October 19th, 2017
Nanofibre sutures promote production of infection-thwarting peptide
Loading nanofiber sutures with vitamin D induces the production of an infection-fighting peptide, new research shows.
Loading nanofiber sutures with vitamin D induces the production of an infection-fighting peptide, new research shows.
Applications are open for Oregon’s top academic and professional fellowship program: The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry’s OMSI Science Communication Fellowship.
More than a month before a game-changing detection of a short gamma-ray burst – a finding announced today – scientists at Oregon State University predicted […]
Physics undergraduates had an outstanding summer in 2017! At least 20 physics undergraduates engaged in significant research projects all over the country, including OSU physics […]
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 […]
The Oregon coast is now facing annual threats from hypoxia, or low oxygen, and scientists liken the phenomenon to the wildfire season the state faces […]
Thirty-one SURE Science students spent their summers immersed in the beauty and drama of science.
Ph.D. student Nicole Hams selected as Western Representative to the National Black Graduate Student Association, the nation’s largest interdisciplinary graduate organization for students of African […]
College of Science faculty were awarded $18.7 million in research grants and awards in FY17, the second highest year since FY2013 and an increase of […]
OSU biochemists have come up with a novel method to overcome major challenges in the study of the otoferlin protein and its role in human […]
Oregon State microbiologists have suggested a new paradigm for the study of microbiomes—one that has key implications for medical care.
Carrion, the decaying flesh of dead animals, is a key nutrient for vertebrates worldwide and comparatively little is known about how all of the interplay […]
Microbes that produce important secretions for use in a community can suffer a blow to their own fitness for supplying the non-producing “cheater” bacteria when […]
Triceratops or Tyrannosaurus rex bulling its way through a pine forest likely dislodged flowers that 100 million years later have been identified in their fossilized […]
Statistics faculty and students participate in the Joint Statistical Meetings 2017 in Baltimore, July 29-August 3.
Ten students from institutions across the country have gathered for the prestigious Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program in Mathematics.
Two new Research Experiences for Undergraduates in the field of statistics are training students in cutting-edge data analytics and computational skills essential to interdisciplinary research.
Jaga Giebultowicz, professor in the Department of Integrative Biology, has been awarded a Fulbright research and teaching scholarship for 2017-2018.
Doctoral student Heather Kitada enjoys working in both statistics and the wider world of science communication, outreach and advocacy.
New research shows a species of diatom, a single-celled algae thought to be asexual, does reproduce sexually—a finding with important biotechnology implications.
