{"id":802,"date":"2023-05-15T18:37:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-15T18:37:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/science\/?p=802"},"modified":"2023-09-29T02:01:23","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T02:01:23","slug":"may-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.oregonstate.edu\/science\/newsletter\/may-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull are-vertically-aligned-center has-primary-background-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-77af73e5b00bbb15a7361f69119eaff8 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-fdf86e34 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:10px;padding-right:20px;padding-bottom:10px;padding-left:20px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:220px\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized wp-duotone-default-filter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/cos-logo-bw.png\" alt=\"College of Science logo\" class=\"wp-image-707\" width=\"200\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center is-not-stacked-on-mobile is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:102px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left has-link-color wp-elements-70ae1beb24ab5ab75616a030263f9d3b\"><a href=\"#research\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#research\">Research<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:85px\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><a href=\"#honors\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#honors\">Honors<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:73px\">\n<p><a href=\"#news\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#news\">News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:81px\">\n<p><a href=\"#events\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#events\">Events<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad9073ae wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-default-filter\" style=\"margin-bottom:8rem;min-height:700px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(97deg,rgb(0,0,0) 0%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 66%)\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1066\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-634\" alt=\"Dean Bokil on blurred green background\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2022\/09\/vrushali-index.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2022\/09\/vrushali-index.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2022\/09\/vrushali-index-800x355.jpg 800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2022\/09\/vrushali-index-1280x569.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2022\/09\/vrushali-index-500x222.jpg 500w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2022\/09\/vrushali-index-768x341.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2022\/09\/vrushali-index-1536x682.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2022\/09\/vrushali-index-2048x910.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2022\/09\/vrushali-index-1250x555.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2022\/09\/vrushali-index-400x178.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-constrained wp-block-column-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:57px\"><strong>Words from the Dean<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-size:35px\">May 2023<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear colleagues,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope your Spring term is going well. This Thursday, we have the opportunity to hear a fascinating lecture by one of the world\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/science.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/2023\/01\/physicist-schellman-ranked-a-top-female-scientist-worldwide\">top 1,000 female scientists<\/a>. I hope that you join me and the rest of the College at the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/2023\/04\/gilfillan-lecture-dealing-with-big-data-what-to-do-when-your-neutrino-detector-is\"><strong>annual Gilfillan Lecture <\/strong><\/a>(5\/19) featuring eminent particle physicist <strong>Heidi Schellman<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the talk, Heidi will share her personal journey as a scientist and discuss her work with the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment and how Oregon State is building tools to deal with massive amounts of data. I am looking forward to honoring Heidi for a career of significant achievements. Register <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_5hI5lsOVGz761Tg\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also want to invite you to join me for a town hall meeting for a college-wide presentation of the College of Science <strong>2023 Financial Plan<\/strong>. Our intent for this meeting is to facilitate transparency and College-wide understanding of the budget and other policy changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this informational meeting, you will receive&nbsp; updates on OSU&#8217;s budget model news, University Institutional Technology (UIT) developments, and provide opportunities for discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can view the <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ccpSG4X5bIAfvWARANuPJh6E_v371LcN\/edit\"><strong>2023 Financial Plan<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/internal.science.oregonstate.edu\/reports\"><strong>previous budgets<\/strong><\/a> in advance of the meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please join us from noon to 2 p.m. on Wed., May 31, in the Memorial Union Multipurpose Room (MU13). <strong>Lunch will be provided. <\/strong>Please<strong> <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_5j2FZyFONJT5Mvs\"><strong>RSVP<\/strong><\/a> by May 24.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During lunch, I will share <strong>highlights of the College\u2019s financial situation <\/strong>within the context of OSU&#8217;s budget and potential future modifications to COS&#8217;s budget model.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mark Johnson, interim financial planning manager, will present the <strong>state of the College budget<\/strong>, followed by a panel discussion with the College of Science\u2019s financial Strategic Services team, and a Q&amp;A session. Andrew Wheeler, University IT director of customer experience, will also address critical <strong>University IT<\/strong> matters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Town Hall Agenda<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Noon \u201312:30 p.m.<br><strong>Lunch and brief introduction<\/strong> by Interim Dean Vrushali Bokil<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>12:30 \u2013 1:15 p.m.