Oregon State University News

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.

Four Sherwood High School students, all planning to pursue careers in architecture, construction or engineering fields, were awarded scholarships totaling $3,250 by Associated Builders & Contractors' Pacific Northwest chapter .

Oregon lawmakers decided not to splurge for any splashy new buildings on university campuses during the just-completed 2014 legislative session.

The Keizer Police Department has charged Bryan Duane Tilley, 51, of 890 Cater Court North with three additional crimes after a new victim discovered a hidden digital video camera in her bedroom on Sunday, March 2 on the 1400 block of Katie Avenue NE.

Oregon State University researchers flew drones this summer over potato fields to monitor for disease.

Guzenko is a varsity tennis player cheerleader. She maintains a 4.0 grade point average and participates in seven clubs and societies, including the National Honors Society.

Atmospheric radiation levels in Tokyo are at the same level as before the Fukushima nuclear accident three years ago and are below those in Paris and London.

Imagine the great museums of Europe, shuttered and bare; churches plundered of centuries-old altarpieces and bells.

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.

Flats of vegetable starts cover the tables in a greenhouse maintained by Master Gardeners with the Oregon State University Extension Service in Hood River.

Central Catholic High School named senior Theresa Galati its Rose Princess today.

Faculty leaders rallied students and faculty members last week to put heat on Portland State University's administration to pump more money into faculty pay.

Oregon State Police are asking for the public's help in tracking down the author of a "very offensive and racially charged" note found in the Women's Center on the Oregon State University university campus in Corvallis.

A recent study out of Oregon State University says that girls who chose to play with Barbie dolls over alternatives had a limited view on future career choices.

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.