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The Daily Barometer

The Student News Site of Oregon State University

The Daily Barometer

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Alex Dye, a faculty research associate in the OSU College of Forestry, talks about the future of forestry for students at the Peavy Forest Science Center on February 27th, 2024.

OSU research projects doubled wildfires in PNW’s wettest parts by 2035

Jillian Boenisch, News Contributor
April 10, 2024

A team at Oregon State University has conducted research on how the wettest parts of  the Pacific Northwest will be affected by wildfires, showing a doubling of wildfires by 2035. “Really a lot of...

McNary Hall in Corvallis on Feb. 6

‘Not enough buildings, but more than enough students’: OSU students express frustration over dorm crowding

Jillian Boenisch, News Contributor
March 4, 2024

Correction: This story has been updated to correct the name of Diego Cintas. As enrollment at Oregon State University grows, so does the amount of students who live on campus. This has caused overcrowding...

Noa Stoll (she/her), President Pro Tempore of the ASOSU Senate, on the second floor of the Student Experience Center in Corvallis on January 25. There are many branches that students can apply to be a part of including Student Advisory Board, Judicial Council, Beaver Caucus Student Board Member, Student Fee Committee and more.

ASOSU ballot still open for candidates

Jillian Boenisch, News Contributor
February 2, 2024

Registration will be open until Monday for candidates running for a position within the Associated Students of Oregon State University, OSU’s student government, with voting beginning Feb. 19. “It’s...

A colony of bees used for research at Oregon State University’s Honey Bee Lab, showcased at a table at the Oak Creek Center for Urban Horticulture Open House on July 13, 2023 in Corvallis.

OSU receives $4.2 million grant to research foulbrood disease in honey bees

Jillian Boenisch, News Contributor
January 17, 2024

Oregon State University will bee one of four universities researching foulbrood disease in honey bees, after receiving a $4.2 million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture. Foulbrood...

2 Towns Cider production line

CiderCon 2024 to take place in Corvallis and Portland

Jillian Boenisch, News Contributor
January 14, 2024

CiderCon 2024, the largest cider conference in the world, is gearing up to take place from Jan. 13-21, hosting events in both Portland and Corvallis, Oregon.  Two separate cider organizations will...

The Lois Bates Acheson Veterinary Teaching Hospital, situated in Magruder Hall on the Oregon State University campus, on December 7. The hospital can be accessed through the north entrance of Magruder Hall.

OSU to begin researching spread of COVID-19 in animals

Jillian Boenisch, News Contributor
December 14, 2023

Oregon State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine was recently approved to begin testing animals for COVID-19, which researchers are hoping will help them understand the disease in a new way. The...

Sindya Bhanoo (she/her), an assistant professor at Oregon State University’s School of Writing, Literature and Film, poses for a photograph with her book “Seeking Fortune Elsewhere” on Oct 17 at OSU’s Moreland Hall. Bhanoo’s book was nominated for, and won, the New American Voices literary award in 2022.

Sindya Bhanoo reflects on life in the writing world

Jillian Boenisch, News Contributor
October 31, 2023

As an undergraduate student studying computer science at Carnegie Mellon University, writing was never an area of study for Sindya Bhanoo. “I didn’t (do any writing) in college, but I really wish...

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