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Fifth weekend of Corvallis TRACE-COVID-19 sampling

The latest round of sampling will conclude five days before OSU students living in on-campus housing begin moving in, and 10 days before fall term classes begin.

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What Star Trek can teach us about science and health ethics

Star Trek may be known best as a pop culture touchstone, but the show has also become a vehicle for teaching science, ethics and philosophy at Oregon State.

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Natural disasters must be unusual or deadly to prompt local climate policy change, study finds

Natural disasters are not enough to motivate local communities to engage in climate change mitigation or adaptation, a new study from Oregon State found.

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More pre-med students attracted to public health degrees

Yes, you need science, but the Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) added new emphasis in psychology, psycho-social dimensions of health and medical ethics.

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Lincoln County Extension builds coalition to inform Latino and indigenous communities about COVID-19

Oregon State’s Extension Service is reaching out to Latino and indigenous communities in Lincoln County to provide relevant COVID-19 information, including urgent video communications in Spanish and Mam.

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Study: Most Americans don’t have enough assets to withstand 3 months without income

A new study found that 77% of low- to moderate-income American households fall below the asset poverty threshold.