Research-funding agencies that require scientists to declare at the proposal stage how their projects will be “transformative” may actually be hindering discovery, according to a […]
OSU wins a 2017 WCET Outstanding Work award for groundbreaking, first-of-its kind 3-D Virtual Microscope and online introductory biology course series.
Michael Lerner has been selected as the new Head of the Department of Chemistry.
Biochemists develop a novel method to overcome major challenges in the study of the otoferlin protein and its role in human deafness.
Oregon State microbiologists have suggested a new paradigm for the study of microbiomes—one that has key implications for medical care.
The College of Science welcomes its new dean Roy Haggerty, who recently served as Associate Vice President for Research at OSU.
Microbes that produce important secretions can suffer a blow to their own fitness for supplying non-producing “cheater” bacteria when certain nutrients are limited.
T-Rex bulling its way through a forest likely dislodged flowers 100 million years ago. Today those fossilized flowers have revealed a new species of tree.
Statistics faculty and students participate in the Joint Statistical Meetings 2017 in Baltimore, July 29-August 3.
Jaga Giebultowicz, professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, has been awarded a Fulbright research and teaching scholarship for 2017-2018.
Five faculty, staff and students in the College of Science received OSU’s most prestigious annual awards in teaching, advising and administrative service.
New research shows a species of diatom, a single-celled algae thought to be asexual, does reproduce sexually—a finding with important biotechnology implications.
The College of Science is hosting the inaugural symposium on biological Nuclear Magnetic Resonance featuring internationally recognized NMR scientists on August 4, 2017.
Marine biologist Sarah Henkel’s survey of sea floor animals is helping the development of offshore renewable energy facilities on the west coast.
New research into the largely unstudied area of heterostructural alloys could lead to better semiconductors, advances in pharmaceuticals and improved metallic glasses for industrial applications.
The wide reach of corrosion, a multi-trillion-dollar global problem, may be narrowed considerably thanks to a better way to predict how metals react with water.
Biologist Virginia Weis is one of eight researchers selected for a new $14 million NSF program for enabling discovery through genomic tools.
Mathematics instructor Daniel Rockwell is featured in a new series highlighting successful teaching on campus.
Marine biologist Jane Lubchenco and an international team of scientists have found that marine reserves can help protect the planet from global warming.
The Department of Physics hosted an international workshop on the physics and observations of supernovae and other cosmic explosive phenomena.
