News Archives
2008
Oregon State University: front and center for marine science (Seattle Crosscut, 12/25/08)
Scientists Study Earthquake Swarm Near Maupin (12/22/08)
Obama Picks OSU Professor to Head Science Agency NOAA (Oregonian, 12/19/08)
Microbe Community Deep Beneath Arctic Permafrost Needs Study, Scientist Tells AGU (12/18/08)
2008 Pacific Northwest Ocean Conditions for Fish Among Best in Half-Century (12/18/08)
Dawn Wright Named Fellow of AAAS (12/18/08)
Benoit-Bird Awarded AGU Early Career Award in Ocean Sciences (12/11/08)
OSU Oceanographer to Lead National Ocean Observatory Initiative (12/9/08)
Did Icebergs Warm the World? (11/21/08)
End of Wecoma Could End OSU Research (11/21/08)
Inside the R/V Wecoma (11/21/08)
Anna Pakenham, Oregon Sea Grant Legislative Fellow 2009 (11/14/08)
OSU to Host UO Course that Helps Individuals Curb Global Warming (11/14/08)
OSU Scientist Honored with AGU's Early Career Award (10/31/08)
Alumni Honorees Return to Campus for OSU Homecoming (10/31/08)
Study Sheds New Light On Dolphin Coordination During Predation (10/20/08)
OSU/NOAA Collaborate on New Ocean Temperature Forecast Service (10/14/08)
Researchers Study Coastal Hazards of Increasing Wave Heights, Rising Sea Levels (10/9/08)
Climate Change May be Sparking New and Bigger 'Dead Zones' (Scientific American, 10/08)
Report Outlines Scientists’ Concern About Environmental Impact of Wave Energy (9/29/08)
Ocean Floor Geysers Warm Flowing Sea Water (9/23/08)
Jellyfish Gone Wild (NSF special report, 9/18/08)
Submersible Robots Explore the Ocean's Depths (MSNBC, 9/9/08)
Cold Water Rejeuvenates Oregon Ocean, Salmon (Oregonian, 9/8/08)
Complex Ocean Behavior Studied with 'Artificial Upwelling' (9/2/08)
OSU Names Four Candidates for Climate Research Job (9/2/08)
New Map Shows Oregon’s Territorial Sea, Marine Seabed Habitats (8/26/08)
New Analysis of Earthquake Zone off Oregon Coast Raises Questions (8/25/08)
Economic Impacts of Invasive Species May Rival that of Climate Change in Oregon (7/23/08)
NASA Mission to Answer Lingering Questions from Deep Blue Sea (UPI 6/25/08)
Laser Fluorescence Could Find Life on Mars (6/23/08)
Behind the Scene: Scientists See Squid Attack Squid (6/13/08, LiveScience.com)
Debate Over Geologic “Hotspots” Continues, as New Paper Traces Origins of Samoa (6/10/08)
Scientists Say Caution Prudent, as 200 Countries Agree on Ocean Fertilization Moratorium (6/6/08)
Scientists Discover Stinging Truths about Jellyfish Blooms in the Bering Sea (5/30/08)
New Study Finds Increasing Acidification of Pacifc Ocean's Continental Shelf (5/22/08)
Surf's Up and It's Not Good Vibration: Wave Heights Measured over 30 Years (APP.com 5/20/08)
New Atlases Use NASA Data to Chart Ocean Winds (NASA Mission News, 4/17/08)
Pacific Northwest Quakes May Trigger Temblors in California (Seattle Times, 4/3/08)
Scientists Eye Possible Link Between Cascadia Zone, San Andreas Fault (4/1/08)
Public Forum Thursday in Newport to Address Ocean Observation (3/12/08)
Not So High and Dry, After All (The Oregonian, 3/9/08)
Carbon Input Must Near Zero to Avert Danger, New Studies Say (Washington Post, 3/9/08)
Northwest Dead Zone ("Living on Earth" audio and story, 3/7/08)
New Study: Long-term Climate Change May Be Tough to Reverse (2/25/08)
Feds Diverting States' Tsunami Preparedness Money (The Oregonian, 2/24/08)
