Friday, April 14, 2017

OSU Today

Today in the News Media is a synopsis of some of the most prominent coverage of OSU people and programs. Inclusion of any item constitutes neither an endorsement nor a critique, but rather is intended only to make the OSU community aware of significant items in the media.
OSU study suggests rate of severe forest fires to increase (Jefferson Public Radio)
A new Oregon State University study shows forest fires have increased across the Pacific Northwest, with more severe blazes negatively affecting old growth forests.
Lawsuit claims border wall would be bad for animals (Newsweek)
The lawsuit claims the 654 miles of existing walls and fences along the U.S.-Mexico border have already destroyed wildlife habitat and altered ecosystems. Clint Epps, a wildlife biologist at Oregon State University, told BBC News manmade barriers have stopped many animals, not just humans, from crossing the border. 
Why predators and prey should recover together (Futurity)
“You might think the loss of income associated with reducing harvest on both species at the same time would be greater than reducing harvest on one species after another, but our work suggests that synchronous recovery is ultimately better for recovering the ecosystem—and better from an economic perspective as well,” says coauthor Mark Novak of the Oregon State University College of Science.
Frequent PE helps adolescents to be better informed about physical activity’s role in health (Health Medicine Network)
Frequent, long-term instruction in physical education not only helps adolescents be more fit but also equips them with knowledge about how regular physical activity relates to good health, research at Oregon State University shows. (see also ANI, Medical Xpress)
51 percent of tweets about dementia contain stigma: study (McKnight’s Senior Living)
Researchers at Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, made the determination after they developed software and analyzed 33,000 tweets that made some reference to Alzheimer’s disease or ...

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