Archive for September, 2009
Monday, September 21st, 2009
We at Powered by Orange got to sit in this morning at the PBO launch press conference and hear College of Science Dean Sherm Bloomer and Corvallis Mayor Charlie Tomlinson talk about Oregon State’s impact and advances over the past year…despite the state’s weathering the economic recession. It was fun – and encouraging – to [...]
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
As of spring of 2008, Sam Kelly-Quattrocchi has been set on becoming a Beaver. But what attracts a student from Southern California to Oregon State? Here is a conversation with him about his reasons on coming to Oregon State University:
Tags: newstudents
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
Travis Roth is a PhD student working in water resource engineering. Here he answers questions about his research in groundwater movement and snowmelt, and how future climate change may affect both. Roth’s work is just one way Oregon State’s researchers use Inventions that Serve the Public Good.
How do you describe your work?
My [...]
Tags: salmon, snowmelt, water
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
“In terms of solutions, we looked at some of the issues in solar energy that needed to be addressed. And we realized our skills could be applied to solve them,” Fiez says.
Tags: energy, engineering, renewable, solar
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
Beth Appert, an Oregon State alum with a Master’s in public health with a focus on international health, is working as an AIDS Program Coordinator at Medical Teams International in Portland. An advanced degree from Oregon State helped her land a job in a down economy. Beth is just one Oregon State graduate who is Solving Global Problems.
Tags: AIDS, publichealth
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
Imagine you’re a dietitian. What do you do when the state where you live is the third hungriest in the nation? And 18.9 percent of households with children under 18 are at risk for food insecurity, nearly two percentage points above the national average? If you’re Anne Hoisington, the answer is outreach.
Tags: children, food, hunger
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Friday, September 18th, 2009
Bill Brignon, an Oregon State alum with a Master’s in fisheries science, is working as a biologist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. An advanced degree from America’s Natural Resources University not only helped him land his job in a tough economy, it will help him achieve his goal of contributing to the preservation of the Northwest’s endangered salmonids.
Tags: naturalresources, salmon, water
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Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009
Oregon State will join the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in leading the coastal element of a global ocean observing network, part of which will operate off the Oregon and Washington coasts.
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Tuesday, September 1st, 2009
Marion County families eligible for food stamps can win as much as $100 in free groceries in a food makeover contest. Applications are due Friday, though, so move fast.
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