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Chemistry

The quest for the next billion-dollar color

From plastics to cosmetics, the impact of our YInMn blue discovery that started with science but goes beyond the color and pigment industry.

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Chemistry

American Chemical Society-Portland Section hosts science startup forum at OSU

The Oregon Nanoscience and Microtechnology Institute is hosting an all-day science forum on campus on Saturday, on April 28, 2018, to encourage science entrepreneurship.

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Research

150 years of science for land and sun

Science programs have guided the evolution of research and education at OSU since its 1868 land grant designation.

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Research

Milestones: Oregon State Science at the helm for 150 years

The College of Science is proud to have many significant milestones in the last 150 years.

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Graduate students

Progress in anti-melanoma treatment by chemistry researchers

Chemistry graduate student Elizabeth Kaweesa has played a role in the discovery of a bacterium that kills melanoma cells.

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Events

Health Professions Fair connects students with professional schools and careers in healthcare

The Health Professions Fair—a fantastic way to learn about graduate education and careers in health care—will take place on April 21, 2020 from 10-2 in the Memorial Union Ballroom on the Corvallis campus.

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Faculty and Staff

Celebrating excellence: 2018 teaching and advising awards

Exceptional teachers and advisors honored at the Winter 2018 Teaching and Advising Awards in the College of Science.

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Students

Determination and excellence: The making of a Presidential Scholar

First-year chemistry major Maria Lachino Sonato is a recipient of OSU's Presidential Scholarship, which is awarded to the highest-caliber high school seniors in Oregon.

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Students

Online Environmental Sciences program ranked No.2 in country

Oregon State’s online and on campus environmental sciences bachelor program is setting high standards for excellence.

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Biomedical Science

Dirt-dwelling microbe produces potential anti-melanoma weapon

A type of soil-dwelling bacterium produces molecules that induce death in melanoma cells, according to research by chemist Sandra Loesgen.

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Research

Oregon State Science: The many “firsts” in 150 years

The College of Science is proud to have pioneered many “firsts” in its 150-year history.

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Faculty and Staff

Simonich named Associate Vice President for Research

Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs Staci Simonich named new Associate Vice President for Research, effective January 1, 2018.