Oregon State University News

Portland State University student Dani Smith discusses the Cuban agriculture system at the Oregon University System study abroad orientation held at the University of Oregon on May 19.

Universities in Oregon should ask incoming students to disclose their sexual orientation, a recently proposed bill in the state legislature suggests.

Dog poisonings from metaldehyde-based slug bait declined dramatically from 2005 to 2011 , according to a study by the National Pesticide Information Center at Oregon State University.

Lake Oswego area students honored their high school music programs with strong performances at state band and choir competitions earlier this month.

In the United States, girls had higher levels of self-regulation than boys. Self-regulation is defined as children's ability to control their behavior and impulses, follow directions, and persist on a task.

Oregon is home to a lot of restaurants, bars, wineries, and breweries, but there are tons of hidden gems that the majority of Portlanders just aren't unearthing.

Bend high senior Melissa Hubler is on her way to being a Duck "I love the culture of Eugene," said Hubler.

About 17 percent of children and teenagers are obese, according to the Center for Disease Control, and that number jumps to more than one-third of adults in the United States.

At Oregon State University's Environmental Health Sciences Center, ALS is an item of interest for student and faculty researchers.

A subcommittee of the Student Experience Center Space Allocation & Policy Committee discussed conference room and lounge space reservations, as well as hours for the building - which has yet to be built.

After 11 years, Debra Derr is returning to her stomping grounds, taking the helm as president of Mt.

   Dry spring weather does not bode well for summer in Oregon.    So say climatologists at Oregon State University, which released a report last week that, through May 10, it has been the driest year on record as measured at weather stations at airports in Eugene (6.54 inches) and Salem (7.

Dillon Grover was one of only two cadets from Oregon to attend the selective George C. Marshall ROTC Seminar, established in 1978.

The Corvallis City Council reviewed and moved forward two extensive recommendations for the Collaboration Corvallis Steering Committee.

Revolve, a consignment boutique in downtown Corvallis, focuses on collaborating with the local community and sustainability.

Jorge Michel , an Oregon State University student who is going on a "people-to-dictatorship," Castro propaganda adventure to Cuba, expresses his excitement over the trip : Obviously, Jorge realizes it will be sooner rather than later when Cuba is released from the yoke of tyranny and goes on to lose all its romantic charm... "I've romanticized it, ... (more)

We have many grave concerns about Senate Bill 270, a bill establishing institutional governing boards for Portland State University, the University of Oregon and possibly our own Oregon State University.

When Oregonians can rototill their gardens in March, but then have to water their lawns all throughout April and May, you know it's drier than usual. Experts say that through May 10th, it has been the driest start to the year on record at the Eugene and Salem airport weather stations, and the second driest start at Hyslop Farm in Corvallis and the Medford Airport.

Just how much attention your surgeon pays to tasks in the operating room can be affected by a number of distractions, recent research suggests.

Kendo Club members Karen Zhen and Brian Cox assume the "sonkyo" position, or crouch position, as they focus and ready themselves for a sparring match.