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.
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 multitrillion-dollar global problem, may someday be narrowed considerably thanks to a new, better approach to predict how metals react […]
Biologist Virginia Weis is one of eight researchers selected for a new $14 million NSF program for enabling discovery through genomic tools.
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.
A three-year survey of the California Current System found persistent, highly acidified water throughout this ecologically critical nearshore habitat.
Thirty-four science majors presented their research at the Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence event sponsored by the Division of Undergraduate Studies.
Dr. Harry W. Greene, an ecologist at Cornell University, will present the second annual Robert M. Storm Distinguished Lecture May 31, 2017.
Corvallis Public Library presents a public lecture on the 2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine by Viviana Perez, assistant professor of biochemistry and biophysics.
A new study by Oregon State microbiologists reveals how deep-water bacteria’s genomes break down carbon molecules
