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Noted writer Elizabeth Powell to give reading with OSU-Cascades faculty authors, students - June 8, 2020

Award-winning writer and poet Elizabeth A.I. Powell will share readings from her literary works on June 13 as part of the Hazel Hall Memorial Reading, a semi-annual event hosted by Oregon State University – Cascades.

The virtual event…


Sewer surveillance: OSU researchers to comb Bend’s wastewater for evidence of COVID-19 - May 21, 2020

Researchers at Oregon State University will look in Bend’s sewer system for genetic evidence of the virus that causes COVID-19 in an effort to help determine the virus’ prevalence in the city.

Researchers will analyze “sewer sets”…


Oregon State University expands coronavirus prevalence study to Bend - May 21, 2020

TRACE-COVID-19, the groundbreaking Oregon State University project to determine community prevalence of the novel coronavirus, is expanding to include two days of sampling in Bend.

Random door-to-door sampling in 30 Bend neighborhoods…


OSU-Cascades Innovation Co-Lab hosts summit on reopening Central Oregon economy - May 14, 2020

Oregon State University – Cascades will host a free, virtual summit on May 19 to provide business owners a framework for decision-making as the economy reopens amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Reopening Central Oregon” will take place…


Virtual Science Pub features screening of “Heceta Bank: Oregon’s Hidden Wonder” and discussion - May 12, 2020

At Oregon State University - Cascades' rescheduled virtual Science Pub, OSU marine scientists will host a screening and discussion on a documentary depicting how a submerged rocky bank 35 miles off the Oregon coast has beneficial impacts on our…


Virtual OSU Science Pub focuses on runners and their shoes - May 4, 2020

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Oregon State University’s campuses in Corvallis and Bend have collaborated to host a virtual science pub talk on May 11 about how runners perform in different running footwear.

Christine Pollard,…