&nbsp;<br><strong>Finance<\/strong>: 20-minute presentation by Mark Johnson, Interim Financial Planning Manager. Followed by a 25-minute Q&amp;A with the following panel members:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Vrushali Bokil, Interim Dean<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark Johnson, Interim Financial Planning Manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mark Dunbar, Interim Financial Strategic Partner, and<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lisa Silbernagel, Associate Director of Research Administration and Accounting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1:15 \u2013 2 p.m.<br><strong>University IT<\/strong>: 20-minute presentation by Andrew Wheeler, UIT Director of Customer Experience, will address IT issues. Followed by a 25-minute Q&amp;A session.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In this informational meeting, we will discuss key challenges and opportunities for achieving our collective goals in the coming fiscal years. We also will review how the College\u2019s financial strategy, revenue generation and investment will be guided by our diversity action plan (DAP) and our 2022-2027 Strategic Plan. I hope you will join us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There is much to look forward to and much work ahead. Thank you for all that you do to advance equity and inclusion in our College and to extend the reach and impact of science.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vrushali Bokil<\/strong><br><small>Interim Dean, College of Science<\/small><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background-color has-tertiary-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-ddd26f17680a66af2c361a1e8e826456 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:6rem;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:6rem;padding-bottom:6rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-background-color has-text-color\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\">All the news that&#8217;s fit to print.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color\">Please submit news, honors and awards, discoveries, events, research funding, student news, alumni updates and more. Just send us a&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"mailto:impact@messages.science.oregonstate.edu\">quick email<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;by the end of the month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b25d146d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"research\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:7rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6590d3d3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-default-filter\" style=\"min-height:700px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2400\" height=\"1598\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-803\" alt=\"An American robin stands in grass\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/american-robin.jpg\" style=\"object-position:50% 38%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"50% 38%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/american-robin.jpg 2400w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/american-robin-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/american-robin-1280x852.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/american-robin-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/american-robin-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/american-robin-1536x1023.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/american-robin-2048x1364.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/american-robin-1250x832.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/american-robin-400x266.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2400px) 100vw, 2400px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"letter-spacing:8px;text-transform:uppercase\">Research updates<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8d0c3acad16fd5fcc04b7926b32ad559 is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#4a4a4a;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:8rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">American robin (<em>Turdus migratorius<\/em>)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Highlights<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Assistant Professor of Biology <strong>Jamie Cornelius<\/strong><strong> <\/strong>received a coveted National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award that will enable her to measure the energy and fitness costs of metabolic and behavioral strategies used by <a href=\"https:\/\/science.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/2023\/05\/nsf-career-grant-fuels-jamie-cornelius-deep-dive-into-the-hidden-world-of-songbirds\">songbirds during inclement weather<\/a>. She also recently received a National Geographic Society Explorer grant to study the \u201cacute impacts of fire and smoke on bird behavior, physiology and survival.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pernot Distinguished Professor of Microbiology <strong>Rebecca Vega Thurbe<\/strong>r and her team recently received a $500K grant to help grassroots conservation groups in French Polynesia <a href=\"https:\/\/science.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/2023\/05\/esteemed-coral-scientist-to-help-identify-sites-for-restoration-in-south-pacific\">identify sites for coral restoration<\/a>. Along with ecologists from the University of California Santa Barbara, Oregon State researchers will conduct field and lab work at 200 sites across the island of Moorea. The research will be available to <a href=\"https:\/\/coralgardeners.org\/\">Coral Gardeners<\/a>, a local conservation group founded in 2017 by young adults who witnessed coral bleaching firsthand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Funding<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Marine biologist<strong> Bruce Menge <\/strong>received $190K from the Oregon Ocean Sciences Trust for a project entitled, \u201cDo Tipping Points Loom? Extending 20+ Years of Long-Term Monitoring to Assess Impacts of Climate Change on Rocky Shore Macrophyte Assemblages.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Marine biologist<strong> Kristen Grorud-Colvert <\/strong>received $169K from the Oregon Ocean Sciences Trust for a project entitled, \u201cThe missing link: Quantifying juvenile dynamics of key commercially and recreationally important fishes along Oregon&#8217;s nearshore.