A world of research at Oregon State University

Tag: Forestry

Healthy Planet homestories

Final Jeopardy

Post author By Nick Houtman
Post date October 23, 2019

Scientists’ warnings to humanity offer stark choices

Tags biodiversity, Climate Change, Forestry, Sustainability

Healthy Planet Stewardship

Home from the Sea

With support from the state, forest industry and conservation groups, OSU researchers gather data on threatened seabird

Tags Fisheries and Wildlife, Forestry, murrelet, ornithology

Healthy People

“It is not lack of talent, but unintentional biases and outmoded institutional structures that are hindering the access and advancement of women.”
— Beyond Bias and Barriers, National Academy of Sciences

Tags ADVANCE, Biochemistry, Engineering, Forestry, Mathematics and Statistics, Natural Resources, Psychology, Science, STEM

Healthy Planet

Small-Scale Science

Post author By shermale
Post date October 11, 2014

Little kids have a lot in common with hummingbirds. Both are small in size, quick in motion and fond of sugar. Plus, kids think hummingbirds are cool.

Tags College of Forestry, Costa Rica, Education, Forestry, hummingbird, Mathew Betts, OSU Extension

Healthy Planet Inquiry

Through the Needle

Post author By Nick Houtman
Post date January 23, 2014

Researchers in Oregon State’s Swiss Needle Cast Cooperative are studying the disease in order to develop treatments.

Tags Douglas-fir, electron microscope, Forestry, Swiss needle cast

Healthy Planet Inquiry Stewardship

Connective Tissue

Post author By shermale
Post date May 22, 2013

When Michael P. Nelson talks about his work, he mentions carcasses and cadavers to a startling degree — startling because Nelson is not a physician or a veterinarian or even a biologist. He’s a philosopher.

Tags Ethics, Forestry, Philosophy