Corvallis Schools Bring Farm to Table: Partnership With Environmental Center Grows
Corvallis is home to a budding school garden program and local food initiative project that is moving into...
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Campus Creature Census: Creatively Assessing OSU’s ‘Other-Than-Human’ Species
The Spring Creek Project for Ideas, Nature, and the Written Word has announced the first annual Campus Creature...
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Bringing Barley Back to the Valley: OSU Rejuvenates Oregon’s Barley Crop, Brewers Get Amped
Oregon State University has been successfully working on reestablishing barley in Oregon, according to Oregon’s Agricultural Process magazine....
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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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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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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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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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Stink Bugs vs. Wasps: OSU Pits Pest Against Pest
Hidden deep in the shadows, seeking refuge from winter’s chill, an invader may be lurking in your attic....
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Drones in Corvallis? OSU’s Remote Sensing Technology Takes Flight
Due to recent acts by Congress, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has until 2015 to integrate drones into...
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OSU’s Newest Hazelnuts: Oregon, Meet the Wepster
A new breed of hazelnut, developed at OSU, has just been released. Called “Wepster,” it’s the result of...
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Tuition Equity for Undocumented Students in Oregon: Growing Our Educated Workforce
Currently, undocumented immigrants who wish to attend college in Oregon State are required to pay out-of-state tuition, regardless...
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Thoughts on Minorities in Corvallis: Does a Lack of Diversity Breed Misconceptions?
February is National Black History Month—a fitting time to ask, what is the extent of equality in Corvallis?...
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Craigslist Corvallis: Best of Missed Connections
All people share common bonds, and perhaps the most common of them all are matters of the heart...
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Picks of the Week!
Shook Twins’ Valentine’s Day Show, February 14, 7:30 p.m. The Majestic Theatre presents folk trio the Shook Twins...
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Corvallis Curiosity: Hoax on 30th?
Did you happen to see these “Public Notice: Tree Removal” signs on several large trees, and blue ribbons...
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A Dearth of Earth Overhead: Corvallis, OSU, and the Lack of Green Roofs
Oregon State University is celebrating the news that it ranks seventh on the Top 20 College & University...
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2013 OSU Lambing Closed to the Public: Improvements Ahead
The Oregon State University Sheep Center won’t be open to the public for lambing this spring, but Corvallisites...
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Harness Up For Vert Fest 2013: Local Climbers Show Off Their Moves
Climbers from the Northwest and beyond will be swinging into town next weekend for Oregon State University’s 22nd...
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