
Sahana Shah, ’24, dreams of a new campus center for students with disabilities
When honors student Sahana Shah ran for the student House of Representatives, she won the election with the most votes of any candidate. One of her main platforms? Helping establish a disability cultural center to better adapt the campus to the needs of neurodiverse students. She is now joining forces with other student groups to bring the idea to life.

How undergraduate research drives student success at OSU
Oregon State funds more high-impact undergraduate research experiences than any other university in the state.

Outstanding incoming graduate students received ARCS Oregon scholarships
Five incoming graduate students were awarded 2021-2022 ARCS Foundation Oregon Chapter scholarships. This year, ARCS Oregon is supporting a record number of 79 scholars: 25 at OHSU, 44 at OSU and 10 at UO.

Summer fellowships awarded to exceptional science students
The College of Science is proud to announce that 41 science students have received summer undergraduate research awards.

Presidential scholar and Eagle Scout builds a future career in medicine.
Mathew Frischman, presidential scholar and biochemistry and molecular biology major, is driven toward a future career in neurology out of a desire to serve others.

Mathews Fellow in biochemistry plans bioinformatics studies of disease-causing protein mutations
Doctoral student Patrick Morar is the 2019-20 Christopher and Catherine Mathews Graduate Fellow in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics.

Biochemist blazes trail for women in STEM and creates scholarship
When alumna Karen Nickel (Chemistry, ’61) returned to campus after a long and illustrious career in clinical chemistry, the trip “brought back lots of good memories."

Sister’s battle with leukemia shapes Goldwater Scholar’s love of medicine and research
Goldwater Scholar Kendra Jackson is a biochemistry and molecular biology senior with big dreams of a future in medicine and research.

Aspiring neuroscientist grounded in science and the arts wins Goldwater Scholarship
Junior Honors biochemistry and molecular biology major Isabella Karabinas received a 2019 Goldwater Scholarship. She was one of four OSU students to receive the award.

More than 50 students awarded scholarships for summer research
Congratulations 2019 SURE Science Scholars!

Physics, mathematics and biochemistry students named Goldwater Scholars
College of Science launches three of four OSU winners of the prestigious 2019 Goldwater Scholarship.

Graduate students receive ARCS scholarships for academic excellence
Congratulations to doctoral students Jesse Howe, Ashley Pica and Jesse Laney on receiving 2018 ARCS Foundation Oregon scholarships!