Oregon
Two Oregon State University College of Engineering faculty members are partnering with NASA on $525,000 National Science Foundation project to examine the role that gravity plays in microbial growth
Eugene, OR – According to the state officials, two faculty members, Wildenschild and Navab-Daneshmand will reportedly send specimens to the International Space Station to see how biofilms – aggregates of microorganisms that stick to each other and to surfaces – develop in partially and variably water-saturated porous media, in this case damp dirt and rocks where water is non-uniformly distributed and therefore not always readily accessible to microbes.
Learning more about the development of biofilms in porous media has societal impacts on Earth through a range of applications, in fields such as groundwater remediation, water treatment, and soil and agricultural science.
In addition, biofilms contribute greatly to the fouling of mechanical and medical devices, including implants.
According to the statement, the researchers are hoping the OSU samples can be launched to the space station via space shuttle in late summer 2025 – and are planning for some of the work performed on them by astronauts to be live-communicated as part of STEM outreach events on the Oregon State campus.
Oregon state police K-9 team seizes cocaine and cash after traffic stop in Douglas County
Oregon – An Oregon State Police K-9 team seized a large amount of illegal drugs and cash following a traffic...
26-year-old motorcyclist injured in crash on Oak Patch Road
Eugene, OR – A 26-year-old motorcyclist was injured Tuesday afternoon following a collision with a vehicle on Oak Patch Road,...
Oregon state police K-9 visits Sutherlin elementary school
Oregon – An Oregon State Police K-9 team visited Sutherlin East Primary School as part of a school assembly focused...
River Road reopened after hoax device investigation in Eugene
Eugene, OR – Traffic on River Road in Eugene has fully reopened after police determined that a reported suspicious device...
Woman, whose chiId in her care was Ieft too weak to Iift himseIf or speak, and doctors did not expect the chiId to survive more than a few days after she brought the 12-year-old to the hospitaI following months of torture and starvation, is charged
Nebraska – A Nebraska woman, 47-year-old AngeIa, was arrested at her home and charged with feIony chiId abuse causing serious...
House fire reported in Zumwalt Rural Fire Protection District near Eugene
Eugene, OR – Eugene Springfield Fire responded early Monday, February 2, to a house fire at the intersection of Fisher...
Dad who ‘beIieved nobody would take care of his chiIdren once he was dead and that they would not be able to carry on in Iife without him’ before he shot his 18-year-old, then remained in her room for 20 minutes as she gasped for breath before she died, is sentenced
Idaho – An Idaho man, 51-year-old DeIbert, was sentenced to Iife in prison without the possibiIity of paroIe for the...
Woman who told her maIe accompIice to ‘kiII the baby’ of a pregnant woman they assauIted, stomping on her with their feet as she tried her best to protect her beIIy, then told poIice the victim’s cIaim was faIse and denied that she was invoIved in the assauIt, is charged
Wisconsin – A Wisconsin woman was arrested last week in Arkansas and charged in Wisconsin, with multiple felony counts including armed...
Man, who admitted to repeatedIy punching the mother of his chiIdren when she stopped breathing, claims Ieaving her body on the fIoor for days and not caIIing 911 was his brother’s girIfriend’s idea while telling his chiIdren that their mom was sIeeping: police
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Dad who told poIice that he had not dropped or shaken his 3-month-old, or done anything to hurt the baby besides bouncing her in his Iap, after the chiId died with four broken ribs and bIeeding and sweIIing in the brain, is charged
Maine – A Maine man was taken into custody last week and charged with murder in connection with the death of...
Eugene city officials ask for donations and volunteers to support warming centers
Eugene, OR – The City of Eugene and Egan Warming Centers are asking the community for donations and volunteers to...
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Crime & Safety1 week ago
Woman who told her maIe accompIice to ‘kiII the baby’ of a pregnant woman they assauIted, stomping on her with their feet as she tried her best to protect her beIIy, then told poIice the victim’s cIaim was faIse and denied that she was invoIved in the assauIt, is charged
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Crime & Safety1 week ago
Dad who ‘beIieved nobody would take care of his chiIdren once he was dead and that they would not be able to carry on in Iife without him’ before he shot his 18-year-old, then remained in her room for 20 minutes as she gasped for breath before she died, is sentenced
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Crime & Safety4 days ago
Woman, whose chiId in her care was Ieft too weak to Iift himseIf or speak, and doctors did not expect the chiId to survive more than a few days after she brought the 12-year-old to the hospitaI following months of torture and starvation, is charged
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Oregon2 days ago
Oregon state police K-9 team seizes cocaine and cash after traffic stop in Douglas County
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Eugene4 days ago
House fire reported in Zumwalt Rural Fire Protection District near Eugene
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Eugene2 days ago
26-year-old motorcyclist injured in crash on Oak Patch Road
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Oregon2 days ago
Oregon state police K-9 visits Sutherlin elementary school
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Eugene2 days ago
River Road reopened after hoax device investigation in Eugene