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Hatfield News & Outreach

Catch up with what's happening at Hatfield in this quarter's newsletter!

This issue features the construction progress on the High Ground Housing project and the innovative panel system that is keeping the project on track and on budget. Plus, there are highlights on research, graduating students, and the new artist in residence.

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

Drone footage provides new insight into gray whales acrobatic feeding behavior

Sept. 25, 2024
Drone footage captured by researchers in Oregon State Universitys Marine Mammal Institute is offering new insight into the acrobatics undertaken by gray whales foraging in the waters off the coast of Oregon. Read full story
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike

July 24, 2024
Researchers have captured what they believe is the first ever video of a shark or any large marine animal being struck by a boat. Read full story
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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