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Thank you for your interest in the US Student Fulbright program. Fulbright grants are for research, teaching, project or course work in any eligible country.

For more information, please contact LeAnn Adam, OSU Fulbright Program Adviser leann.adam@oregonstate.edu and see our Fulbright information page.   

See: press release for competition opening.

"Supporting Children’s First Teachers: Promoting School Readiness Through Parent Education." Katherine C Pears, Ph.D., Senior Scientist, Oregon Social Learning Center.

Dr. Pears is a Senior Scientist at the Oregon Social Learning Center (OSLC). She studies school readiness in high-risk children and their families, including children in foster care, children with developmental disabilities, and children from impoverished environments.

Dr. Pears also studies the early childhood experiences that shape self-regulatory and executive functioning abilities and how these abilities subsequently affect school readiness and school adjustment.

Dr. Pears is a developer of the Kids in Transition to School (KITS) Program, a school readiness intervention designed to promote early literacy, social, and self-regulation skills in children and school involvement in parents.

She is the principal investigator on several federally funded randomized efficacy trials of the KITS Program.

Dr. Pears also works in partnership with a number of community organizations to increase school readiness in at-risk children.

View all events for Oregon Parenting Education Week 2013

Linn County Small Woodlands Association is hosting a twilight tour in the Scio area.  We will gather at the Scio Odd Fellow Hall, across the street from Clevenger's, the only gas station in Scio at 4 p.m.

Our plan is to learn a little bit about bucking and grading logs. We plan to have logs to buck and grade on a landing close the Scio.  Aaron White will be our logger and lugging the chain saw.  Location is yet to be determined.  John West, a Linn County Small Woodland owner, and Columbia Bureau Scaler, will join us and serve as our expert on how he would apply the Bureau Scaling Rules.

Bring a sack supper and LCSWA will provide beverages.

"Cultivating a Community-wide Culture of Nurturing along the Southern Oregon Coast." Stephen J. Bavolek, Ph.D.Executive Director of the Family Nurturing Centers, International.

Stephen J. Bavolek, Ph.D. is recognized for his work in promoting nurturing parenting attitudes and skills for the prevention and treatment of child abuse.  During the last 27 years he has authored and validated family-based parenting programs, assessment inventories, school curricula, games, videos, instructional aides and training materials all designed to enhance the lives of individuals and families through nurturing.

View all events for Oregon Parenting Education Week 2013

Cool Shoes, the distinguished Oregon State University Ballroom Dance Company, will perform its annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 17-18, at Corvallis High School, 1400 N.W. Van Buren Ave.

Tickets $10 general, $8 students/seniors

For more information

http://health.oregonstate.edu/events/ballroom-dance-company

Diet and Optimum Health 2013 will emphasize dietary and lifestyle approaches to improving human health and preventing or treating disease, including dietary supplements, micronutrients, and antioxidants.
Saturday May 18 is especially for the public, with morning presentations by renowned scientists focusing on whole food approaches to disease prevention; lunch with LPI researchers; afternoon  tours of our beautiful new home, the Linus Pauling Science Center, and a visit to the Oregon State University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Research Center, for unique glimpses into Dr. Pauling's life and work.
note: for programs/schedules for scientific sessions and for the public day, please see the website

Diet and Optimum Health 2013 will emphasize dietary and lifestyle approaches to improving human health and preventing or treating disease, including dietary supplements, micronutrients, and antioxidants. Saturday May 18 is especially for the public, with morning presentations by renowned scientists focusing on whole food approaches to disease prevention. The conference includes scientists and health professionals in biochemistry, nutrition, preventive medicine, public health, endocrinology, cardiology, oncology, and gerontology. We anticipate a strong scientific look at the cutting edge of nutrition research. The program features individual sessions including:

• Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Fatty Acid Oxidation and Cardiovascular Health
• Diet and Epigenetic Impacts on Disease and Aging
• Vitamin D—Health Benefits Beyond Bone
• Health Effects and Mechanisms of Action of Xanthomumol
• Health Benefits of Vitamin C: Beyond Scurvy
• Micronutrients in Fertility and Pregnancy
• Whole Food Approaches to Disease Preventio

Come meet Jay Hewitt, elite Ironman triathlete and member of the U.S. National Team, as he shares his experience with diabetes and motivates others to overcome their adversities

https://www.facebook.com/events/520562331314566/

Cool Shoes, the distinguished Oregon State University Ballroom Dance Company, will perform its annual spring concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, May 17-18, at Corvallis High School, 1400 N.W. Van Buren Ave.