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biophysicist<strong> Bo Sun <\/strong>received $352K from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled, \u201cUnderstanding the control mechanisms of 3D cell migration from new dimensions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chemist<strong> Chris Beaudry <\/strong>received $481K from the National Science Foundation for a project entitled, \u201cConnective Stereospecific Generation of Alkenes Continued.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Research Proposal Support<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find funding opportunities on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/internal.science.oregonstate.edu\/ecos\">ECOS<\/a>. To access a suite of tools and resources available to faculty, visit the College of Science&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/proposals.science.oregonstate.edu\/\">Proposal Support webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b25d146d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"honors\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:7rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6590d3d3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-default-filter\" style=\"min-height:700px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-background-color has-background-dim-30 has-background-dim\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1074\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-676\" alt=\"Decorative glitter background\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/glitter.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/glitter.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/glitter-800x477.jpg 800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/glitter-1280x764.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/glitter-500x298.jpg 500w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/glitter-768x458.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/glitter-1536x916.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/glitter-1250x746.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/glitter-400x239.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"letter-spacing:8px;text-transform:uppercase\">Congratulations<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-01297e22ad3b3f080431d5d5546f581d is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#4a4a4a;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:8rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">University Honors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Congratulations to 17 faculty on receiving <a href=\"https:\/\/science.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/2023\/05\/faculty-excellence-promotions-and-tenure-2023\">promotions and\/or tenure<\/a> this year! Countless hours of consideration and analysis goes into every promotion decision. Thank you to everyone that helped to make this possible for our well-deserving faculty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">National Honors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Four graduate students were selected for the prestigious NSF Graduate Student Research Fellowship Program<strong> (GRFP), <\/strong>which recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in STEM who are pursuing research-based master\u2019s and doctoral degrees in the U.S. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-4 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-duotone-default-filter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"700\" data-id=\"823\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/sunni.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-823\" 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sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-duotone-default-filter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"899\" data-id=\"824\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/Burleigh_Olivia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-824\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/Burleigh_Olivia.jpg 600w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/Burleigh_Olivia-534x800.jpg 534w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/Burleigh_Olivia-334x500.jpg 334w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/Burleigh_Olivia-400x599.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Congratulations Sunni Patton, Caroline Hernandez, Luke Bobay and Olivia Burleigh!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunni Patton<\/strong> is a microbiology Ph.D. student in the Vega Thurber lab and an ARCS (Achievement Rewards for College Scientists) Foundation Scholar. <strong>Caroline Hernandez<\/strong> is a microbiology Ph.D. student in the David lab. <strong>Luke Bobay<\/strong> is an integrative biology Ph.D. candidate at the Hatfield Marine Science Center Plankton Ecology Lab. <strong>Olivia Burleigh<\/strong> is an integrative biology Ph.D. candidate working with Virginia Weis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b25d146d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"news\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:7rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6590d3d3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-default-filter\" style=\"min-height:700px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim wp-block-cover__gradient-background has-background-gradient\" style=\"background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(0,0,0,0) 0%,rgb(0,0,0) 43%,rgba(0,0,0,0) 67%)\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-680\" alt=\"Two students ride through a beautiful spring campus on bikes. Motion blur\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/OSU-Campus-Bikes-Lo-Res.jpg\" style=\"object-position:52% 31%\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" data-object-position=\"52% 31%\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/OSU-Campus-Bikes-Lo-Res.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/OSU-Campus-Bikes-Lo-Res-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/OSU-Campus-Bikes-Lo-Res-1280x853.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/OSU-Campus-Bikes-Lo-Res-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/OSU-Campus-Bikes-Lo-Res-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/OSU-Campus-Bikes-Lo-Res-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/OSU-Campus-Bikes-Lo-Res-1250x833.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/OSU-Campus-Bikes-Lo-Res-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"letter-spacing:8px;text-transform:uppercase\">College News<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-01297e22ad3b3f080431d5d5546f581d is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#4a4a4a;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:8rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Dam successful<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The College of Science broke our own <strong>Dam Proud Day<\/strong> records in the university-wide crowd-finding event on<strong> <\/strong>April 26 \u2013 with 123 donations and more than $53,368 raised! The Science community unlocked every single matching gift and made us all dam proud. The Undergraduate Research Frontiers Fund raised $21,205, the Dean\u2019s Scholarship Fund raised $10,495, the Biochemistry\/Biophysics Excellence Fund raised $5,250 and the Microbiology Strategic Fund raised $7,638.