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College and OSU break records for research funding

Addressing critical health issues takes knowledgeable and committed researchers – and funding.

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Fifth round of Corvallis TRACE-COVID-19 sampling suggests three people in 1,000 have virus

The fifth round of sampling throughout the Corvallis community by TRACE-COVID-19 suggested three people per 1,000 carried the novel coronavirus on those days.

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OSU receives $1.2M grant for program to encourage private well-water testing in Oregon

A team of Oregon State University public health researchers have received a grant to develop and test a well water safety program for private well owners in Jackson County, Oregon.

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Study finds university recreation programs severely lacking in disability-inclusive language, images

Thirty years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, universities still have a long way to go toward making their campus recreation programs accessible and inclusive to people with disabilities, a new Oregon State University study found. The study, published Thursday in the Journal of Kinesiology and Wellness, analyzed the language and official statements […]

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TRACE-OSU to support health and safety with in-person, wastewater SARS-CoV-2 testing

Oregon State will extend its ongoing TRACE-COVID-19 project to its students, faculty and staff by providing weekly prevalence testing during fall term.

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Study shows vitamin E needed for proper nervous system development

In research with key ramifications for women of childbearing age, findings by Oregon State University scientists show that embryos produced by vitamin E-deficient zebrafish have malformed brains and nervous systems. “This is totally amazing – the brain is absolutely physically distorted by not having enough vitamin E,” says Maret Traber, a professor in the OSU […]