If you missed this year’s F.A. Gilfillan Memorial Lecture featuring OSU Distinguished Professor, Dr. Stephen Giovannoni, you can view it online here!
URISC Award Winners
April 26th, 2012Congratulations to the TEN College of Science Students who earned OSU Undergraduate Research, Innovation, Scholarship and Creativity (URISC) Awards! These students collaborated with faculty members within the College of Science as well as the College of Ag Sciences and the College of Vet. Med.
Read more about the students here.
Nanotube technology leading to new era of fast, lower-cost medical diagnostics
March 9th, 2012
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers at Oregon State University have tapped into the extraordinary power of carbon “nanotubes” to increase the speed of biological sensors, a technology that might one day allow a doctor to routinely perform lab tests in minutes, speeding diagnosis and treatment while reducing costs.
The Power of Estrogen: Male Snakes Attract Other Males
February 10th, 2012A new study has shown that boosting the estrogen levels of male garter snakes causes them to secrete the same pheromones that females use to attract suitors, and turned the males into just about the sexiest snake in the neighborhood — attracting dozens of other males eager to mate.
Ocean Microbe Communities Changing, but Long-Term Environmental Impact Is Unclear
February 9th, 2012“We’re just beginning to understand microbial diversity in the oceans and what that may mean to the environment,” said Stephen Giovannoni, an OSU professor of microbiology. “However, a large portion of the carbon emitted from human activities ends up in the oceans, which with both their mass of water and biological processes act as a huge buffer against climate change. These are extremely important issues.”
Documentaries to focus on salmon in Klamath River
January 28th, 2012A pair of documentary films on research projects aimed at saving salmon will broadcast on Southern Oregon Public Television in early February.
Undergraduate research launches students to new heights
January 5th, 2012The College of Science at Oregon State University is generating Science Leaders for the next generation. Collaborations between faulty and undergraduate researchers in OSU labs are leading toward innovation for Oregon.
When Sam Bartlett ran into his advanced organic chemistry professor, Chris Beaudry, at the near-campus coffee shop Interzone in spring 2010, he had more than a caffeine quest on his mind.
Dr. Beaudry and Chris Bartlett
Photo by Andy Cripe, of the Corvallis Gazette-Times
Hatcheries change steelhead genetics after a single generation
December 20th, 2011David Stauth, Oregon State University News and Communication
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The impact of hatcheries on salmonids is so profound that in just one generation traits are selected that allow fish to survive and prosper in the hatchery environment, at the cost of their ability to thrive and reproduce in a wild environment.
Scientists say new compounds may prove cheap supply for solar cells
November 29th, 2011By Steve Law, The Portland Tribune
Researchers at Oregon State University found that compounds related to iron pyrite, or “fool’s gold,” might offer cheap and promising applications in the fabrication of solar energy cells.
OSU undergraduate develops new time-saving method in organic chemistry
November 21st, 2011Nick Houtman, Oregon State University, News & Communications
CORVALLIS, Ore. — When Sam Bartlett, an Oregon State University senior in chemistry, put on his lab coat, goggles and latex gloves in the summer of 2010, he didn’t expect to wind up helping organic chemists around the world.
With guidance from Chris Beaudry, assistant professor of chemistry, he developed the most efficient and productive method yet reported for a fundamental step commonly used to synthesize new molecules.
Bartlett and Beaudry published their findings in October in the Journal of Organic Chemistry. The research has already drawn the attention of pharmaceutical scientists and has potential in fields from nanotechnology to biochemistry.