OSU Adding $16M Housing Complex For Hatfield Marine Science Center
With housing scarce on the coast, the 77-unit project will serve students and staff at the Newport research facility, which has struggled to attract both.
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Spotlight: Micro-Chasm
Oregon’s microfluidics
Tech Hub joins academic and industry partners to help small fluids make a big leap.
Buzzkill
Bend-based Lora DiCarlo promised to revolutionize the sex-toy industry with cutting-edge technology, feminist-friendly marketing and celebrity Cara Delevingne’s stamp of approval. In November the company abruptly shuttered. What happened?
Oregon State University Announces $200M Semiconductor Research Center
The Jen-Hsun and Lori Huang Collaborative Innovation Complex will include a supercomputer and will focus on the semiconductor industry, artificial intelligence and robotics.
Class of COVID-19
A spring shutdown devastated Oregon’s colleges and universities. How will they survive the financial fallout from the pandemic?
Greening the Gold Rush
The hemp-farming boom of 2018 created financial hardships for those who failed to turn a profit. But innovation and easing of regulations could open new doors for farmers.
A Tough Nut to Crack
Scientific advancements have allowed hazelnut crops to boom in Oregon, but the trade war with China and Turkey’s dominance of the market present a challenge.
Hemp Growth Divides Communities
The explosive increase in hemp production has polarized local farming economies.
Foul Play
Corporate sponsorship deals have turned college sports into a lucrative business, but they do little to benefit the students universities are supposed to serve.