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Sally D. Hacker walking though sand dune
Faculty and Staff

Scientist elected AAAS Fellow for distinguished contributions to coastal ecology

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) announced Sally D. Hacker, professor of integrative biology, as a 2017 Fellow last week.

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Students

Meet our Class of 2021

Twenty five percent of freshmen are the first in their family to attend college, 23 percent are underrepresented minorities, and the College has the highest ever number of high achieving students in this incoming class: 37.6 percent.

Award recipients on University Day 2017.
Events

Congratulations University Day 2017 Award Recipients

Congratulations Carmen Harjoe, winner of the Herbert F. Frolander Graduate Teaching Assistant Award, and Tara Bevandich, winner of the Karel J.H. Murphy Professional Faculty Leadership & Service Award!

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Students

Marine science student carries on Wei Family Foundation founder's love of travel

Half a world away in Australia, Milan Sengthep, a Wei Family Foundation Scholar, studied with world-renowned marine scientists at James Cook University.

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Events

Climate change: Facts, fictions and faith

A free public lecture will untangle the role faith and values play in shaping our attitudes and reactions to the complex science behind global warming.

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Integrative Biology

Size matters, and so do temperature and habitat, to scavengers and the carcasses they eat

Carrion, the decaying flesh of dead animals, is a key nutrient for vertebrates worldwide but little is known about how the interplay works. Until now.

Karianna Crowder feeding a cow
Students

From cuddling gibbons to grinding horse teeth

Senior Karianna Crowder has always loved animals and thrown herself passionately into whatever she does at at Oregon State, in the community and abroad.

Jane Lubchenco standing outside
Faculty and Staff

Marine ecologist receives top National Academy of Sciences honor

Marine scientist Jane Lubchenco receives the Public Welfare Medal from the National Academy of Sciences.

Nathan and Luisa Snyder standing outside
Alumni and Friends

A tale of two dentists

Drs. Nathan and Luisa Snyder met in Guatemala, pursued their dreams of higher education at OSU and became dentists.

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Graduate students

Four Ph.D. students awarded ARCS Foundation scholarships

Four doctoral students in the College of Science are among the 27 scientists and engineers selected as 2016 ARCS Foundation Scholars by the Portland chapter.

Gretchen Schuette receiving award from Sastry Pantula
Alumni and Friends

A distinguished career: From literature and science to educational leadership

Gretchen Schuette (Ph.D., '80) is the recipient of the 2016 College of Science Distinguished Alumni Award, which recognizes exceptional achievements and leadership.

Robert T. Mason receiving award from Sastry Pantula
Faculty and Staff

Fall awards: Celebrating faculty and staff excellence

The College of Science celebrated its 2016 Faculty and Staff Awards ceremony on October 17.