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Happy birthday, Survey Research Center!<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/science.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/2023\/04\/oregon-by-the-numbers-survey-research-center-helps-clients-master-the-art-of-surveys\"><strong>Oregon State University Survey Research Center<\/strong><\/a> is celebrating 50 years of helping state agencies and academics with writing, distributing and analyzing surveys. The center has worked with over 15 different agencies in Salem including the Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon State Marine Board and Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Visibility for Beckman company<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>University Distinguished Professor <strong>Joe Beckman<\/strong> appeared in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.labmate-online.com\/news\/news-and-views\/5\/agilent-technologies-inc\/acquisition-to-make-ecd-technology-more-accessible\/60027\">Labmate Online<\/a> regarding the announcement of the acquisition of his company eMSion. Acquired by Agilent Technologies, eMSion works on electron capture dissociation technology, known as the ExD cell. This device is used by mass spectrometers and could alter the future of drug development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pernot Microbiology Camp<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Microbiology graduate student <strong>Savanah Leidholt<\/strong> created a summer \u201cbootcamp\u201d for area high school students to draw more students from diverse backgrounds to the study of microbiology. <a href=\"https:\/\/microbiology.oregonstate.edu\/microbiology-news-events\/pernot-microbiology-camp\">Registration is open<\/a> for year two of the <a href=\"https:\/\/science.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/2023\/04\/breaking-down-barriers-to-a-future-in-science\">Pernot Microbiology Camp<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery alignwide has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-duotone-default-filter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"807\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220715_102150-1280x577.jpg\" alt=\"Students listen attentively on the coast as an instructor holds a specimen\" class=\"wp-image-807\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220715_102150-1280x577.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220715_102150-800x360.jpg 800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220715_102150-500x225.jpg 500w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220715_102150-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220715_102150-1536x692.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220715_102150-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220715_102150-1250x563.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220715_102150-400x180.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-duotone-default-filter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"577\" data-id=\"806\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/Copy-of-20220713_115550-1280x577.jpg\" alt=\"Students work on drawings outdoors\" class=\"wp-image-806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/Copy-of-20220713_115550-1280x577.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/Copy-of-20220713_115550-800x360.jpg 800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/Copy-of-20220713_115550-500x225.jpg 500w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/Copy-of-20220713_115550-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/Copy-of-20220713_115550-1536x692.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/Copy-of-20220713_115550-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/Copy-of-20220713_115550-1250x563.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/Copy-of-20220713_115550-400x180.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-duotone-default-filter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1153\" data-id=\"805\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220713_121409-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Students look at specimens through a microscope\" class=\"wp-image-805\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220713_121409-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220713_121409-800x360.jpg 800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220713_121409-1280x577.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220713_121409-500x225.jpg 500w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220713_121409-768x346.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220713_121409-1536x692.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220713_121409-2048x922.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220713_121409-1250x563.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/20220713_121409-400x180.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">During the Pernot Camp, students conduct microbiology-focused laboratory experiments, learn critical science skills and go on field trips.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Math for All<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Two College of Science faculty helped organize the second <a href=\"https:\/\/science.oregonstate.edu\/impact\/2023\/04\/making-math-inclusive-2023-math-for-all-satellite-conference\">Math For All <\/a>satellite conference in Corvallis. Assistant Professor <strong>Swati Patel<\/strong> formed the national conference three years ago in response to systemic racism and inequities in mathematics. Patel and <strong>Axel Saenz Rodriguez<\/strong> welcomed people from across western Oregon to learn about how mathematics applies to everyday life and experience a sense of belonging to a powerful scientific community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-b25d146d wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" id=\"events\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;padding-bottom:7rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6590d3d3 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light wp-duotone-default-filter\" style=\"min-height:700px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#3b2518\"><\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-726\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/events.