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The Daily Barometer

Kera Nelson

Kera Nelson, Assistant Editor

(she/her)

Fourth-year design and innovation management major, minoring in applied journalism and French

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Kera Nelson and Audrey Saiz hold out previous Barometer Issues on Sept. 18.

Letters from the Editors

Kera Nelson and Audrey Saiz (she/her)
September 23, 2024

KERA NELSON We’re putting a twist on the singular “Letter from the Editor” to demonstrate the collaborative nature of this issue! The Barometer is all about reporting news that matters...

Contributed by Ethan Woodis

OSU researchers use AI to study, protect endangered seabirds

Kera Nelson, News Contributor
May 28, 2024

Endangered seabirds like the marbled murrelet were once a mystery to forestry researchers but artificial intelligence is transforming the future of ecological data collection. Researchers at Oregon...

The Dam Dispatch: Understanding climate anxiety

Kera Nelson, Columnist
May 6, 2024

Editor’s Note: This column does not represent the opinions of the Daily Barometer. What do you get when you combine anxiety with climate change? The perfect storm. Up until college, I had a basic...

Corvallis Tweed Ride celebrates 10th anniversary with ‘Tour de Trees’

Corvallis Tweed Ride celebrates 10th anniversary with ‘Tour de Trees’

Kera Nelson, News Contributor
April 30, 2024

Opting for tweed over speed, local residents pedaled back in time for the 10th annual Corvallis Tweed Ride on Sunday morning. Over 40 bicyclists donned their best vintage attire and congregated downtown...

Las Cafeteras multicultural band brings its sound to PRAx

Las Cafeteras multicultural band brings its sound to PRAx

Kera Nelson, News Contributor
April 25, 2024

Las Cafeteras, a multicultural band from Los Angeles, is bringing its unique genre-mixing sound to the Patricia Valian Reser Center for the Creative Arts on Sunday, April 28 at 7 p.m.  The musical group...

Disability and Social Interaction Lab member Sophia Fischer shares updates about her week at the lab meeting in Reed Lodge on March 15, 2024.

Disability and Social Interaction Lab addresses disability ‘as a social identity’

Kera Nelson, News Contributor
April 8, 2024

Editor's note: The headline has been updated from the original version to match the print version.  Inside a small room with poster-clad walls, a psychology lab at Oregon State University is making...

Kera Nelson photographed in France during her study abroad trip.

The Dam Dispatch: Returning to ‘normal’ after studying abroad

Kera Nelson, Columnist
March 15, 2024

Editor’s Note: This is a column and does not reflect the views or opinions of the Daily Barometer From temporary farewells and overstuffed suitcases to foreign streets and ancient ruins, studying...

Celebrating women with cider: 2 Towns releases return of The Baddie

Celebrating women with cider: 2 Towns releases return of The Baddie

Kera Nelson, News Contributor
March 7, 2024

2 Towns Ciderhouse is bringing The Baddie cider back to Corvallis this spring to celebrate Women’s History Month.  The Baddie is a female-created hard cider made in collaboration with Pink Lady apples....

The OSU Pride Center undergoes construction for new renovations on Feb 16.

Pride Center renovation nears completion

Kera Nelson, News Contributor
March 4, 2024

After ongoing renovations, the Pride Center will be moving back to its old home on the southeast edge of campus once construction ends in the spring. For newer students at Oregon State University, the...

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