Orst - orst.edu
General Information:
Latest News:
Discovery offers new therapy approach for Lou Gehrig’s disease 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
A previously unknown type of neural cell has been discovered that appears to be closely linked to the progression of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, and may offer an avenue to new therapies.
Scientists find possible trigger for volcanic “super-eruptions” 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Scientists may have found the trigger for what causes the eruptions of "super-volcanoes" like Yellowstone, which was some 2,000 times larger than the eruption of Mount St. Helens.
Vitamin B3 may offer new tool in fight against staph infections, “superbugs” 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Vitamin B-3 may provide an alternative approach to combat antibiotic-resistant staph infections that have killed thousands of people around the world, according to researchers at OSU's Linus Pauling I...
Microwave ovens may help produce lower cost solar energy technology 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Microwave ovens may be used to improve a process that produces solar cells with less energy, expense and environmental concerns, according to researchers at Oregon State University.
Public wave energy test facility begins operation in Oregon 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
A public wave energy testing facility, the Ocean Sentinel, has begun operation off the Oregon coast, an important step forward in the development of wave energy.
OSU seeks to boost retention through First Year Experience program 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Oregon State University will revise its First Year Experience program for new students over the next several years in an effort to help students succeed academically and improve retention.
Rating of ocean health shows “room for improvement” 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
A group of researchers has scored nations around the world for their contributions to ocean health, and found considerable room for improvement. The U.S. rated slightly above average.
The “slippery slope to slime”: Overgrown algae causing coral reef declines 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
New experiments have shown that coral reef declines can be caused in part by an overgrowth of algae, made possible by overfishing and nitrate pollution.
Newport, Reedsport chosen as finalists for $8 million wave energy facility 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
The Oregon coastal communities of Newport and Reedsport have been chosen as the two finalists for the possible location of the Pacific Marine Energy Center, a planned $8 million, “grid-connected” wave...
OSU helps Oregon’s tribal nations archive their history 30 Nov -0001 | 12:00 am
Oregon State University Libraries is helping Oregon’s nine federally recognized tribes to preserve some of their most important historical records.
