Global News Archive

Marine protected areas

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

Giulia Wood

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

Researchers from Oregon State University and the Wildlife Conservation Society of Guatemala

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

The OSU group met with vice chancellor of the Royal University

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

An archaeological dig in Idaho where some of the stone tools were found

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.

 

Antarctica ice block

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

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 students and faculty at the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

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.

Nicholas Cramer at Lima, Peru

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

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.

Dutch farmers tour OSU

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.

Oregon State University

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

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.

Fulbright U.S Student Program

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.

Aquí Se Habla

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.

Amanda Kha

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.”

Solar panels

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. 

U.S. and Vietnamese Higher Education Administrators

OSU joined a delegation of 21 universities visiting Vietnam to develop greater academic collaborations between the two countries.

Dr. I. Neyko, Dean Tom H. DeLuca, and Dr. O. Soshenskyi

Oregon State University’s College of Forestry hosted two Ukrainian forest scientists as part of
the BridgeUSA Ukrainian Academic Fellows Program.

Professor Jamon Van Den Hoek

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

Kera Nelson in France during her study abroad trip

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

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.

Dr. Dawn Wright

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.

 Students working in a lab

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.