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A study by Oregon State University found the stress decreases pregnancy rates and increases the number of lighter calves and the likelihood of getting sick.

Meningococcal disease Q-and-A: After 17-year-old Jake Parkhurst , a Central Catholic High School student, died Tuesday of suspected meningococcal disease, The Oregonian's Katy Muldoon compiled a meningococcal disease Q-and-A that every parent should read to learn more about this rare but fast-moving and scary disease.

Sustainable manufacturing is an approach promoted by engineers at Oregon State University who have developed a new approach that begins on the factory floor.

People around the world proclaim their support for various causes by wearing colored wristbands - yellow for cancer research, pink for breast cancer, purple for animal welfare.

The rescue last month of 175 alpacas found starving at a ranch in Polk County raises questions about proper ownership and care requirements of alpacas and llamas.

The Park Avenue West construction site, which sits between Park Avenue and 9th in downtown Portland.

Oregon State University is considering new parking fees it hopes could make it attractive for staff and students not to park in surrounding neighborhoods.

Though Barbie boasts more than 130 careers on her resume from aerobics instructor to astronaut, the imagined job prospects for girls who play with the iconic doll may look quite different.

Oregon State University researchers simulated a wolf encounter with German Shepherds to measure stress levels in beef cows.

Here, at the large-animal hospital at Oregon State University, in stalls with wood shavings on the ground, are the alpacas that look at you with those innocent eyes.

PURDUE ALUMNI RECEIVE TOP AG AWARD Mar. 5, 2014 Source: Purdue University news release The Purdue University College of Agriculture will recognize 11 people from business, government and education with the college's highest honor for their achievements at the middle stages of their careers.

Here's your Mardi Gras edition of 5 of the most-read stories on Oregonlive.com Tuesday morning.

Oregon State University has raised more than $1.1 billion in its funding-raising campaign.

It must be hard for mama loggerhead turtles. After their eggs hatch, their little offspring scurry down the beach, where many of them are snapped up by hungry birds.

Oregon State University officials say the school is eleven months ahead of schedule in meeting its goal of raising one-billion dollars.

A $35,000 crew boat was totaled and nine members of the Oregon State University men's rowing team were rescued when the vessel smashed into a bridge support on the Willamette River.

Nine Oregon State University students were fished out of the Willamette River after their crew boat crashed into a pier near Corvallis.

Thanks to my friend Roy, who knocked on my door this weekend to gently remind me to finish pruning my grape vines.

Kachira Phillips, left, and her sister, Ryleigh, are delighted that their family's mustang Tango was recently found after having been missing for about 10 months.

Jocelyn and Robert Silver of Falls City, Ore. have been charged with multiple felony counts of animal neglect after sheriff's deputies allegedly found dozens and dozens of emaciated alpacas when they seized the couple's ranch in December.