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In Italia

Thursday, May 3rd, 2012

For Hannah O’Leary the city Florence, Italy is depicted by her hundreds of photographs. Capturing steaming cups of freshly brewed coffee from her favorite bakery “Mama’s,” city lights reflecting off the still Arno, a carousel in the Piazza della Repubblica, and her American tradition of apple pie for Thanksgiving, each one of her pictures tells [...]

OSU’s Impact on Astoria and Newport

Tuesday, May 1st, 2012

Strengthening the Seafood Industry Oregon has some of the world’s finest seafood, supported by research that helps keep it fresh, safe and abundant. Oregon State researchers developed a process that kills stomach flu-causing bacteria lurking in raw shellfish by subjecting oysters in the shell to very high pressure. Food technologists also developed a thin, edible [...]

OSU’s Impact on Bend

Monday, April 16th, 2012

A Cooperative System of Sustainable Ranching Sustainable ranching means taking care of scarce water supplies and fragile desert grasses. Parched streams, erosion and invasive plants pose threats to ranchers’ livelihoods and a productive ecosystem. For more than 30 years, Oregon State rangeland scientists have been working with Central Oregon ranchers to test the effects of [...]

Common Thread

Monday, April 16th, 2012

It’s been 100 years since the Titanic sank in freezing North Atlantic waters, resulting in one of the worst maritime disasters in history. Now, a new generation is discovering the the Titanic – in part because of the centennial anniversary, museums and exhibits around the country, but also because of the 3-D release of Jame’s [...]

Living the Dream

Friday, April 13th, 2012

Roosevelt Andre Credit was born with a big voice and a big heart, but don’t think for a moment that the life of a professional performer is easy – even when he has a significant role in a Broadway musical rated by Time magazine as “The Best Musical of the Year.” But the 1990 [...]

A Tribute

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Oregon State’s Centro Cultural César Chávez began in 1972 with just nine students who met each week in the basement of Milam Hall. At that time, the group called themselves the Chicano Cultural Center. It wasn’t until 1976 that they got their own building on campus. A year later, they moved to their current location, [...]

Writing Cinematic History

Thursday, April 12th, 2012

Someday, Emily Barton wants to work in the public sector as an economic policy analyst, but right now, she is spending hours watching movies from the 1980s. She’s watching Goldie Hawn in “Private Benjamin,” Robert DeNiro in “Angel Heart,” feminist melodrama “Old Boyfriends,” and a now-classic comedy filmed in Oregon called “The Goonies.” Barton isn’t [...]

A Perilous Journey

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Setting Out Crowded into the bottom storage compartment of a fishing boat were 10-year-old Thinh Nguyen and his 15-year-old brother, Thang, along with many other Vietnamese families. Panic set in when the first big storm wave hit the boat, and nearly flipped it. But eventually everyone sat quietly in the dark just waiting for the [...]

Creatures of the Deep

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center will open its doors a bit wider on Saturday, April 14, when the Newport facility hosts its first Marine Science Day. The free public event, which runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., will feature scientists and educators from OSU, federal and state agencies, the Oregon Coast Aquarium, [...]

By the Numbers

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

When we use the word “impact,” we like to show people what we mean, not just tell them. So we decided the best way to do that was to provide a picture of our impact on the state of Oregon – from the research we do and the economic footprint our university has on Corvallis [...]