Tickets $10 general, $8 students/seniors

For more information

http://health.oregonstate.edu/events/ballroom-dance-company

The 14th annual OSU Engineering Expo will feature more than 100 student-built projects from the College of Engineering's diverse disciplines. Learn about clean technology at the Sustainability Showcase. See moving and roving robots at the Robo*Palooza. And make waves during a tour of the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Lab!

Free and open to the public.

More info.: http://engineering.oregonstate.edu/expo2013

Ever wonder where the 0.05 probability level number was derived?  Ever wonder if that is the best number?  How many of you were taught in your introduction to statistics course that 0.05 is the probability level necessary for rejecting the null hypothesis of no difference?  This confidence may be spurious.  As Paul Bakker indicates in the AEA 365 blog post for March 28, “Before you analyze your data, discuss with your clients and the relevant decision makers the level of confidence they need to make a decision.”  Do they really need to be 95% confident?  Or would 90% confidence be sufficient?  What about 75% or even 55%?

Think about it for a minute?  If you were a brain surgeon, you wouldn’t want anything less than 99.99% confidence;  if you were looking at level of risk for a stock market investment, 55% would probably make you a lot of money.  The academic community  has held to and used the probability level of 0.05 for years (the computation of the p value dating back to 1770).   (Quoting Wikipedia, ” In the 1770s Laplace considered the statistics of almost half a million births. The statistics showed an excess of boys compared to girls. He concluded by calculation of a p-value that the excess was a real, but unexplained, effect.”) Fisher first proposed the 0.05 level in 1025 and established a one in 20 limit for statistical significance when considering a two tailed test.   Sometimes the academic community makes the probability level even more restrictive by using 0.01 or 0.001 to demonstrate that the findings are significant.  Scientific journals expect 95% confidence or a probability level of at least 0.05.

Although I have held to these levels, especially when I publish a manuscript, I have often wondered if this level makes sense.  If I am only curious about a difference, do I need 0.05?  Oor could I use 0.10 or 0.15 or even 0.20?  I have often asked students if they are conducting confirmatory or exploratory research?  I think confirmatory research expects a more stringent probability level.  I think exploratory research requires a less stringent probability level.  The 0.05 seems so arbitrary.

Then there is the grounded theory approach which doesn’t use a probability level.  It generates theory from categories which are generated from concepts which are identified from data, usually qualitative in nature.  It uses language like fit, relevance, workability, and modifiability.  It does not report statistically significant probabilities as it doesn’t use inferential statistics.  Instead, it uses a series of probability statements about the relationships between concepts.

So what do we do?  What do you do?  Let me know.

"CPHHS Networking Coffee Hour" A monthly event for students and faculty within the College of PHHS to network and build relationships. Each month faculty members from various program will join us to discuss their experience and how they got to where they are today.

Brought to you by the CPHHS Undergraduate Student Council

Speaker:  Matt Krumenauer, Senior Policy Analyst, Oregon Department of Energy

For the lecture description, speaker bio, and other information, visit the Starker Lecture Series website.

A reception will follow the lecture.

May 16 - Preparing for Audits - Bellevue, WA
Register BY April 30, 2013, to avoid late registration fees

Preparing for Audits – A session that allows beginning team members to become familiar with HACCP and quality program requirements for certification.  The emphasis is on looking at your current program working with others from your plant compared to standard requirements.  This session looks at why these items are important and what the rationale is for all the paperwork.  We will also look at specific observations one should make while doing the monthly in-plant audits.

Location and registration information available at: http://oregonstate.edu/dept/foodsci/2013Core_reginfo.htm

“Firewood Buddy,” a smart-phone application developed by Oregon Sea Grant to inform campers about the risks of bring invasive insects into Oregon forests on imported firewood, is going national.

Developed last year in collaboration with the Oregon Invasive Species Council, the free application not only educates users about how potentially invasive, forest-damaging species can hitch rides on firewood brought to campsites from outside areas, but also includes links to local firewood vendors on the Oregon coast and in Washington, Idaho and northern California. The app also features tips about the burning characteristics of different kinds of wood, building campfires, camping checklists and other information.

This week, the council announced that the application has migrated to DontMoveFirewood.org for national use and distribution. The state of California and the Bureau of Land Management will soon begin downloading lists of firewood vendors to the application, and plans are to continue expanding the database to cover all regions of the US.

The new national application is expected to be added to the iPhone and Android app  stores in time for Memorial Day weekend. The original  version covering Oregon, Washington and northern California, meanwhile, remains available (see links below) for free download.

