IMPACT

For OSU's 150th anniversary, we shine a light on the “giants” who once walked our halls and made science what it is today

The College of Science is proud to have pioneered many “firsts” in its 150-year history.

Twenty five percent of freshmen are the first in their family to attend college, 23 percent are underrepresented minorities, and the College has the highest ever number of high achieving students in this incoming class: 37.6 percent.

The College of Science celebrated research, teaching and administrative excellence at its 2017 Fall Faculty and Staff Awards.

The Career Development Advanced Career Bootcamp for science students will take place on Saturday, October 28.

Applications are open for Oregon's top academic and professional fellowship program: The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry's OMSI Science Communication Fellowship.

Science students receive second highest number of scholarships at OSU totaling more than $7.5 million, more than triple the amount awarded in 2015.

Mathematics and physics undergraduate students win awards, participate in research internships in top national labs.

The College graduated a record 629 students with baccalaureate degrees, 64 master's and 66 doctoral students in 2016-17.

Thirty-four science majors presented their research at the Celebrating Undergraduate Excellence event sponsored by the Division of Undergraduate Studies.

Two science students have received Goldwater Scholarships for 2017, the top undergraduate award in the country for sophomores and juniors in STEM fields.

More than 1,500 elementary school children will participate in Discovery Days, one of OSU's most popular and beloved traditions, on May 2-3, 2017.