Editorial Board: Can advanced wood products lift rural Oregon?
Oregonian Editorial Board – Oregon’s timber industry will never be what it once was. The state’s annual timber harvest is about half what it was 30 years ago, and employment in the wood products industry has fallen by a similar amount. With dozens of...
OSU gets state funding for new Oregon Forest Science Complex
By Ilene Aleshire, The Register Guard CORVALLIS — The state Legislature has approved $29.7 million in state bonding to help fund the Oregon Forest Science Complex at Oregon State University. The project aims to boost economic growth and create jobs while also...
Legislature boosts public college, university funding by 22 percent–largest increase in two decades
By Richard Read, The Oregonian Portland State University plans to reduce a controversial tuition increase and help more students complete degrees using strong higher-education funding authorized by the Legislature statewide this week. Lawmakers boosted funding Monday...
Initiative to make OSU a national leader in construction safety research
CORVALLIS, Ore. – The College of Engineering at Oregon State University is developing one of the leading facilities in the world to improve safety for construction workers and the general public. A $1 million grant announced today from Knife River Corporation and MDU...
Sea change: OSU building interdisciplinary marine studies program
NEWPORT — More than 150,000 tourists visit Newport’s Hatfield Marine Science Center each year, and they all want to see the octopus — though it’s often hiding in some obscure corner of its tank. While the elusive sea creature may be the star attraction at Hatfield’s...Join The Beaver Caucus today!