Sam Chan, Oregon Sea Grant’s invasive species specialist, called the expansion timely. “The Memorial Day weekend is typically the start of a busy camping season,” Chan said. “One of the most important things we can do to protect our forests and landscapes from damage caused by invasive pests and diseases that hitchhike on firewood is to not move firewood to new areas.

“It’s really that simple: Don’t move firewood. Buy it local, and burn it local.”

The mobile application resulted from a 2009-11 research and education campaign Sea Grant undertook with invasive species councils in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. A joint “buy it where you burn it” education campaign ensued to encourage people not to buy or gather firewood near their campouts, picnics and other outdoor activities rather than bringing it along from elsewhere. Surveys before and after the campaign showed that, while nearly 40% of campers surveyed said they regularly brought firewood with them from outside the area, two-thirds of those who’d seen the educational material said they would change their behavior, including buying firewood locally. The research and education project was funded by the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the application is being incorporated into a growing set of resources and tools by the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, a public-private partnership covering Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta.

• For iPhones
• For Android phones

“Firewood Buddy,” a smart-phone application developed by Oregon Sea Grant to inform campers about the risks of bring invasive insects into Oregon forests on imported firewood, is going national.

Developed last year in collaboration with the Oregon Invasive Species Council, the free application not only educates users about how potentially invasive, forest-damaging species can hitch rides on firewood brought to campsites from outside areas, but also includes links to local firewood vendors on the Oregon coast and in Washington, Idaho and northern California. The app also features tips about the burning characteristics of different kinds of wood, building campfires, camping checklists and other information.

This week, the council announced that the application has migrated to DontMoveFirewood.org for national use and distribution. The state of California and the Bureau of Land Management will soon begin downloading lists of firewood vendors to the application, and plans are to continue expanding the database to cover all regions of the US.

The new national application is expected to be added to the iPhone and Android app  stores in time for Memorial Day weekend. The original  version covering Oregon, Washington and northern California, meanwhile, remains available (see links below) for free download.

Sam Chan, Oregon Sea Grant’s invasive species specialist, called the expansion timely. “The Memorial Day weekend is typically the start of a busy camping season,” Chan said. “One of the most important things we can do to protect our forests and landscapes from damage caused by invasive pests and diseases that hitchhike on firewood is to not move firewood to new areas.

“It’s really that simple: Don’t move firewood. Buy it local, and burn it local.”

The mobile application resulted from a 2009-11 research and education campaign Sea Grant undertook with invasive species councils in Oregon, Washington and Idaho. A joint “buy it where you burn it” education campaign ensued to encourage people not to buy or gather firewood near their campouts, picnics and other outdoor activities rather than bringing it along from elsewhere. Surveys before and after the campaign showed that, while nearly 40% of campers surveyed said they regularly brought firewood with them from outside the area, two-thirds of those who’d seen the educational material said they would change their behavior, including buying firewood locally. The research and education project was funded by the US Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, and the application is being incorporated into a growing set of resources and tools by the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, a public-private partnership covering Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and the Canadian provinces of British Columbia and Alberta.

• For iPhones
• For Android phones

This year’s Wheel-A-Thon aims to increase the community’s awareness of the challenges those in wheelchairs face on a daily basis, while also raising money for IMPACT (Individualized Movement and Physical Activity for Children Today) and MSEP (Multiple Sclerosis Exercise Program).

The event, hosted by the Pre-Therapy and Allied Health Club in the College of Public Health and Human Sciences, will be held from noon – 6 p.m. May 13 – 15 in the Memorial Union quad.

Activities will include a prize wheel, wheelchair drag race and wheelchair relay race on an obstacle course. A donation of $60 is recommended for each relay team of six to 10 people. Those wanting to watch, spin the prize wheel or participate in the drag race are also encouraged to donate. All proceeds will go toward the IMPACT and MSEP programs.

For details and registration visit Annual Wheel-A-Thon supports people with disabilities

For video of past year's event visit  Oregon State 2011 Wheel-A-Thon 

Grab a cup of joe and learn resume writing skills, interview tips, internship search strategies, how to use social media to land a job, and how to connect your major/program with a career. Also meet advisors, PHHS faculty and Career Services staff.

The first 50 to attend will get cool college swag!

Free and open to all CPHHS students.
Free coffee!
We can't wait to see you!

Plan on going? We would love if you could add yourself to the Facebook Event

More check out CPHHS Majors Fair for more information.

For the free nitrate screening, bring 1/2 cup of untreated well water in any clean container. Screeing takes about 10 minutes when the clinic is not busy.

A groundwater educator will be on hand to answer any additional questions about further testing, wells, and septic sytems.

Sponsored by the Southern Willamette Valley Groundwater Management Area and OSU Extension Service.