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Teaching Innovation

New, transfer students flourish in STEM leadership program

The OSU STEM Leaders Program, designed to increase the success of underrepresented students in STEM fields, offers promising results after three years.

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Events

Join the conversation: Science worth spreading

Science Worth Spreading is a series of powerful 7-minute talks from Oregon State scientists followed by a mind-bending conversation on science April 22, 2017.

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Faculty and Staff

Chemist speaks out on NPR about dangers of drifting air pollutants

Chemist Staci Simonich explains how tiny toxic air particles travel great distances and significantly increase overall health risks in an interview for Living on Earth that aired on NPR and was broadcast internationally.

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Faculty and Staff

Chemist named top educator in Oregon

Chemistry instructor Richard Nafshun receives 2017 Outstanding Educator in Science and Mathematics in Higher Education Award by the Oregon Academy of Science.

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Microbiology

Microbiologist discovers new weapon against food poisoning

OSU Microbiologist discovers that Chitosan, a natural carbohydrate derived from crustacean shells, shows potential as an antidote against a food poisoning bacterium.

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Alumni and Friends

Clear skies for physics alumnus Shane Larson

Physicist and alumnus Shane Larson made one of the most important scientific discoveries of the century last year and continues to be an ardent communicator and advocate for science and astrophysics.

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Students

Microbiology research that wows

The Microbiology Student Association Research Symposium will be held on April 8, 2017, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Students

Chemistry student praises value of research

Senior Collin Nicholas Muniz from Portland, Oregon, has a voracious appetite for science.

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Climate and Oceans

Microbiologist pioneers research to protect coral ecosystems

Microbiologist Rebecca Vega Thurber has pioneered research aimed at protecting marine biodiversity with a special focus on highly endangered coral reefs.

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Students

Microbiology student contributes to groundbreaking research

Undergraduate Christina Moody was part of a research team that recently constructed a powerful molecule that can inhibit deadly antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

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Events

Education through eXploration: Reimagining learning in a digital age

Arizona Statue University biogeochemist Ariel Anbar presents a public lecture on "Education through eXploration: Reimagining learning in a digital age" Tuesday, March 21, 2017.

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Events

Math Club hosts Calculus: The Musical for Pi Day

The Math Club is sponsoring a special presentation of Calculus: The Musical! on Tuesday, March 14, to celebrate Pi Day.