Bird flu markers in wastewater may come from wild birds, study led by Oregon State shows
On Feb. 27, 2025, research from Oregon State University (OSU) showed that wild birds can account for much…
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H5N1 strikes more U.S. poultry flocks, pet cats
On Jan. 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has…
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Oregon State University receives $11.9 million from Defense Department to enhance health of armed forces
On Jan. 14, 2025, The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) has awarded up to $11.9 million to Oregon…
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Oregon ends 2024 with highest pertussis case count since 1950
On Dec. 30, 2024, the Oregon Health Authority reported it had registered 1,105 cases of pertussis—also known as…
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Oregon announces Recall of Pet Food Due to HPAI Contamination
On Dec. 26, 2024, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) announced it is alerting pet owners that samples…
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Oregon one of six states to begin testing milk for H5N1 Avian Influenza
On Dec. 12, 2024, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA), with significant input from Oregon’s dairy industry and…
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Oregon confirmed first human case of highly pathogenic avian influenza
On Nov. 15, 2024, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirmed a highly pathogenic avian…
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Agriculture | Biotechnology | Influenza | USDA | Vaccine
U.S. detects H5N1 bird flu in a pig for the first time on Oregon Farm
On Oct. 30, 2024, the the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reported that H5N1 bird flu was confirmed…
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Switching arms improved effectiveness of two-dose vaccinations, Oregon Health & Science University study suggested
On Feb. 6, 2024, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced research that revealed as much as a…
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Small robot made big difference for cochlear implant patient at Oregon Health & Science University
On Jan. 24, 2024, Oregon Health & Science University announced that Pamela Runner, 77, of Corvallis, became the…
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Twist Bioscience began shipping commercial product from synthetic DNA manufacturing factory of the future
On Jan. 26, 2023, Twist Bioscience announced that it had begun offering high-quality synthetic DNA using its silicon…
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OHSU researchers found immune response to COVID-19 strengthens over time
On Jan. 25, 2023, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) reported that Immunity from COVID-19 appears…
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High path Avian influenza confirmed in Clackamas County backyard flock
On Dec. 12, 2022, the Oregon Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal Plant Health…
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Biotechnology | COVID-19 | Diagnostics | USDA | Veterinary
Oregon mink farm cleared from SARS-CoV-2; farm quarantine lifted
On Feb. 11, 2021, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) lifted the quarantine on the Oregon mink farm…
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Mink at affected Oregon farm negative for SARS-CoV-2, wildlife surveillance continued
On Dec. 23, 2020, recent tests confirmed mink that tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 at an Oregon farm in…
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Lonza expanded development and manufacturing aapabilities at Bend facility
On Nov. 30, 2020, Lonza announced $10 million investment in its Bend, Oregon facility. Originally known as Bend…
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OHSU study screened wastewater, test volunteers for coronavirus
On Nov. 18, 2020, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) announced an initiative that will attempt to discern…
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Samantha Lewis at OSU won the Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution Undergraduate Diversity Mentoring Award
In 2012, Samantha Lewis, a senior in the Oregon State University College of Science, won the Society for…
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James Carrington, a professor of botany at Oregon State University was elected to the National Academy of Sciences
On Feb. 25, 2008, Oregon State University’s James Carrington, a professor of botany and plant pathology and a…
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Lung oncology expert Alan Sandler, MD joined the Knight Cancer Institute
On Jan. 21, 2009, the Knight Cancer Institute announced the recruitment of lung oncology expert Alan Sandler, M.D.,…
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Surgeon Chris Amling, MD joined the Knight Cancer Institute
On Jan. 20, 2009, the Knight Cancer Institute announced the recruitment of surgeon Chris Amling, M.D., chief of…
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The OHSU Basic Science Building was named for Richard T Jones
On Jan. 23, 2008, the Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) Basic Science Building was renamed the Richard…
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The Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida was founded
In 2008, the Vaccine & Gene Therapy Institute of Florida VGTI Florida (VGTI-FL) was founded as an independent…
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OHSU received $40 million donation from an anonymous donor
On Feb. 8, 2007, Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) and the OHSU Foundation announced the largest outright gift…
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The Oregon Translational Research and Drug Discovery Institute at Oregon State University was founded
In 2007, The Oregon Translational Research and Drug Discovery Institute (OTRADI) at Oregon State University was established by…
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OHSU’s Peter O Kohler Pavilion opened as state-of-the-art patient care facility on Marquam Hill
In 2006, The OHSU Peter O. Kohler Pavilion opened as state-of-the-art patient care facility on Marquam Hill in…
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OHSU School of Medicine’s Casey Eye Institute received $2.6 million to study glaucoma
On Jan. 29, 2004, researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) School of Medicine’s Casey Eye Institute…
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OHSU researcher uncovered macular degeneration gene
On Oct. 21, 2003, scientists at Oregon Health Sciences University’s (OHSU) Casey Eye Institute announced they had found…
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$2.5 million award from Jeld-Wen Foundation endowed OHSU Chair in Leukemia Research for Brian Druker
On Nov. 7, 2001, the Oregon Health Sciences University Foundation (OHSU) announced that the Klamath Falls-based JELD-WEN Foundation…
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Oregon Health & Science University merged with Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and Technology
On Jul. 1, 2001, Governor John Kitzhaber signed legislation that expanded Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) mission…
