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Marine Science

Marine ecologist awarded NOAA grant to study hypoxia in the Pacific Ocean

A new $1.1 million grant led by ecologist Francis Chan will track and measure the effects of hypoxia on marine species and habitats in Oregon.

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Integrative Biology

Manta rays’ food-capturing mechanism may hold key to better filtration systems

Manta rays’ feeding mechanism may hold clues to a new, improved filtration system.

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Integrative Biology

Those fragrances you enjoy? Dinosaurs liked them first

The compounds behind the perfumes and colognes you enjoy have been eliciting olfactory excitement since dinosaurs walked the Earth.

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Marine Science

Corals and algae go back further than previously thought, all the way to Jurassic Period

Algae and corals have been leaning on each other since dinosaurs roamed the earth, much longer than had been previously thought, according to new research led by scientists at Oregon State University and Penn State.

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Integrative Biology

New species may arise from rapid mitochondrial evolution

Genetic research has shed new light on how isolated populations of the same species evolve toward reproductive incompatibility and thus become separate species.

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Integrative Biology

International symbiosis conference to feature public talk by science writer Ed Yong

Nearly 400 scientists and acclaimed science writer Ed Yong will participate in the 9th International Symbiosis Society Congress at OSU.

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Student Success

Science faculty receive $1 million to increase inclusivity and success of diverse students

Science faculty awarded prestigious HHMI grant to develop culturally inclusive pedagogies in STEM programs.

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Faculty and Staff

Faculty excellence: Promotions and tenure 2018

The College of Science congratulates 20 faculty on receiving promotions and/or tenure for the 2017-18 academic year.

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Women in Science

Science faculty receive fellowships to advance equity and inclusion in STEM fields

Math and biology professors named 2018 OSU Advance Faculty Fellows to advance diversity and equity in STEM fields.

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Integrative Biology

Biologist takes ecological approach to improving human health

Biologist suggests an ecological approach to improve human health, comparing a person to an ecosystem in which fighting chronic disease requires bolstering gut microbes.

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Research

150 years of science for land and sun

Science programs have guided the evolution of research and education at OSU since its 1868 land grant designation.

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Integrative Biology

Steelhead's repeat spawning aids fitness and survival

Biologist Michael Blouin's new research shows steelhead that spawn repeatedly have more than double the reproductive success of fish that spawn a single time.