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Susannah Gibbs Named Outstanding Young Professional by the APHA

This award honors individuals who deserve recognition early in their careers because of their professional accomplishments, initiative and dedication to the field of sexual and reproductive health.

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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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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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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.

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TRACE results suggest 17% of Hermiston community infected with SARS-CoV-2

Preliminary results from random door-to-door TRACE-COVID-19 sampling by Oregon State University last weekend suggest that 17% of the Hermiston community had the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 on July 25-26. “The results of this study are a significant warning,” says Hermiston Mayor David Drotzmann. “We now have a clearer picture of how many people are […]

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Second round of sampling suggests significantly lower prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in Newport

Preliminary results of a second round of door-to-door sampling by Oregon State University in Newport suggest a significantly lower prevalence of the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 on July 11-12 than compared to a similar sampling three weeks earlier. The sampling found an estimated community prevalence of six in 1,000. The initial sampling on June […]