Science Pub: Climate Change and Morality
Next Monday, March 11, Science Pub Corvallis presents “Why It’s Wrong to Wreck the World: Ethics and Climate...
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Dung Beetles Orient via the Milky Way: Celestial Navigation
Long before the advent of Google maps and hand-held GPS devices, humans had to rely on natural landmarks...
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Talk Corvallis Taxes With City Club on March 11
Property taxes and local government budgets will be up for discussion at City Club’s monthly lunch program, Monday...
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Quinoa in the Pacific Northwest: Ancient Grains in Oregon?
According to OSU Today, the Pacific Northwest could have its first local crop of quinoa (keen-wah) growing locally...
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Success at the Whiteside’s Year of Culture Launch Event: Patrons Weigh In
A Year of Culture is upon us in Corvallis! Celebrate culture in our city with da Vinci Days,...
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At the 25th Annual Chocolate Fantasy Event, Corvallisites Showed Up In Style
At last Friday’s 25th Annual Chocolate Fantasy, a celebration of the Arts Center’s 50th anniversary, our community really...
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New Issue: February 28th, 2013
In this week’s Corvallis Advocate… Stink Bugs vs. Wasps: OSU Pits Pest Against Pest Parkour to the People:...
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Salmon May Navigate Using Magnetic Fields
Salmon have one of the most arduous life strategies in the animal kingdom. Hatched in freshwater streams, young...
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Thoughts and Emotions of our Fellow Creatures: Animal Cognition with Virginia Morell
Cheetahs that die from heartbreak! Parrots that can comprehend the concept of “same” and “different”! Gangs of boy...
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The Merry Inksters Present: PAPERFest, Papercraft Workshops by Local Masters
Letterpress, bookbinding, and papermaking workshops are just a few of the many paper arts that will be taught...
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Muddy Waters: Will Oregon Ban Suction Dredge Gold Mining?
Wild, vast, and rugged, the West has always attracted individuals looking to turn its rich natural resources into...
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BIG Conversations at the Library: Current, Controversial Topics
On March 9, Richard Etulain, professor emeritus of history at the University of New Mexico, will lead a...
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Parkour to the People: Evasion Training Catches On in Oregon
Parkour, a non-competitive embodiment of sport, discipline, and philosophy, has been around for more than 20 years but...
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New ‘Super Hot’ Nuclear Facility at OSU: Testing Safer, More Efficient Technology
OSU recently began construction on a $4.8 million test facility for a new “super hot” nuclear reactor that...
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Picks of the Week!
Chocolate Fantasy 2013, March 1, 7 p.m. Join the Arts Center, at Corvallis’ CH2M Hill Alumni Center, in...
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A Corvallis Advocate Haiku
cats are small earthquakes nothing is safe on a shelf fuzzy four point nines by Lana Jones...
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Culture Fail: Victory for Free Public Access to Research
An important victory was won for Open Access advocates last week with an announcement from the Office of...
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