Hope to an End of Pointing Fingers Across the Klamath Basin
New research may finally determine exactly what is causing water quality issues in the region By Heidi Happonen Water rights have long been an issue in the Klamath Basin. Agricultural…
OregonFlora launches revamped Oregon plant species website
By Sean Nealon OregonFlora, an Oregon State University-based organization devoted to the state’s plants, has launched a revamped website that makes its database of over 4,700 plant species that grow…
New NIFA funding advances understanding of agricultural microbiomes
A USDA NIFA research grant was recently awarded to expand the work of Dr. Posy Busby in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University. One of 11 Agricultural…
What can plants teach us about a pandemic?
At the start of the year, the United Nations declared 2020 the International Year of Plant Health. “Fantastic!” we thought. “What a great opportunity for us to share our…
Microplastics Research Project
OSU scientists take a closer look at how large-scale plastics break down in the environment Researchers in the College of Agricultural Sciences will use a $3.3 million grant from the…
Profiles of Progress: Meet Lisa Ballance, Director of OSU’s Marine Mammal Institute
Last fall, Dr. Lisa Ballance took the helm as the new director of the Marine Mammal Institute (MMI) at Oregon State University. Ballance succeeded Bruce Mate, who retired after serving…
OSU Collections: Largest Wildlife Specimens
We spent an afternoon capturing footage of the most impressive specimens in our collection. (Behind-the-scenes video above.) More than 250,000 fish are preserved in the basement of Nash Hall at…
O Christmas tree, how lovely is thy research
OSU expert helps keep Oregon No. 1 in the nation for holiday evergreens There are no picture-perfect Christmas trees at Oregon State University’s North Willamette Research and Extension Center. That’s…
Adapting to a Changing Ocean
The Pacific Northwest may be among the most well equipped regions in the country to adapt to changing conditions. In 2007, Netarts Bay just west of Tillamook became the epicenter…
Solar Power: The Future of Sustainable Farming?
If only 1% of ag land was converted to agrivoltaics, it would be sufficient to offset global energy demand. As the late afternoon sun bears down on the west side…