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IMPACT Fall 2025 now available 
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Chemistry

Rich Carter recognized with Faculty Innovator Award as OSU spin-off Valliscor grows

Oregon State’s 2025 Faculty Innovator Award celebrates Carter’s efforts to strengthen university innovation as his company, Valliscor, launches a major expansion in the Willamette Valley.

Faculty and Staff, Physics, Student Success
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Chemistry

New faces in the College of Science: Sophia Bailey explores biomaterials and drug delivery research

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Statistics

New faces in the College of Science: Zhirui Hu advances genomic research

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Alumni and Friends

Recognizing excellence at 2025 Alumni Awards

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Health and Biotechnology

New material designed at OSU represents breakthrough in medical imaging

2024 cyanobacterial bloom at Detroit Reservoir, photo by Elijah Welch, city of Salem.
Microbiology

New analysis yields clearer picture of toxin-producing blue-green algae blooms

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Statistics

New data visualization course equips students to turn data into real-world impact

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Alumni and Friends

Contributions to experimental chemistry earn Joe Nibler Lifetime Achievement in Science Award

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Alumni and Friends

Distinguished Alumni Award winner changes lives for cystic fibrosis and cancer patients

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Alumni and Friends

Leader in data science curricula development wins Early Career Alumni Award

 
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In the news
USA Today

How America's fisheries rebounded from collapse and overregulation

The Oregonian

Oregon sea stars bounce back from near extinction after years of decline

SciComm Excellence on YouTube

Cosmology: Our Quest to Understand the Universe

OSU Newsroom

As ochre sea star ‘baby boomers’ grow up, species showing signs of recovery

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