I am forwarding you an email that all received last Friday, with a few notes about what this means for research in particular.

As of midnight tonight (12:01 am, 6/30/21), all COVID-related social distancing, capacity and mask mandates have been lifted.  This means that you may choose to meet in-person without wearing a mask (including on campus), and run labs and other facilities at pre-COVID densities.  Also, as a reminder, business travel is again permitted (since the beginning of June). In general, we are not to require of our employees or supervisees anything that is not required – for example, masks may not be mandated by us on others beyond what the policy specifies.

COS’ research page has been updated accordingly:

https://internal.science.oregonstate.edu/research-travel-resumption

This page can also be accessed from this site 

https://science.oregonstate.edu/covid-19 by clicking on the “research and travel resumption” tab. 

We will keep these pages updated for a few more months, until people are reasonably comfortable with the transition back to on-campus work.

Please take a moment to re-read Dan Larson’s note to campus and the associated websites.  If you have any questions, please reach out to Associate Dean Vrushali Bokil and your department head.

Sincerely,

Roy Haggerty

Effective September 7, 2021, Campus Mail and direct vendor deliveries ( FedEx, UPS, etc..) will resume.   We appreciate your patience this past year in retrieving all your items from the Research Way facility.  Our facility will continue to be open for mail and package pickup Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 9:00am – 3:00pm until delivery resumes.

Any questions please contact

Judy.bankson@oregonstate.edu

Open Oregon Educational Resources, a statewide organization that promotes the use of OER, seeks grant proposals that implement high-impact, culturally relevant/inclusive, collaborative projects in support of open education and reduced textbook costs in lower-division courses. Grant applications are due July 9. Project timelines may vary, but all projects must be completed by June 1, 2023. Learn more and apply today.

Water utility officials at the City of Corvallis are closely monitoring the status of chlorine supplies amid a regional shortage of the chemicals used in the treatment of drinking water and wastewater. The City’s municipal water supply is safe and secure, but the shortage is affecting communities throughout Oregon and Washington. Corvallis leaders are in communication with state and federal officials about the current supply of chlorine available to the community, as well as options to acquire more treatment chemicals. Community members can help by implementing voluntary conservation measures, including using water only for drinking, cooking and bathing, limiting outdoor use such as filling pools, washing cars or watering lawns, and identifying and fixing leaky faucets, pipes and fixtures.

The OSU Center for Advancing DEI in Business announces the latest addition to our series of free online, self-paced trainings: Introduction to DEI in the Workplace. This training provides a basic 30-minute overview of the ethical and business cases for DEI as well as a primer on basic DEI terms and concepts. Appropriate for people at all levels of an organization, this is a great way to ensure that people are on the same page when it comes to DEI basics. Feel free to enroll for a refresher course yourself, or share it with your industry contacts. Join us as we make change, together. 

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Katrina Brown
Nathaniel Cannon
Sarah Connolly
Colby Curtis
Morgan Frank
Christopher Frownfelter
Benjamin Gandy
Sarah Gernhart
Izabella Gonzalez Saunders
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Lindsey Hagglund
Reno Hammond
Mary Harrington
Kye Hunter
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Eric Ly
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Hannah McClain
Kenzie Parsons
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Nicholas Pogue
Chloe Ramsperger
Jacob Rauenhorst
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Casey Rummelhart
Benjamin Skanes
Sachyea Spackman
Sophia Switzer
Ehman Tannenholz
Keenan Tenoyo
Nicolaas VanDerZwan
Kiwi White
Karlie Wiese
Thomas Williams
Makenzie Williamson
Taryn Willman

Congratulations to all our great students!

Our department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology has openings for a teaching professor and a visiting teaching professor. 

Could you please help spread the word to your networks and encourage all promising candidates to apply? 

The primary responsibility involves teaching up to five sections per year of general, organic, and/or physical chemistry and related courses for life or physical sciences or engineering students at the undergraduate level.  Specific courses will depend on departmental need and on the candidate’s area of specialty.  Applications received by July 1 will receive full consideration for all positions. 

More information:

https://careers.hrm.northeastern.edu/en-us/job/506743/assistantassociate-teaching-professor

https://careers.hrm.northeastern.edu/en-us/job/506754/visiting-teaching-professor

The Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology (“CCB”) (https://cos.northeastern.edu/chemistry-chemical-biology/) includes 27 tenured/tenure-track faculty; nine full-time teaching faculty; four research faculty; and eight faculty with affiliated appointments.  CCB was recognized as the most gender diverse faculty among the top 50 US Chemistry Departments in 2019.  CCB enrolls approximately 150 undergraduate majors; 27 M.S. and PlusOne (BS/MS) students; and 80 Ph.D. students.

In the Northeastern University College of Science, we embrace a culture of respect, where each person is valued for their contribution and is treated fairly. We oppose all forms of racism. We support a culture that does not tolerate any form of discrimination and where each person may belong. As a College, we strive to have a diverse membership, one where each person is trained and mentored to promote their success.

The Department of Chemistry at Lewis & Clark College is looking to hire adjunct faculty to teach General Chemistry laboratories for the Fall 2021 semester, which begins August 30. In particular, we invite applicants who are available during the following times: 
· Monday, 6:30 – 9:30 pm 
· Tuesday, 9:10 am – 12:10 pm 
· Wednesday, 6:30 – 9:30 pm 
· Thursday, 1 – 4 pm

The lab sections are capped at 24 students each and will meet fully in-person. There is a set curriculum for the lab with support provided by the department via a weekly staff meeting. Adjunct instructors are responsible for preparing for and facilitating the lab experience, grading, student feedback, and availability to students for one office hour per week per lab section.

To apply, please send a resume and cover letter to Barb Balko at balko@lclark.edu.

The Office of URSA is excited to announce that registration for OSU’s 2021 Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium (SURS) is now open! The virtual event will take place September 13^th and 14^th. Please help us to increase participation by forwarding this message to your colleagues and students!  

• The deadline for students to register to present at SURS is August 9th at 11:59 PM. They can apply here. 
• OSU community members can RSVP here to attend SURS 2021 on September 13^th and 14^th.   

Event Details: 

SURS is an annual showcase for OSU undergraduates to present their research and creative projects to the OSU community. Undergraduates from all academic disciplines, in all years of study, and all stages of research or creative work are invited to present. SURS will take the form of a virtual symposium this year.  

Each presenter will record a 3-minute lightning talk about their work and post it on a central Canvas page where the symposium will be hosted. The Canvas page will be distributed to OSU community members who will be able to view presenters’ recordings, ask questions, and engage in dialogue via the Canvas discussion board function. In addition, several students will be selected to give live, 10-minute plenary talks via Zoom during the course of the event. More details can be found here.  

Please mark your calendars to join us for this exciting opportunity! 

We appreciate your help forwarding this email to others. Please mark your calendars to join us for this exciting opportunity to support our amazing undergraduate student researchers! 

Aaron Wimsatt (ChemStores Student Worker) has graduated (Chemical Engineering).  Friday (6/11) was his last day.  To send him off, Chemstores held a surprise gathering.  ChemStores supervisor, Rusty Root took the opportunity to reward the staff for a fantastic year and all their hard work in keeping the University stocked during COVID by presenting them each a Hawaiian Shirt.