OSU Research Funding Doubled in the Last Decade (KEZI TV)
In the last decade Oregon State University has doubled it's research funding to $275 ... Among the top colleges were the College of Agricultural Sciences, ... (Corvallis Gazette Times)
Getting more electricity from sewage: just add gold?
Gold is helping researchers from Oregon State University improve the generation of electricity from microbes. Potentially, the nanotech might prove useful in the realms of water treatment and renewable energy.
More: Poop Power: Electricity generated from raw sewage
Uncharted Waters: Communities, engineers and scientists prepare for the next tsunami
OSU Polk County Extension Service beats fund drought
Beating back the bug, for now
Nanotech coatings produce 20 times more electricity from sewage
Engineers at Oregon State University have made a significant advance toward producing electricity from sewage, by the use of new coatings on the anodes of microbial electrochemical cells that increased the electricity production abo... ... Researchers in the OSU College of Engineering and College of Agricultural Sciences, including Hong Liu, an assistant professor of biological and ecological engineering, are national leaders in development of this technology, ... (KTVZ, Science Daily, Nanowerk LLC, Nanomagazine, Eurek Alert)
OSU wildlife biologist honored with Distinguished Scientist Award ...
An Oregon State University wildlife biologist, who provides scientific ... About the OSU College of Agricultural Sciences: The college contributes in many ...
Capturing Oregon's agriculture through a camera lens
Outdoors lovers can mix fun with a college degree
Monterey Bay Aquarium's salmon ruling is faulty and unfair
Bill contains Oregon agricultural research funds
Oregon State entomologist looks to uncover what’s killing honeybees (Oregonian)
Ramesh Sagili arrived at Oregon State University in March 2009 after beekeepers and farmers pressed the Legislature to fund honeybee research. Sagili’s qualifications, focus and the detailed research he proposed sold the selection committee.
OSU researcher debunks old theory on phytoplankton growth (OPB)
A new study out of Oregon State University says the current theory of why phytoplankton blooms in the ocean, is incorrect.
Surimi may be boon to Oregon fish industry (Sustainable Business Oregon)
“To be eligible for a surimi resource, a particular species must be abundant, currently under-utilized, and be economically viable,” said Jae Park, a global expert on surimi production who shares the latest in surimi research and processing through the Surimi School at the Oregon State University Seafood Laboratory in Astoria.
World Cup showcases Oregon grass seed (Oregonian)
An estimated 1 billion viewers will be watching the final match of the World Cup today, and the brilliant green blades beaming from television screens worldwide are quite an endorsement of Oregon's grass seed industry. (Gazzette-Times)
• Members sad about final Lane County 4-H Youth Fair
• OSU wildlife biologist honored with Distinguished Scientist Award
• Harmful algal blooms on rise globally, but Oregon monitoring at risk
• World Cup showcases Oregon grass seed
The impact of the Gulf Coast disaster reaches Oregon (Willamette Live.com)
Stephen Brandt, an Oregon State University researcher, will head to the Gulf of Mexico as part of the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) rapid response team. Brandt will study the impact of the oil spill on fish and other marine life.
Local funding for experiment station branches in keeping with ‘shared sacrifice’ tradition (East Oregonian)
An editorial piece by Sonny Ramaswamy, dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University.