Progress: Advancing the future of agriculture and natural resources
The Research Magazine for the Oregon State University Agricultural Experiment Station
Dr. Guillermo R. Giannico, in the Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences Department of Fisheries and Wildlife was tapped as one of four global expert advisors, and the only one from a…
By Heidi Happonen Dr. Jeremiah Dung, Associate Professor in the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology at Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences recently secured a $3M grant from…
If you’ve seen honey bees in the news recently, it probably wasn’t good news. Terms like “honey bee decline” and “colony collapse disorder” have made global headlines. These terms describe…
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…
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…
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…
The ultimate goal is to provide breeders with tools to create what Professor Pat Hayes refers to as “superhemp.” While plant breeding has occurred for thousands of years, the latest…
Flame retardants that were banned 40 years ago from children’s clothing are still being used to make furniture today. Recent research conducted at Oregon State University’s College of Agricultural Sciences…
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…
Oregon State University’s turfgrass program is a national leader in researching alternatives to chemically treating golf courses for disease. Forty years after the release of the classic golf comedy Caddyshack,…