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1 in 5 Honeybee Hives in Oregon Did Not Survive Winter

Nationally, commercial beekeepers reported a 23.2 percent decline last winter.

(SALEM, Ore. ) - More than one in five commercial honeybee hives in Oregon did not survive last winter, continuing a financially challenging trend for professional beekeepers.

Oregon beekeepers reported a 21.1 percent loss in colonies of the crucial crop pollinators.

Beavers CF Gilmore to Play for Philippine National Team

Dani Gilmore’s batting average is the fourth best in school single-season history and her slugging percentage is second.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Oregon State rising senior centerfielder Dani Gilmore will suit up for the Philippine National Softball Team this summer beginning with the General Tire World Cup of Softball IX in Irvine, Calif. July 7-13.

That tournament will serve as the start of a three-month training period for the Blu Girls in the United States as they prepare for the 17th Asia Games in Incheon, South Korea from Sept. 19 - Oct. 4.

Engineers at Oregon State Develop New Technology to Treat and Prevent Sepsis

With early treatment, sepsis can sometimes be successfully treated with antibiotics.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - The National Science Foundation has just awarded $200,000 to engineers at Oregon State University who have developed a new technology that they believe could revolutionize the treatment and prevention of sepsis.

More commonly called “blood poisoning,” sepsis can quickly turn a modest infection into a whole-body inflammation, based on a dysfunctional immune response to endotoxins that are released from the cell walls of bacteria. When severe, this can lead to multiple organ failure and death.

OSU QB Sean Mannion to be Counselor for Nike Camp

Sean Mannion enters his final collegiate season on track to break the Pac-12 Conference record for passing yardage.

(BEAVERTON, Ore. ) - Oregon State senior quarterback Sean Mannion will serve as a camp counselor at the Elite 11 Quarterback Camp at the Nike World Headquarters in Beaverton, Oregon.

The Elite 11 Camp features 18 standout high school quarterbacks from around the nation that have been evaluated through a selection process at regional events earlier this year.

OSU Becomes Oregon`s First Accredited School of Public Health

“Integration is where the future of public health is headed,” said Tammy Bray, dean of the College of Public Health and Human Sciences.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Oregon State University’s College of Public Health and Human Sciences was granted accreditation on Tuesday, making it the first school of public health in Oregon to earn that recognition.

The accreditation, from the Council on Education for Public Health, means OSU has the only accredited school of public health between San Francisco and Seattle.

Starfish Along Oregon Coast Headed for Extinction

Today, an estimated 30-50 percent of the Oregon populations of this sea star species in the intertidal zone have the disease.

(NEWPORT, Ore. ) - Just in the past two weeks, the incidence of sea star wasting syndrome has exploded along the Oregon Coast and created an epidemic of historic magnitude, one that threatens to decimate the entire population of purple ochre sea stars.

The ochre sea star, which is the species most heavily affected by the disease in the intertidal zone, may be headed toward localized extinction in Oregon, according to researchers at Oregon State University who have been monitoring the outbreak. As a “keystone” predator, its loss could disrupt the entire marine intertidal ecosystem.

OSU to Offer Course on Music of Phish

Phish is known for improvising and blending elements of a variety of musical genres.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - In an effort to make a challenging curriculum more accessible and engaging for students, a professor at Oregon State University will teach a philosophy course on the band Phish this summer.

Stephanie Jenkins, an assistant professor of philosophy in the College of Liberal Arts at OSU, plans to explore the relationship between philosophy, music and social change with her students in a course she has dubbed “Philosophy School of Phish.”

OSU, Stanford Partner to Launch Free Massive Online Course for Teachers

The developers and instructors of OSU’s first massive course expect widespread participation.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Oregon State University this fall will launch its first massive, open online course, partnering with Stanford University and the Oregon Department of Education to deliver a free, professional learning opportunity to K-12 educators in the state and around the world.

Oregon State Releases Women`s Soccer Schedule

The Beavers will be featured on the Pac-12 Networks for the first time in 2014 when they host Saint Mary’s at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 31.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Nine games against NCAA Tournament teams from a season ago, seven televised matches on the Pac-12 Networks and road trips to Texas and Florida highlight the 2014 Oregon State women’s soccer schedule as announced by head coach Linus Rhode.

The 2014 schedule includes 20 matches with four of them against teams that finished in the top 25 in last season’s final NSCAA Coaches poll.

Massari Named Oregon State Deputy Athletics Director

Mark Massari and his wife Kimberly have a daughter Madeline and son Joseph, both born in Corvallis.

(CORVALLIS, Ore. ) - Oregon State University Director of Athletics Bob De Carolis announced on Wednesday that Mark Massari has been named Deputy Athletics Director.

Massari returns to OSU for his second tenure after serving the past six years as Director of Athletics at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB).