Topics

Innovations

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  The Legacy of the Land Grant
  OSU carries the land-grant mission of teaching, research, and Extension into the 21st century.
  Summer 2010
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  Fresh Frontiers
  OSU food researchers advance frontiers of safety and freshness.
  Fall 2009
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  Space Tools
  Scientists use NASA technology to measure the consequences of global climate change.
  Winter 2009
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  Growing Optimism
  New, young farmers cultivate their place in Oregon’s agriculture.
  Summer 2008
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  Growing Beyond Petroleum
  Researchers explore plant-based alternatives to petroleum products such as rubber, plastics, and cosmetics.
  Summer 2008
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  Firing Up Bio-Energy
  Backed by an $8 million initiative, OSU becomes a Sun Grant University.
  Fall 2005
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  Strange Brew
  This web site is a worm hole into a universe of practical and offbeat information.
  Summer/Fall 2001
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  Ready, Set, Grow
  Hybrid poplar trees are attracting attention as an alternative crop for Oregon agriculture.
  Spring/Summer 2000
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  Genetic Engineering: Evolution or Revolution?
  OSU researchers trying to improve plants and animals with biotechnology are in the middle of an international controversy.
  Winter 2000
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  In the Friar's Footsteps
  Researchers have cloned Mendel's famous dwarfing gene.
  Spring 1999