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Service: Extension personnel statewide guide and support agricultural producers and land managers through workshops, publications and one-on-one meetings to translate research findings into management actions.
Innovation: Students have unique opportunities to train and conduct innovative research under exceptional faculty with diverse backgrounds and resources. Animal and Rangeland Science faculty have broad expertise in applied and discovery research.
Systems Approach: Rangeland Ecologists examine a multitude of components, interactions and controls in research to better understand proliferation and community dynamics of the invasive species Medusa Head.
Leadership: Effective leadership skills are integral to the growth and success of students. An abundance of opportunities exist for students to enhance leadership skills through clubs and various organizations within the department and the university.
Responsible Stewardship: A balance between meeting demand for livestock products and ensuring the long-term sustainability of rangelands can only be achieved through consideration of ecological, econonic and social factors.
Kristyn Vitale, a postdoc at Oregon State University in Corvallis, is one researcher studying cat cognition. At her laboratory and during home visits, she learns how cats react to pointing commands, frightful objects, and impossible ta...
Carl the cat was born to beat the odds. Abandoned on the side of the road in a Rubbermaid container, the scrawny black kitten—with white paws, white chest, and a white, skunklike stripe down his nose—was rescued by Kristyn Vitale, a po...
Doctoral students at Oregon State University are working to better understand the sage grouse...
“Historically the elk were only on the prairie for a few months during the summer,” John Williams, a retired Wallowa County extension agent and associate professor of Animal and Range Sciences for Oregon State University, explained. “N...