After 19 Years at the Helm of Oregon Climate Service, George Taylor to Retire (2/21/08)
Climate Change Creating Major Impacts on World's Oceans (2/17/08)
Low-Oxygen Events Unprecedented, Disrupt Ocean Ecosystem (2/15/08)
Search Begins for Director of New OUS Climate Research Institute (1/31/08)
Three OSU Oceanographers Named Fellows of AGU (1/30/08)
Small Earthquakes Shift Views (Seattle Times, 1/28/08)
Gov. Kulongoski Announces Global Warming Commission; Dean Mark Abbott Named as Vice-Chair (1-24-08)
2004 Oregon Quakes Were in "Locked" Area of Tectonic Plate Boundary (1-23-08)
OSU Class Heading to Antarctica (1-11-08)
"Frontiers in Science" Lecture on Ocean CO2 and Acidification by Christopher Sabine (1-3-08)
2007
Science of Climate Change Needs to Scale Down to Community Level (12-12-07)
It Could Be Lights Out in Northern Skies (12-12-07)
Science of Climate Change Needs to Scale Down to Community Level (12-11-07)
Dawn Wright Named Oregon "Progessor of the Year" by CASE, Carnegie Foundation (11-28-07)
Extreme Tides in November, December Provide Hazards - and a Challenge for Scientists (11-18-07)
Scientists Mull Ecological Impacts of Wave Energy Projects (11-2-07)
OSU Researchers to Study Effect of Floods on Estuaries (9-17-07)
OSU Receives $1.1 Million to Install New "Hurricane" Wavemaker (9-14-07)
Team of Oregon Scientists to Study Harmful Algal Blooms Off Coast (9-13-07)
Conservation Biology Program at OSU Ranked First in Nation (9-5-07)
Summit Camp in Greenland Tries to Be 'Greener' (9-5-07)
OSU Teams With Woods Hole, Scripps on Ocean Observatories Initiative (8-23-07)
Ocean Biology, Productivity Driven by Jet Stream (8-8-07)
Mark Abbott Decides to Return as Dean of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences (8-3-07)
Crater Lake's Mystery Moss (8-1-07)
OSU Scientists Detect Low-Oxygen Zones Forming Off Coast for Sixth Straight Year (7-27-07)
Beach Erosion Experts from Around the World Gather at OSU for Conference (7-27-07)
Stronger Hurricanes Mean Whopper Waves (7-26-07)
EarthScope National Office to be located at Oregon State University (7-17-07)
Climate Change Impacts Researched by OSU (7-16-07)
Deadly Rip Currents are “More Common Than Rare” (7-6-07)
Popular SeaFest Celebration Returns to the Oregon Coast on June 23 (6-6-07)
OSU Distinguished Professor Patricia Wheeler Speaks on the Arctic Ocean (5-14-07)
The Planet NASA Needs to Explore (5-10-07)
OSU Researchers to Study Site of 2004, 2005 Indonesian Quakes (4-30-07)
Scientists Link Volcanic Eruption with Major Historic Global Warming Period (4-26-07)
OSU's Marine Hatfield Marine Science Center to Host Earth Day Events (4-13-07)
OSU Oceanographers to Study at the North Pole for Clues to Arctic, Global Circulation(4-5-07)
New Rankings: OSU Scores High in Geoscience (3-14-07)
Memorable Ocean Lectures Released on DVD (3-9-07)
Ocean Upwelling Delay Gives Scientists Sneak Preview of What Future May Hold (2-28-07)
New Study: Iron in Northwest Rivers Fuels Phytoplankton, Fish Populations (2-27-07)
Scientists Say U.S. Needs to Plan for Climate Change-Induced Summer Droughts (2-16-07)
Changes in West Coast Marine Ecosystems Significant, Scientists Say at AAAS (2-16-07)
Oregon Teens to Compete in Annual Salmon Bowl (2-13-07)
National Science Board Meets at OSU, Feb. 7-8 (2-01-07)
2006
