Global News Archive
OSU’s researchers Jane Lubchenco, Kirsten Grorud-Colvert, Jenna Sullivan-Stack, Vanessa Constant, and Ana Spalding coordinate global researchers to provide a framework guiding the U.N.’s High Seas Treaty in marine protected areas implementation
OSU graduate student Giulia Wood became OSU’s first Marshall Scholar, earning funding to pursue a Ph.D. in England after her krill research in Antarctica, advancing marine science and women’s leadership in oceanography
OSU and Wildlife Conservation Society of Guatemala researchers used camera-trap and DNA metabarcoding of scat to reveal how predators partitioning prey vertically help reduce competition in the Maya Biosphere Reserve rainforests
Ten OSU students joined the university’s first study abroad program in Bhutan, learning rural life, sustainable agriculture through immersive fieldwork, farm stays, and instruction from local faculty at the Royal University of Bhutan
OSU archaeologist Loren Davis led a study of Idaho stone tools indicating the first Americans arrived over 20,000 years ago via a Pacific coastal route from Northeast Asia, with ties to Paleolithic cultures in Japan.
Oregon State University leads COLDEX, a global effort using radar to search Antarctica for ice over one million years old, mapping hidden landscapes to identify stable regions that preserve Earth’s ancient climate history.
Katie Livermore, an OSU senior and emerging journalist, blends her Ukrainian heritage, storytelling passion, and global experiences to document human impacts of war, culminating in a long-form thesis built on two years of empathetic reporting
OSU’s study abroad program at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México gives pre-vet students hands-on experience by working with local veterinarians. Students gained insight into real-world rural veterinary practice.
OSU’s Nicholas Cramer ’25 blended his geography and Spanish studies during a trip to Lima, creating an interactive story map illustrating how geography, language, socioeconomics intersect, and later presenting it entirely in Spanish.
Andrew Millison, the founder of the Oregon State University Permaculture Program, has recently visited the 8,000-km Great Green Wall in Africa, a project aimed at holding back the spread of the Sahara Desert and boosting food production.
OSU hosted agricultural experts from the Netherlands for an exchange visit sponsored by the Orchard of the Future, strengthening international collaboration on fruit-growing technology.
OSU’s Class of 2025 includes 2,345 online Ecampus graduates from across the U.S. and 20 countries such as Japan, Canada, France and Taiwan, representing the best of Oregon State’s mission to serve learners everywhere.
Anis Mustaffa ’20, M.S. ’25, made Oregon her second home while studying Zoology and Financial Analytics at OSU, representing Malaysian students through the National Assembly of Malaysian Students in America (NAMSA) and staying active in OSU hackathons and campus leadership.
Three Oregon State University students and recent graduates were named finalists for the 2025–2026 Fulbright U.S. Student Program, earning opportunities to conduct research abroad in Nepal, Spain, and the UK, while one alternate may study in Sweden.
The book Aquí Se Habla, created by OSU authors and students, challenges traditional views of Spanish as a "foreign" language in the U.S. by highlighting personal and local experiences of bilingualism and advocating for more inclusive, community-centered language education.
Language specialist Amanda Kha applied strategies from OSU’s multilingual literacy course to support diverse learners, emphasizing that “multilingualism isn’t a barrier—it’s a strength.”
OSU faculty David Bernell and Chad Higgins joined graduate students from Ghana and Nigeria on a visit to the region to demonstrate how agrivoltaics—combining solar panels with agriculture—can help address food and energy challenges in Africa by enabling dual land use for crop production and renewable energy generation.
OSU joined a delegation of 21 universities visiting Vietnam to develop greater academic collaborations between the two countries.
Oregon State University’s College of Forestry hosted two Ukrainian forest scientists as part of
the BridgeUSA Ukrainian Academic Fellows Program.
OSU professor Jamon Van Den Hoek was interviewed on CNN Newsroom to discuss Israel's siege on Gaza and the data he's collected through satellite imagery on damage to the area
OSU students reflect on how their time abroad reshaped their identities and routines, learning that home isn’t quite the same after experiencing life in another culture.
Grace Burleson combined mechanical engineering and anthropology master’s study at OSU to help her
understand how cultural context shapes design. She now leads the Burleson Global Design Group.
OSU Courtesy Professor, Dr. Dawn Wright, was selected by The U.S. Department of State to serve as one of the new U.S. Science Envoys in 2024.
INTO and Oregon State University have introduced a new and innovative employment program for foreign students. Through the “Jump Start” program, the students will be able to get jobs even before coming to the university’s campus in the US.