Oregon State University Undertakes Measurement of its Carbon Footprint
Date: 07/18/2008Thumbnail: Body: ORVALLIS, Ore. – How much carbon does Oregon State University cause to be released into the atmosphere each year?For those Beavers concerned with sustainability and the...
View ArticleSea Level Rise Could Be Worse Than Anticipated
Date: 02/05/2009Thumbnail: Teaser: CORVALLIS, Ore. – If global warming some day causes the West Antarctic Ice Sheet to collapse, as many experts believe it could, the resulting sea level rise in much...
View ArticleDry Lands, Turmoil Provide Perfect Forum for Student Venture
Date: 02/06/2009Thumbnail: Teaser: CORVALLIS, Ore. – A group of students from Oregon State University who want to learn how to balance water management with conflicting interest groups are headed to...
View ArticleTsunami simulations featured during National Engineers Week
Date: 02/13/2009Thumbnail: Teaser: CORVALLIS, Ore. – Next week students from Sweet Home, Ore., to Washington, D.C., not to mention program managers from the National Science Foundation, will all be...
View ArticleOSU to harness the power of its students – literally
Date: 02/16/2009Thumbnail: Teaser: CORVALLIS, Ore. – Every day, thousands of college students determinedly hit the cardio machines, lowering their stress after a tough exam, getting in shape for...
View ArticleNational Geographic Channel Film on blue whales features OSU’s Mate, Pacific...
Date: 03/02/2009Thumbnail: Teaser: Documentary narrated by actor Tom SelleckBody: NEWPORT, Ore. – A National Geographic Channel film, “Kingdom of the Blue Whale, premiers on Sunday, March 8, and offers...
View ArticleLincoln City seminar promotes local self-reliance
Date: 03/17/2009Thumbnail: Teaser: LINCOLN CITY, Ore. – A seminar that promotes local self-reliance through three cornerstones of energy, community and economy will be held Wednesday, March 25,...
View ArticleAdvance made in turning water, sunlight into fuel
Date: 03/19/2009Thumbnail: Teaser: CORVALLIS, Ore. – Simply split H2O into H2 and O. And just like that, the energy crisis is solved. That may sound too easy to be true. Actually, it’s not all that...
View ArticleReport: OSU reduced net greenhouse emissions 30 percent in 2007-08
Date: 03/19/2009Thumbnail: Teaser: Large purchases of renewable energy – funded by a fee that Oregon State University students imposed upon themselves – helped OSU reduce its net greenhouse gas...
View ArticleOSU to host climate change seminars
Date: 03/31/2009Thumbnail: Teaser: CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University will host a seminar series focusing on different aspects of climate change that begins Wednesday, April 1, with a talk by...
View ArticleNissan electric car on display at OSU
Date: 04/06/2009Thumbnail: Body: CORVALLIS, Ore. – The type of advanced technology that is moving electric automobiles from a curiosity to a working reality will be on display Wednesday, April 8, at...
View ArticleOSU seeks comments on sustainable agriculture
Date: 04/08/2009Thumbnail: Body: CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University is seeking comments on a statewide study of sustainable agriculture in order to gauge potential for establishing a new program...
View ArticleOregon State University Celebrates Earth Week
Date: 04/16/2009Thumbnail: Body: CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University is celebrating Earth Week beginning Saturday, April 18, with a community-wide EarthFaire on the Corvallis waterfront, the...
View ArticleEPA Recognizes OSU as Pac-10 Leader in Purchasing “Green” Power
Date: 04/22/2009Thumbnail: Body: CORVALLIS, Ore. – For the second year in a row, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Oregon State University for its purchase of green power,...
View ArticleOSU To Tackle Solar Future in New “Energy Frontier Research Center”
Date: 04/27/2009Thumbnail: Teaser: CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University experts hope to develop some of the solar energy technology of the future in a new Energy Frontier Research Center announced...
View ArticleOregon State University Takes Top Spot in Region for Recycling
Date: 04/29/2009Thumbnail: Teaser: CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University led all Pacific Northwest colleges and universities in the 2009 Recyclemania, a nationwide competition to see which...
View Article10th Engineering Expo to Showcase Student Inventions
Date: 05/04/2009Thumbnail: Teaser: CORVALLIS, Ore. – You might run into a swarm of tiny robots, see a 3-D version of the future of television, examine a human-powered vehicle that can negotiate land,...
View ArticleGrand opening of Kearney Hall planned at OSU
Date: 05/13/2009Thumbnail: Body: CORVALLIS, Ore. – A public grand opening will be held on Friday, May 15, of Kearney Hall at Oregon State University – recognizing the successful $12 million renovation...
View ArticleNewport seminar promotes local self-reliance
Date: 05/18/2009Thumbnail: Body: NEWPORT, Ore. – A five-hour seminar that promotes local self-reliance while discussing energy and the economy will be held Thursday, May 28, beginning at 9 a.m. at the...
View ArticleStudents in Free Enterprise develop reusable water bottles for competition
Date: 06/15/2009Thumbnail: Body: CORVALLIS, Ore. – The Oregon State University chapter of Students in Free Enterprise took third place in a new competition for waste management and was recognized at...
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