Archive of History in Stalagmite: An Oregon Caves' Spike Tells of Ice Ages and Warming Periods with Climate Data for 14,000 Years (The Oregonian) (12-13-06)
Satellite Studies of Ship Tracks Show Complex Influence of Pollution on Clouds (12-13-06)
Schmittner Receives AGU Early Career Award (12-11-06)
Oregon Winter Storms and Wave Heights Escalating off Northwest Coast (12-08-06)
Climate Change and Coastal Erosion Subject of OSU Byrne Lecture, Nov. 15 (11-09-06)
'Just a Little Light Research': Philomath Ocean Optics Lab Has a World-Wide Audience (Corvallis Gazette-Times) (11-06-06)
Ocean Dead Zone Off Oregon Dissipating (AP, Washington Post) (10-30-06)
Former Dow Chemical Chairman Pledges $3 Million to OSU; Includes $250,000 support for COAS research (10-20-06)
Zaneveld Receives Jerlov Award for Work in Ocean Optics (10-18-06)
Researchers Discover Rich Methane Field off India; Energy Potential Still Unknown (10-18-06)
Five Faculty Join Growing Ranks of COAS New Hires (10-13-06)
Oregon State University Leading Major Research Effort to Track Carbon, Identify Dead Zone Processes (10-03-06)
Dead Zone Off Oregon Needs Storms to Break (AP, Washington Post) (09-27-06)
Three States to Work on Pacific Ocean Health (AP, CBS News) (09-19-06)
New Study Shows Importance of Iron in Ocean Productivity, Carbon Uptake(08-30-06)
OSU to Study Influence of Columbia River, Climate Change and Humans on Ocean (08-29-06)
Undersea Gliders Making Waves as Valuable New Tool in Marine Research (08-29-06)
'Library of the Earth’ at OSU May Hold Clues to Environmental Mysteries (08-23-06)
OSU Awaits House Decision on Offshore Ocean Observing System Appropriation (08-01-06)
Kelly Benoit-Bird Receives White House 'Early Career' Award (07-31-06)
Recurring 'Dead Zone' Off Oregon is Spreading, Suggests New Trend (07-26-06)
6-28-06 Research Team to Explore Past Climate Looking for 'Triggers' to Rapid Change
6-28-06 Governor's Panel on Climate Change Convenes (OPB radio)
6-19-06 OSU Dean Nominated by President to National Science Board
6-15-06 Dean Mark Abbott Heads Governor's Advisory Board on Climate Change
6-13-06 Coastal Airport Sites Vulnerable
6-08-06 OSU Oceanographer Honored with Presidential Rank
6-01-06 OSU's Good Receives National Sea Grant Award
5-25-06 Nature Paper Details Eruption Activity at Submarine Volcano
5-23-06 OSU Taps Nanotech Chemist, Upwelling Expert as ‘Distinguished Professors’
5-17-06 COAS Oceanographers to Use Satellite to Study Wind Traits Over Oceans
5-9-06 'Amplification’ Strategy May be Key to Combating West Nile Virus
4-12-06 Lunar Rocks Indicate Meteorite Bombardment of Moon, Earth
3-27-06 Study of Martian Meteorite Reveals Markings Similar to Bacteria-Etched Rocks on Earth
3-22-06 Experts Propose Major Mapping Program on Oregon Coast
3-10-06 Anne Trehu named to National Academies Ocean Studies Board
3-9-06 Neah-Kah-Nie High School team wins Salmon Bowl
3-9-06 Streaky Upper Mantle Shows its Stretch Marks
2-23-06 Oregon Teens Compete in Knowledge from Anemones to Zooplankton in Salmon Bowl
2-10-06 VanLaningham Receives Prestigious Fellowship
1-04-06 Study questions strength of Earth-cooling particles (The Oregonian)
2005
12-25-05 Scientists Seek Ways to Withstand Tsunamis (The Oregonian)
12-22-05 Pollution May Slow Warming, Study Says (New York Times)
12-8-05 Earth's Magnetic Pole Drifting Quickly, Associated Press (sample coverage, BBC)
