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Hatfield Community Repair Fair

Sat., July 20, 10 am to 4 pm

Give your things a second chance and fix them at the Hatfield Community Repair Fair! Join the Hatfield Green Team and friends and get help repairing small appliances, lamps, torn clothing, bikes, and more. Volunteer fixers will be on hand to troubleshoot and provide repairs. Plus, we will have hands-on workshops, demonstrations, and a raffle. This event is free and open to the public. Learn more.

Expanding our campus

$16.5 million in funding was approved for a 34,000-square-foot housing project to accommodate primarily upper division and graduate students and visiting professionals and staff studying or working at Hatfield. This complex was conceived as a response to the housing shortage in the Newport area, and it will ease a portion of the local housing demand.

The complex will include 72 studio-style apartments and five two-bedroom family units. The new housing will be a quick walk from the Hatfield campus and located outside of the tsunami zone.

On the Leading Edge

The Hatfield Marine Science Center is a distinguished marine laboratory located in Newport, Oregon.

Now in its 55th year of operation, Hatfield serves as Oregon State University’s coastal campus and as an oceanographic research base for six state and federal agencies. It is also a resource for K-12 educators and the public.

At Hatfield, we excel in student research opportunities and experiential instruction. We host a thriving summer internship program and offer an array of academic programs for students in community college through post-doc.

Events

News

OSU News Release

Cable installation set to begin for OSU-led wave energy testing facility off Oregon coast

July 11, 2024
Crews later this month will begin installing the power and data cables that are essential to completing construction of a new wave energy testing facility off the Oregon Coast. Read full story
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Pacific cod cant rely on coastal safe havens for protection during marine heat waves, OSU study finds

June 27, 2024
During recent periods of unusually warm water in the Gulf of Alaska, young Pacific cod in near shore safe havens where they typically spend their adolescence did not experience the protective effects those areas typically provide, a new Oregon State University study found. Read full story
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Construction now underway on housing project to serve OSUs Hatfield Marine Science Center

June 17, 2024
Construction is now underway on a 77-unit housing project to support students, staff, visiting scientists and others working and learning at Oregon State Universitys Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport. Read full story
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Pacific coast gray whales have gotten 13% shorter in the past 20-30 years, Oregon State study finds

June 12, 2024
Gray whales that spend their summers feeding in the shallow waters off the Pacific Northwest coast have undergone a significant decline in body length since around the year 2000, a new Oregon State University study found. Read full story
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A rise in sea urchins and related damage to kelp forests impacts Oregons gray whales and their food

May 21, 2024
A recent boom in the purple sea urchin population off the southern Oregon Coast appears to have had an indirect and negative impact on the gray whales that usually forage in the region, a new study shows. Read full story