science itself. He was one of just 26 students in 2018 to earn a prestigious Department of Energy fellowship that will pay for his Ph.D. at Stanford University to study plasma physics.