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One Step Ahead
By Kym Pokorny In the fall of 1986, plant breeder Shawn Mehlenbacher arrived at Oregon State University. One month later came the first report of eastern filbert blight from a Willamette Valley...
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A Pebble in a Shoe
By Ian Vorster | Illustration by Heather Miller Shauna Tominey often thinks about a little boy she met early in her career as a childhood educator. Jeremy (not his real name) routinely struck out at...
View ArticleA Forest for All Seasons
By Anthony S. Davis, Interim Dean, OSU College of Forestry Few places capture the richness and competing interests in Oregon’s forestlands like the Elliott State Forest. As Oregon State University and...
View ArticlePREDICTING CRIME AT SEA
Researchers at Oregon State University are using artificial intelligence and “big data” plan to develop new algorithms (software that calculates patterns) to identify, locate and eventually predict...
View ArticlePOSITIVE IMPACTS OF PROTECTED AREAS
Living near a protected area can improve aspects of human wellbeing across the developing world, Oregon State researchers have found. Protected areas are defined as national parks, nature reserves or...
View ArticleTHE PROMISE OF ORGAN PRESERVATION
Just 10% of the worldwide need for organ transplantation is met annually, according to estimates from the World Health Organization. The ability to replace organs on demand could save or improve...
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Long-Term Reflections
In 1985, OSU forest researcher Mark Harmon started a 200-year log decomposition study, requiring careful placement of 530 logs. Harmon emphasizes the long-term nature of the project when he notes,...
View ArticleOngoing Research Benefits Ecosystems and Society
Ivan Arismendi and colleagues are currently examining the effects of climate change on trout and salamanders. He notes that the research would have been impossible without having continuous data that...
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2019 Annual Report of Research
By Irem Y. Tumer, Interim Vice President for Research Like many major organizations and businesses, Oregon State University thrives on collaboration. Working closely with faculty researchers, OSU...
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Risk-Taking Results in Research that Matters
By Irem Y. Tumer, Interim Vice President for Research “Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far it is possible to go.” — T.S. Eliot Each day at Oregon State University,...
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