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IMPACT Fall 2025 now available 
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Physics

Making physics more accessible through interactive demonstrations

A spinning bicycle wheel can flip your expectations—and your sense of motion—on its head. At Oregon State, hands-on physics demonstrations are making complex concepts tangible while a new effort aims to ensure every student can experience them.

Faculty and Staff, Physics, Student Success
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Integrative Biology

How a weekend in the Oregon wilderness transformed these biology students' careers

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Students

The Wei family science legacy continues at Oregon State

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Chemistry

Making MOFs, making connections, making scientists: Honors general chemistry series brings students into a community of innovation

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Events

Breaking into data science: How conference networking helps statistics students get hired faster

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Sustainable Energy and Materials

From fungi to flexible electronics: Advancing nature-inspired semiconductor solutions

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Chemistry

Chemists design molecules for next-generation semiconductors

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Chemistry

OSU chemist Alison Bain receives NSF CAREER Award to study atmospheric microplastics

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Research

The science behind your gut: Oregon State researcher pushes microbiome discoveries

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Chemistry

Chemistry instructor Margie Haak receives Oregon Academy of Science teaching award

 
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Labmate

Real-time imaging reveals how copper drives amyloid-beta plaques aggregation in Alzheimer’s disease progression

Phys.org

New lab technique can reverse chemical process linked with Alzheimer's disease

NewScientist

The world’s most elusive colour is worth billions – if we can find it

KPTV FOX 12

Study brings new insights into Alzheimer's disease

Oregon State University News