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Silent slip along fault line serves as prelude to big earthquakes, research suggests

Jan 20, 2019

Big earthquakes appear to follow a brief episode of shallow mantle creep and seismic swarms, suggests new research at Oregon State University that offers an explanation for the foreshocks observed prior to large temblors. … Read full story.

Far-ranging fin whales find year-round residence in Gulf of California

Jan 10, 2019

Researchers from Mexico and the United States have concluded that a population of fin whales in the rich Gulf of California ecosystem may live there year-round an unusual circumstance for a whale species known to migrate across ocean basins. … Read full story.

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Cowen-Sponaugle NFS project launches with winter cruise aboard Sikuliaq: Project Summary

Feb 15, 2018

Meso-zooplankton food-webs in intermittent upwelling systems: An overlooked link in a productive ocean. Eastern boundary currents are among the most productive marine ecosystems on the planet and support a significant proportion of global fisheries, yet there are unanswered questions about the role of non-crustacean zooplankton in transferring production through upwelling food webs. Organic material in […]

OSU inks largest research grant in its history to begin ship construction

Jul 17, 2017

CORVALLIS, Ore. Oregon State University has just received a grant of $121.88 million from the National Science Foundation to spearhead the construction of a new class of research vessels for the United States Academic Research Fleet. It is the largest grant in the universitys history. This grant will fund the construction of the first […]