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Oregon State University’s Top 10 of 2010

Thursday, December 30th, 2010

If you spent the entire year researching glaciers, in Antarctica, this list will give you a recap of what you missed. It probably goes without saying, but this is far from comprehensive. It was an almost impossible task to restrict it to only ten items. These are just some of the incredible moments, events and [...]

Building Momentum

Monday, December 20th, 2010

Who would have imagined that a student working his way through college as a dishwasher would end up winning the National Medal of Science? Or that game-changing technology for the wood-products industry would come from watching mussels grip a rocky shoreline? Over the past 10 years, Oregon State University students, staff and faculty have shown [...]

Powering the World videos

Monday, December 6th, 2010

Our alums are doing extraordinary work all over the world, from Ariko Iso, the only female athletic trainer in the NFL, to Harley Jessup, an Oscar-winning production designer at Pixar. Check out the videos to find out more about them…football fans may have seen a few of these this year at Reser. Enjoy!

Urban visionaries

Wednesday, December 1st, 2010

John and Scott Fregonese are visionaries. They look at a cityscape and imagine the possibilities. The father-son duo of the Portland-based Fregonese Associates urban and regional planning have carved a niche for themselves by creating innovative software that helps planners visualize potential changes to communities. They also ensure that the members of those communities have [...]

A pioneer honors diversity

Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010

Cover photo courtesy Ryan K Morris Photography and the National Science & Technology Medals Foundation. *President Obama will be conferring the National Medal of Science upon Warren Washington and several others on Nov. 17 at 2:20 p.m., PST. The ceremony will be streaming live on the White House website. Also, watch an interview with Washington [...]

Fashion, guilt free

Monday, November 1st, 2010

Sitting on a stool in the middle of her downtown Corvallis store, Nancy Kneisel throws back her head and laughs as she banters with a customer who has just entered the store. Kneisel rarely sits, but she always laughs, and her upbeat voice is constantly greeting customers as they walk into Second Glance, the re-sale [...]

Orange Fever…Every Day!

Friday, October 29th, 2010

Halloween is an extra special time of year for Beaver fans. One weekend out of the year, the rest of the country joins in on our Orange and Black fever. To show everyone we own the colors every day, not just on this holiday, we pulled together our favorite orange photos from the past year. [...]

Preserving the culture

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Recreation Resource management graduate Melinda Stewart found her current job – Public Relations Manager at Corvallis Tourism – when the then-CEO spoke in one of her classes. Since then, she’s promoted everything Corvallis has to offer via social media and other outlets, and has even found the time to do freelance work advocating for historic [...]

Powered by Internships – Oregon Explorer

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Tyler Barns graduated in June from Oregon State’s Professional Science Master’s program. While he was here he worked as an intern for Oregon Explorer, a digital library that houses information on the state’s natural resources. Currently, he is working as a biologist for WRA Environmental Consultants in San Rafael, Calif. He specializes in rare plant [...]

A Life on the Mountain

Friday, July 30th, 2010

Once a month, we will be highlighting a nominated Powered by Orange business. What does it mean to be a Powered by Orange business? It could be that it’s owned by an Oregon State alum, has many OSU alums working there, or is just a friend of OSU. A Powered by Orange Business also drives [...]