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/events.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/events-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/events-1280x854.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/events-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/events-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/events-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/events-1250x834.jpg 1250w, https:\/\/osu-wams-blogs-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com\/blogs.dir\/1831\/files\/2023\/05\/events-400x267.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-foreground-color has-text-color\" style=\"letter-spacing:8px;text-transform:uppercase\">Events<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-01297e22ad3b3f080431d5d5546f581d is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#4a4a4a;margin-top:1em;margin-bottom:8rem\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gilfillan Lecture<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Thursday, May 18, 5:30\u20137 p.m.<br>(Hybrid) LaSells Stewart Center, Construction &amp; Engineering Hall&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Physicist<strong> Heidi Schellman<\/strong> will be presenting the annual Gilfillan Lecture. Schellman will share her personal journey as a scientist and her fascination with neutrinos \u2013 mysterious subatomic particles. She will discuss her work with the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment and how Oregon State is building tools to deal with massive amounts of data. <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_5hI5lsOVGz761Tg\">RSVP today!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tertiary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oregon NASA Space Grant Consortium Spring Student Symposium<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Friday, May 19, 9 a.m.\u20136 p.m.<br>LaSells Stewart Center<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in future NASA opportunities? This symposium will highlight OSGC-funded NASA Interns and students who participated in a variety of fellowships and programs. Students will present their research projects and share their experiences. The keynote speaker is Daniel Raible, electronics engineer at NASA John H. Glenn Research Center. <a href=\"https:\/\/spacegrant.oregonstate.edu\/student-symposium-welcome-page\">Learn more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tertiary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CoSCIES 2023 Education Research Showcase Extravaganza<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Tuesday, May 23, 1\u20135 p.m.<br>Memorial Union, Journey Room 104<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>CoSCIES is a peer learning community in OSU&#8217;s College of Science focused on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL). Join us on May 23 to learn more about SoTL, ongoing education research projects in COS, and the CoSCIES Fellows program and future events. This event will feature talks and posters by OSU researchers studying STEM teaching and learning. Food and beverages provided. <a href=\"https:\/\/oregonstate.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_cTpE8P7DW2dO9O6\">RSVP today!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tertiary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Mathematics Department 38th Annual Lonseth Lecture<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Thursday, May 25, 5\u20136 p.m.<br>LaSells Stewart Center&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Entitled \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/math.oregonstate.edu\/mathematics-news-events\/all-events\/lonseth-lecture-mathematics-of-inclusive-insurance-2023-05-25\">Mathematics of Inclusive Insurance<\/a>,\u201d Professor Corina Constantinescu (Ph.D, &#8217;06) will explore the benefits of partnerships between governments and private insurers in the context of inclusive insurance (also referred to as microinsurance), as powerful and cost-effective tools for achieving poverty reduction. Constantinescu is a professor of mathematics and director of the Institute for Financial and Actuarial Mathematics at the University of Liverpool. The lecture will be preceded by the department&#8217;s annual award ceremony beginning at 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tertiary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College of Science Town Hall: FY22 Financial Plan and UIT <\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Wednesday, May 31, noon\u20132 p.m.<br>(Hybrid) Memorial Union, Multi-purpose Room 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join Interim Dean Vrushali Bokil in this college-wide informational meeting detailing the College\u2019s budget and addressing IT issues. Mark Johnson, interim financial planning manager, will present the state of College budget followed by a Q&amp;A session. Andrew Wheeler, UIT director of customer experience, will address critical IT concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-tertiary-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-tertiary-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>College of Science Commencement Celebration<\/strong><strong><br><\/strong>Tuesday, June 16, 3\u20135 p.m.<br>The Valley Library Quad<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Graduating students in the College of Science, their families and their friends are invited to attend a graduation celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Recent Events<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Science Pro<\/strong><br>The College of Science held a <a href=\"https:\/\/science.oregonstate.edu\/careers\/career-development\/career-development-resources\/science-pro\">career exploration event<\/a> to connect students with professionals working in biotechnology fields. The event included 15-minute sessions for engaging in small group discussions with <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1hXF5dS7z9ZiZL50BPBZ6nGfECWC28ksFDR4EGSPACJA\/edit\">community partners<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Health Professions Fair<\/strong><br>The <a href=\"https:\/\/science.oregonstate.edu\/health-professions-fair\">Health Professions Fair<\/a> was an opportunity for students to connect with professional schools and programs to learn about graduate education and careers in healthcare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Berg Lecture featuring Jo Handelsman&nbsp;<\/strong><br>The inaugural Berg Lecture, featured internationally acclimated microbiologist Jo Handelsman. 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