Homecoming (and Halloween) at Oregon State is upon us! And Oregon State’s Alumni Association is planning a host of events that should be a blast. Some of the most popular are: The tug-o-war, the finals of which involve students trying to pull each other to the ground in front of a full crowd at Reser. [...]
Archive for October, 2009
Want an Antarctic glacier named after you? Here’s how to do it…
Friday, October 23rd, 2009
After serving for more than two years as the National Science Foundation’s first program director for integrated Antarctic research, Kelly Falkner tried to get out of her own going-away party. Now the Oregon State University oceanographer is glad she attended. Her colleagues in Washington, D.C., presented her with a framed photo of a coastal glacier [...]
Speaking for the Big Trees
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
Botanists Steve Sillett and Marie Antoine are renowned researchers of old growth forest canopies, especially those of the redwoods of California. The husband and wife team are both Oregon State graduates and reside in Arcata, California, where Steve is a professor in the Department of Forestry and Wildland Resources at Humboldt State University, and Marie [...]
Kearney goes gold…in energy efficiency
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
Oregon State’s Kearney Hall just received gold certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program of the U.S. Green Building Council…which means it’s being recognized for environmentally-sensitive design and construction. It’s the second major building at Oregon State (after Kelley Engineering) to get the award. Here are a few of the building’s [...]
For those of you who love chickens…and really, who doesn’t?
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
If you’re in Hillsboro on Saturday morning, Oregon State’s Extension Service is holding a harvest festival at 9 a.m., with a focus on urban poultry. That means…eggs! James Hermes, Extension poultry specialist, will talk about backyard flocks and how to keep them safe and healthy.Other sessions will be on home food preservation, edible lanndscaping, pest [...]
The PBO Blog is Joining Technorati!
Thursday, October 8th, 2009
…so please excuse this post, which is required for us to register with them: nask2qvgjh We’re hoping understanding how people read the PBO blog using Technorati will help us deliver better content to you. In the meantime, please feel free to make suggestions for what you’d love to see. Thanks!
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