Monday, April 17, 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.
Recognize, resist, report (Reason)
A piece by Joshua Reeves is an assistant professor of new media communications at Oregon State University and the author of “Citizen Spies: The Long Rise of America’s Surveillance Society.“
Winter molds, fungus concern farmers (The Dalles Chronicle)
On the plus side, the snow and rains of winter and early spring have filled the ground with moisture, so dryland wheat should be set up for a good crop, says Mike Flower, cereal specialist for the Oregon State University Extension Service.
Oregon State University study: Social media creates stigma and stereotypes (University Herald)
This new software was developed by the researchers from Oregon State University to analyze social media comments and to better understand the human behavior and tendencies that can cause stigma and reinforce stereotypes, Science Daily reported.
Why not develop your own surf forecast? (Surfer Magazine)
Ashley Ellenson, who lives and surfs way up in central Oregon, laughed so hard at her local forecasts that she decided to figure out how to create her very own surf forecasting app. Ellenson, a grad student at Oregon State University, is originally from Virginia Beach, Virginia, where she learned how to surf. After stints in Hawaii and California, she ended up in Corvallis, Oregon and when she’d check the forecasts for the frigid beach breaks nearest her home, she’d frequently pull up to see a totally different set of conditions than she expected.
See Antarctica as you have never seen it before (Irish Examiner)
Dr Ari Friedlaender, from Oregon State University, is tagging whales to get a ...

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