Oregon State University

After more votes were counted Thursday afternoon, a local option levy to fund Oregon State University Extension in Lane County was passing. In earlier vote counts, it was behind.

A 70-foot blue whale skeleton is now on display at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport.

Oregon researchers say forest thinning practices don’t have to clash with efforts to protect the northern spotted owl.

David Handy's Oregon State University laboratory is conducting NASA-funded studies to determine the viability of growing potatoes on the moon.

A blue whale skeleton is being assembled at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. The project is the culmination of more than 10 years of effort.

More than 400 communities in the Pacific Northwest are at higher risk of wildfires than first thought, according to an Oregon State University researcher. A joint study between OSU and The Nature Conservancy shows how these findings can help prevention and recovery efforts for vulnerable communities.

Olympic gold medalist and former Oregon State University student-athlete Jade Carey will deliver the commencement address at her graduation on June 13.

Oregon State University has agreed to pay $475,000 as part of a settlement with a blind student and the National Federation of the Blind. The claim asserted that STEM course material wasn’t provided to the student in a timely or accurate manner.

Sherman Bloomer had been the leader of OSU’s Bend campus since 2023.

If all goes as planned, the skeleton — after help from scientists and specialists from around the world — will be fully reassembled in May outside the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, completing a journey from surf to scientific centerpiece.

Oregon State athletic director Scott Barnes will retire on Aug. 31 after nearly 10 years in the position, the university announced Thursday.

Shark scientists gathered at Oregon State University's Glady Valley Marine Science Building on the Hatfield campus in Newport to share research about shark species found on the west coast at the Northeast Pacific Shark Symposium.