Running shoes are available in dramatically different styles, but how well do various styles protect runners’ hips, knees and feet?  At Oregon State University – Cacades’ next Science Pub, “Biomechanics of Running Shoes: Is there and Ideal Shoe?,” OSU-Cascades researcher Christine Pollard will share results of her recent research on the influence of shoe styles on runners’ limbs.

The Science Pub will take place on May 15 at Meadows Lake Restaurant, located at 300 S.W. Meadow Lakes Drive in Prineville.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown will sign the legislative bill authorizing funding for the next academic building on the Oregon State University – Cascades campus in a ceremony to be held at 1:45 p.m. on April 18. 

The signing will be hosted by OSU-Cascades Vice President Becky Johnson in the Bruckner Courtyard, immediately west of Tykeson Hall* on the OSU-Cascades campus on Chandler Avenue.  

The Oregon State University - Cascades Advocacy and Advisory Board, will meet on Tuesday, April 10.

The meeting will provide updates on strategic initiatives at the campus, including enrollment and long range development planning, and include a presentation by Kiel Fletcher, an instructor who is leading the enhancement of the art major at OSU-Cascades.   

The meeting will take place from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in Tykeson Hall, Room 204 on the OSU-Cascades campus on Chandler Avenue in Bend.

Oregon State University President Edward J. Ray will deliver his annual State of the University Address in Bend on May 7, providing an update on the university’s plans for the future and its accomplishments in the past year. 

The address will highlight the vision for OSU-Cascades as the Bend campus further integrates into the Central Oregon community.  It will also reflect on OSU150 -- the university’s 150th anniversary celebration -- and share insights on the expanding leadership, innovation and excellence Oregon State brings to the region.

Worldwide, reefs are being lost at an alarming rate. Oregon State University – Cacades’ upcoming Science Pub features a special screening of “Saving Atlantis”, a documentary that explores coral reefs around the globe and was produced by a team of award-winning filmmakers and marine science researchers from OSU.  The screening will be followed by a conversation with members of the team.

“Saving Atlantis, A Special Screening” will take place at McMenamins Old St. Francis in Bend on Tuesday, April 17.

How do artists engage in their environments? In the upcoming “It’s in the Bag” lunchtime lecture, Oregon State University – Cascades English professor Neil Browne will examine the work and influence of Robert Smithson, a 20^th century pioneer of land art who used photography extensively.

Oregon State University's campus in Bend is a step closer to meeting the needs of its growing student enrollment following the Oregon Legislature on Saturday approving $39 million in state-backed bonds for OSU-Cascades’ second academic building.

The facility will serve STEAM disciplines of science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics.

Patterns can be seen throughout nature and are astonishingly beautiful when created by weather.  When the upcoming Oregon State University - Cascades Science Pub visits Sisters, Ore., OSU-Cascades Courtesy Professor Rod Ray will present “The Ordered Dissipation of Energy in Nature,” an exploration of repetitive structures in nature, such as cloud formations, ocean currents and waves, snowflakes, rivers’ paths and even hurricanes. 

The Science Pub will take place on March 20 at The Belfry located at 302 E. Main Street in Sisters.

Individuals interested in seeking a master’s degree in teaching, counseling or creative writing at Oregon State University – Cascades are invited to attend an open house to learn about the graduate programs’ curriculum, application requirements and deadlines, and financial aid.

The open house will take place on Wednesday, March 7 from 5 to 7 p.m. in Tykeson Hall, Rooms 205, 206 and 207 on the OSU-Cascades campus at 1500 S.W. Chandler Avenue in Bend.

Admissions representatives, program faculty and current students will be available to meet with prospective students.

Adam Krynicki recently joined Oregon State University - Cascades as the first executive director of the Innovation Co-Lab, a new center at the Bend campus that will support innovative start up companies.

Prior to joining OSU-Cascades, Krynicki was director of technology and energy at the Alaska Small Business Development Center, where he helped early stage innovators and startups acquire more than a million dollars in funding.