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" Dead zones ", massive Oceanic low-oxygen zones, near shore, are areas that have become so oxygen-starved that most animals flee or die.
Educators seek ways to keep students in college
A city street car rolls across the Portland State University campus where educators will gather on Thursday to discuss ways to improve the Oregon University System's student retention rate.
Scientists Make Near-Perfect Blue Pigment
Oregon State University scientists say they've solved a quest that has gone on for thousands of years -- they've created a near-perfect, safe blue pigment.
If state help isn't coming, let Oregon higher education save itself
Former UO President Dave Frohnmayer lays out a smart, powerful case for allowing Oregon's three research universities to act as public corporations Inside Oregon's beleaguered university system, the biennial let-down that is the legislative budget process is known as waiting for the arrival of the Great Pumpkin.
Dead cat first confirmed feline fatality from H1N1
A cat that died Nov. 7 is the first feline fatality from H1N1 flu, tests have confirmed.
Biologists rally to sequence 'neglected' microbes
For scientists, the thousandth microbial genome is just the start. Scientists want to sequence thousands of microbial genomes from across the tree of life.
In the first study of its kind, a variation in the hormone/neurotransmitter oxytocin's receptor was linked to a person's ability to infer the mental state of others.
Accidental Discovery Produces Durable New Blue Pigment
An accidental discovery in a laboratory at Oregon State University has apparently solved a quest that over thousands of years has absorbed the energies of ancient Egyptians, the Han dynasty in China, Mayan cultures and of a near-perfect blue pigment.
Oregon universities try to recruit more Latino students
Students at Forest Grove High School listen to a recruiter from Western Oregon University talk about programs and scholarships that can help them go to college.
Gardening conference shows shift in lifestyles
Threats of rain and scudding clouds accompanied attendees to the Master Gardener's Winter Dreams/Summer Gardens conference last Saturday, held for the first time in Medford's new RCC/SOU Higher Education Center.
Beaverton high school grad killed by swine flu
Kris Kerstiens, a Lewis & Clark College graduate student, died on Saturday, Oct.
Record 91,580 Students Enroll in Oregon's Public Universities
Enrollment in Oregon's seven public universities hit a record 91,580 students this fall, but fewer of the new students are freshmen, officials announced today.
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Ancient penguin DNA raises doubts about accuracy of genetic dating techniques
Penguins that died 44,000 years ago in Antarctica have provided extraordinary frozen DNA samples that challenge the accuracy of traditional genetic aging measurements, and suggest those approaches have been routinely underestimating the age of many specimens by 200 to 600 percent.
MONMOUTH - Western Oregon University's enrollment hit another record high this year with 5,654 students, 305 more than a year ago.
Volunteers needed for Whale Watch Week
It's a tougher sell getting volunteers for the winter sessions of Whale Watch Week than it is for the more balmy spring event.
Their analysis of penguins that died 44,000 years ago in Antarctica have provided extraordinary frozen DNA samples that they say challenges the accuracy of traditional genetic aging measurements, and suggest those approaches have been routinely underestimating the age of many specimens by 200 to 600 percent.
'No one is ever going to forget this'; Three Oregon soldiers'...
Three Oregon soldiers' jobs put them at center of tragedy Published: November 10.
OSU names deans for four new divisions
Oregon State University is organizing its 11 colleges under four divisions for greater efficiency and focus.
Oregon environmentalists must get more political, new leader of voters group says
The new leader of the Oregon environmental movement's political arm says the state's environmentalists need to get "bigger, badder, tougher and smarter" if they want to make a difference in Salem.
Oregon's upcoming census could mean another seat in congress. Who's killing Rudolph? Gimme A Break Earl Blumenauer's bill pays people to ride their bikes to work, but not everyone's cashing in yet.
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