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Scientists have crowdsourced a network of volunteers taking water samples at beaches along the West Coast in hopes of capturing a detailed look at low levels of radiation drifting across the ocean since the 2011 tsunami that devastated a nuclear power plant in Japan.

Barbie stunts girls' career dreams, a study finds, while Mrs. Potato Head has a lot more going on between her detachable ears.

Noted stem cell researcher Ann Kiessling will give the commencement address at Oregon State University 's graduation ceremony in June.

Jim Moore, director of Pacific University's Tom McCall Center for Policy Innovation, moderated a question and answer session with a panel of experts Thursday night.

"I was just like, 'Oh, my gosh!' I didn't know kids could afford to go here but couldn't have mac and cheese or something like that," said the Livonia, N.Y., freshman.

Oregon State University fermentation science students learn about the flavors and aromas of hops.

The earthquakes felt along the North American west coast this week are essentially a warm-up act to a major subduction zone earthquake, seismologist Chris Goldfinger said.

March is not just for whales on the central Oregon coast it's actually for the birds as well.

About three out of four older Americans have multiple chronic health conditions, and more than 20 percent of them are being treated with drugs that work at odds with each other -- the medication being used for one condition can actually make the other condition worse.

When I talk with my classmates about post-graduation, it seems that most high school seniors won't go very far to further their education.

Anne Archer recently moved to Vermont. She is a graduate of the University of Wyoming with a degree in accounting and she pursued her MBA at Oregon State University.

Hundreds of salmon nannies - pupils at Portland's Boise-Eliot/Humboldt Schools and Chief Joseph/Ockley Green Elementary - plan to head to the Columbia River Gorge Thursday and Friday to release salmon fry they've raised over the last three months.

Portland State University's faculty are prepared to strike if union leaders say the administration is not offering a fair deal in contract negotiations.

As the anthropology instructor engaged her class, a fault line quickly developed.

Behind that perpetual lipsticked smile, Barbie's been going through a rough time lately.

The candidates for Benson Polytechnic High School's 2014 Rose Festival Princess have diverse interests.

The first single from the upcoming Information Society album "Hello World". "Land Of The Blind" is the first Information Society single featuring the classic lineup of Kurt, Paul and James in over 20 years.

A University of Oregon spinout company developing a wireless soil sensor to detect nitrate levels in fields that could help farmers reduce fertilizer use by up to 30 percent has been awarded Oregon BEST commercialization funding to fast-track the product to the marketplace.

In our culture-wartorn landscape, "science" could be added to that old adage about maintaining harmony by never discussing politics or religion.

Monique Balas, pet columnist for The Oregonian, was given the 2014 Veterinary Service Award Saturday by the Oregon Veterinary Medical Association.