OSU-Cascades spinout is semifinalist in $4 million federal lithium extraction contest
-Nov 23, 2021
BEND, Ore. – A company started by an Oregon State University – Cascades researcher is a semifinalist in a $4 million federal competition to develop green, economically viable methods for extracting from geothermal brine a chemical element important for electric vehicles.
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New computer model is a key step toward low-temperature preservation of 3D tissues, organs
-Nov 9, 2021
Medical science is a key step closer to the cryopreservation of brain slices used in neurological research, pancreatic cells for the treatment of diabetes and even whole organs thanks to a new computer model that predicts how tissue’s size will change during the preservation process.
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Oregon State fall enrollment sets record, driven by in-person and online offerings
-Nov 9, 2021
Oregon State University’s fall 2021 enrollment again has reached record levels, with strong demand for in-person and online classes, a continued rise in students of color and surging interest in an OSU education from out-of-state students.
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Study of destructive California fire finds resilience planning must account for socially vulnerable
-Oct 27, 2021
CORVALLIS, Ore. – Effective resiliency planning must account for the socially vulnerable and the many ways that schools and health care facilities serve and connect those people to their community, according to researchers who examined the aftermath of the 2018 Camp Fire that devastated Paradise, California.
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Cancer cells change shape, how they move to invade different types of tissue, OSU research shows
-Oct 26, 2021
Oregon State University research has shed new light on the way malignant cells change their shape and migration techniques to invade different types of tissue.
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