Asides

Small World

Post author By Nick Houtman
Post date October 15, 2015

Game-changing technology sometimes comes in small packages. For example, with two magnets and a lightbulb filament — a package thinner than a deck of cards — Joe Beckman and a team of Oregon State University collaborators may revolutionize the mass spectrometry (aka, “mass spec”) industry. Their device amplifies the sensitivity and precision of technology that is the workhorse of chemistry labs. And it requires minimal retooling of existing equipment.

Tags Beckman, Business, commercial, mass spectrometry, Oregon State University Advantage

Healthy People homestories

Gut Check

Thousands of species of bacteria, viruses and fungi live on and in our bodies. Microorganisms teem in every pore and crevice, from mouth to stomach to intestines to colon.

Tags College of Pharmacy, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, College of Science, College of Veterinary Medicine, Diabetes, diet, immune system, microbiome

Healthy People

A Poison in Small Doses

Post author By Nick Houtman
Post date October 13, 2015

Thousands of wells in Bangladesh are contaminated with arsenic from groundwater aquifers. Oregon State University researchers are studying the health consequences of low-dose exposure in rural communities.

Tags arsenic, Bangladesh, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, drinking water, Kile

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Leading Indicators — 2015

Post author By Nick Houtman
Post date October 10, 2015

Annual Report of Research

Tags Leading Indicators, Research Office

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Making Your Research Findings Public

Post author By whitmira
Post date October 5, 2015

Here at Oregon State University, where researchers brought in over $185 million in federal funding last fiscal year, mandates will have a significant impact on the daily activities of our research enterprise.

Tags Amanda Whitmire, open access, OSU Libraries

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Networking for Greater Impacts

Post author By V. Bonebrake
Post date October 5, 2015

Funding agencies are more explicitly requiring activities to expand the impact and reach of research. OSU is answering the call and strengthening our commitment to our land-grant mission by building a community to better connect people and resources. The goal is to help each other meet the impacts challenge with a focus on collaborative understanding, utilization and expansion of existing resources.