CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University researchers have discovered a new source that contributes to smoke taint in grapes and wine. For years, phenol compounds have been used as an indicator of smoke taint, but researchers noticed it was not ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — Can you imagine helping scientists with research at NASA? An undergrad student from Southern Oregon University is doing just that. Last month, Jack Diab, an incoming senior at SOU has been working remotely with NASA’s Jet Propulsion ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — After being closed for the last 6 months, ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum is finally re-opening its doors! This weekend only, the museum is offering free admission to welcome everyone back. The museum’s interim executive director, Erin Endress, says ...
CORVALLIS, Ore. — Oregon State University’s Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing has detected multiple variants of COVID-19 around the state. The center says genetic sequencing has been running on all positive COVID-19 stool samples obtained from ‘TRACE’ project testing ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — A children’s museum in Ashland is hoping to keep kids involved with science at home. ScienceWorks Hands on Museum is launching an initiative called ‘ScienceWorks Everywhere’. The initiative is working to give students in need science kits ...
Eagle Point, Ore. — The school year kicked off not too long ago in an unusual way — online. But virtual teaching, or learning, as many have discovered, isn’t easy. “I still love seeing the kids everyday even if it’s ...
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. — U.S. Congressman Greg Walden announced today the Bureau of Reclamation is investing $1.2 million toward new science for the Klamath project. The announcement comes less than a month after Walden brought the Secretary of the Interior ...
ASHLAND, Ore. — Hidden in the back of ScienceWorks Hands-On Museum is a workshop, where industrial artists, like Leo Poalombo, apply their artistic skills to education by bringing science to life. “Concepts that we need to illustrate and how that would look ...
MEDFORD, Ore. — Various agencies reported thousands of lightning strikes were recorded overnight Wednesday, but what actually happens when lightning strikes? Lightning is a reaction between positive and negative ions. When a cloud gets big enough, the positive charge starts ...
ROGUE COMMUNITY COLLEGE – A hundred middle schoolers attending STEM camp for girls at Rogue Community College finished up today. The three-week camp aims to get young girls interested in the sciences at a young age. Campers said they often think ...