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The Daily Barometer

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OSU’s class of 2026 breaks records

Montana Burack, Reporter
June 8, 2026

With graduation season in the air, the Oregon State University class of 2026 is getting ready to collect their diplomas and take their next steps in life as college graduates.  This year, more than...

Solar panels installed at Oregon State University on Campus Way in Corvallis, Oregon, on Jan. 20. These on-site installations and community programs together accounted for about 9% of the university’s electricity.

Moving the emissions goalpost

Oregon State fails to meet carbon neutrality target
Montana Burack, Reporter
February 9, 2026

From increasingly severe wildfires and drought to rising sea levels, many feel there is little they can do to stop climate disasters. In 2009, Oregon State University sought to change that by committing...

The Douglas Strain Reading Room of the Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center on the fifth floor of the Valley Library in Corvallis, Oregon Nov. 19, 2025. Features of the room include large tables for viewing archival materials such as blueprints, a variety of scanning/viewing equipment and natural lighting.

Ancient tablets, Linus Pauling’s regalia, civil war letters

OSU’s Special Collections & Archives Research Center aims to preserve history for the public
Montana Burack, Reporter
January 12, 2026

Editor's Note: The last name of Zoe Pawlak was originally misspelled and has since been corrected.  At Oregon State University, there’s a place where anyone can tap into Oregon’s roots of brewing...

Research on thin ice

Research on thin ice

Federal funding cuts and challenges strain OSU research efforts
Montana Burack, Reporter
November 10, 2025

From working on finding cancer treatments to studying Antarctic ice cores, Oregon State University is known for its world-class research across different fields.  Much of this research is funded through...

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