12-8-05 Movement of Earth's North Magnetic Pole Accelerating Rapidly
12-8-05 Duncan, E. Sherr, and Simoneit of COAS Listed Among 250 Scientists Most Cited in Peer-Reviewed Scientific Journals
12-7-05 'Energy Pulse' Brought Largest Waves in Tsunami (The Oregonian)
12-1-05 Scientists Hone in on Earthquake 'Pulses' to Help Predict Tsunami Impact
11-23-05 Deep Probes Unlock Warming Trend (The Oregonian)
11-14-05 'Borehole' Data Suggests Earth's Warming at Faster Pace
11-1-05 COAS Project to Link Adult Education, Marine Sciences
10-25-05 Scientists Concerned about Changes in Arctic
10-29-05 Harmful Algal Blooms Increase; Researchers Seek Warning Signs
10-20-05 U.S. Arctic Research Commission to Meet at OSU
9-21-05 Miguel Goñi Heads to the Gulf to Study Hurricane Katrina Aftermath
9-15-05 Laura Anderson (MRM 2000) Launches Local Ocean Seafoods, Combining Seafood Sales with Sustainable Fishery Practices
9-14-05 Jonathan Nash and Jim Moum Report Identifying and Tracking Huge Undersea Waves from Columbia River Plume in Journal Nature
9-13-05 MRM Celebrates Jim Good's Retirement and Introduces New Director Michael Harte
8-17-05 Vents Deep in Arctic Ocean Teem with Life, Even Lilies
Daily Logs of Research Cruise: Gulf of California, July 22 - August 13
Daily Logs of Research Cruise: Monterey Bay California, August 17 - September 12
8-8-05 Adam Schultz Participates in Discovery of Northernmost Vent Fields in World
7-6-05 Two COAS Graduate Students Win NASA Fellowships
7-6-05 Leah Bandstra Receives 2005 Frolander Award
06-28-05 OrCOOS: Bill Would Create Ocean Observing System for Oregon
06-10-05 Kelley Benoit Bird: COAS Professor Receives Young Investigator Award
06-03-05 Group Warns About Possible Offshore Oil and Gas Development
05-18-05 Native Americans Program at OSU Wins Presidential Award
05-16-05 President Bush Honors Excellence in Mentoring
05-16-05 Native American Outreach Program Receives National Honor
05-13-05 Nature Study Explains Mystery of Mars Icecaps
04-23-05 55,000-Year-Old Trees Revealed at Yachats: Discovery Made by OSU Oceanographer
04-02-05 Science Behind Climate Change Topic of Lecture: Concern for Earth's Future Now Drawing Diverse Voices
03-30-05 Schmittner Article in Nature Suggests Ocean Productivity Decline
03-14-05 President Awards National Science and Technology Medals
03-07-05 COAS Graduate Student Wins Outstanding Poster Award (see poster here)
03-07-05 Undersea Quakes off Vancouver Island Draw Seattle Scientists
03-03-05 Sunshine Today...Drought Tomorrow? Unusually Sunny Weather Doesn't Bode Well for Summer in Oregon
03-02-05 Scientists Study Quake Clusters to Try and See Region's Future: The Pattern of Magnitude 9 Shakes to Hit off the West Coast Could Be Ominous
03-01-05 Special Report: Nothing You Can See With the Naked Eye (featured on the "Ocean Science Station" website, courtesy of Literacyworks)
03-01-05 Witness the Arctic: Arctic Research at Oregon State University
03-01-05 "Women in Oceanography,"
02-28-05 Ex-OSU Prof Gets National Honor
02-15-05 White House Honors Former COAS Dean
02-15-05 Salmon Bowlers Test their Ocean Science Skills: Twelve Oregon High Schools Participated in Annual Competition Hosted by OSU
02-15-05 Former COAS Dean Wins National Medal of Science
01-28-05 Oregon High School Students Compete in OSU Salmon Bowl | 
