July 17-21, 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 to build nation’s newest research vessel (KOIN)
Oregon State received $122M from National Science Foundation. (see also KTVZ, Statesman Journal, Oregonian)
World’s largest carnivores being pushed off the map (BBC News)
The Ethiopian wolf, red wolf, tiger, lion, African wild dog and cheetah have all been squeezed out as land is lost to human settlements and farming. Reintroduction of carnivores into areas where they once roamed is vital in conservation, say scientists. This relies on human willingness to share the landscape with the likes of the wolf. The research, published in Royal Society Open Science, was carried out by Christopher Wolf and William Ripple of Oregon State University. (see also MSN)
To save endangered whales, look at the poop (Popular Science)
And because collecting poop doesn’t bother the whale, scientists can harvest dung from the same animal repeatedly. “You can collect samples over and over again…without invasively harming them,” says Leigh Torres, a marine ecologist at Oregon State University in Corvallis. “It’s a biological goldmine.”
OSU names new species of fish after Irish singer Enya (KATU)
What does Irish singer Enya’s 1988 hit “Orinoco Flow” have to do with fish? There is the obvious lure of the catchy chorus she repeats (“sail away, sail away”) but now there’s a new line connecting the two. (see also IFL Science, Irish Sun, RTE)
Money matters (Inside Higher Ed)
Students are more likely to graduate from colleges that are more expensive and have larger budgets, a new study out of Oregon State University shows.
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