A researcher at Oregon State University has invented a way to use spent nuclear fuel to produce the gamma rays needed to irradiate medical supplies, food and other products – an advance that could change what is now a costly waste disposal concern into a valued commodity. …read more
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Engineers at Oregon State University have developed a new interactive system to create networks of small wetlands in Midwest farmlands, which could help the region prevent massive spring floods and also retain water and mitigate droughts in a warming climate. …read more
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Oregon State University Deploys AeroScout Wi-Fi RTLS to Improve The Classroom Experience for All Students
Tracks The Real-Time Location of Specialized Furniture for Students with Disabilities Across 40-Building Campus to Increase Accessibility and Inventory Utilization
REDWOOD CITY, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Oregon State University (OSU) has successfully deployed the AeroScout® Real-Time Location System (RTLS) and Asset Tracking & Management solution campus-wide. OSU‘s Disability Access Services (DAS) uses the solution to track the real-time location of specialized items for students, faculty and visitors with disabilities and special needs. The system helps OSU reduce costs through improved inventory utilization while ensuring that the campus is accessible and comfortable for everyone.
OSU is a leading research university located 90 miles south of Portland. The University’s Disability Access Services facilitates access to University programs and services for students, faculty, staff and visitors with disabilities through accommodations, education, consultation and advocacy.
DAS implemented AeroScout’s RTLS and Asset Tracking & Management solution to track the location of hundreds of assets – primarily expensive, specialized furniture such as SurfaceWorks tables, lumbar support chairs, Izzy podiums, and interpreter and transcriber chairs – dispersed across the campus. The system, which works with OSU‘s standard Wi-Fi network, allows the DAS team to immediately locate needed items across the expansive 1,800-acre Corvallis campus, consisting of 40 buildings and more than 450 classrooms, and reposition the items where they’re needed.
“We have a lot of returning veterans from Iraq and Afghanistan and we needed to find a cost-effective way to accommodate them with specialized furniture,” said Jennifer Gosset, Disability Access Services Coordinator at Oregon State University. “Before deploying the AeroScout solution, there were times when 75 percent of DAS assets were unaccounted for. This impacted the campus experience for many of our students and staff members and drove up costs. Now, we know exactly where every item is. As a result, we’re able to provide a much better experience for our disabled students and we’ve significantly improved asset utilization and staff productivity.”
The solution consists of AeroScout’s MobileView software and AeroScout Wi-Fi Tags. The tags are attached to the specialized furniture and send location information for each item over OSU‘s Wi-Fi network to MobileView, which has a graphical map of the campus that shows the real-time location of each item.
“OSU has applied asset tracking in an original way that has had a real and significant impact on the campus experience …read more
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(Phys.org) —Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered how to turn the pulp from crushed wine grapes into a natural food preservative, biodegradable packaging materials and a nutritional enhancement for baked goods. …read more
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Janus Resources Announces Appointment of Dr. Kenneth Kirkland to Board of Advisors
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Janus Resources, Inc. (OTCQB: JANI), today announced the appointment of Dr. Kenneth Kirkland to the Company’s Board of Advisors. Dr. Kirkland is a seasoned executive from the agricultural chemical industry, having served more than two decades in senior management with Sandoz Inc. and American Cyanamid Company, in both the United States and overseas. He brings specific expertise with product development, in-out licensing, intellectual property and commercialization, from his executive technology transfer positions at Iowa State University, which ranked as America’s leading university for the number of licenses executed during his tenure.
Kenneth Kirkland, M.S., Ph.D. Member, Board of Advisors Janus Resources, Inc. (Photo: Business Wire)
“I welcome Ken to our team and feel his appointment is particularly timely given that our ability to conduct resource exploration activities on the Company’s Fostung tungsten property has been adversely impacted by the current economic and financial environment. I believe that it is prudent, in order to enhance shareholder value, to explore new business opportunities,” explained Janus’ interim President and CEO, Mr. Joseph Sierchio. “Ken’s years of experience and expertise will be of great assistance in our efforts to locate and, if appropriate, acquire a new business opportunity.”
Dr. Kirkland will assist Janus in assessing the commercial viability of new business opportunities extending beyond the Company’s current resource exploration operations. He brings a focused, pragmatic approach to negotiation and the evaluation of the commercial potential of new technologies and prospective acquisition targets. He is able to work effectively with commercial companies and academic institutions in bringing new products and technologies to market.
Dr. Kirkland’s latest appointment was with Iowa State University as Executive Director of the Research Foundation and Director of the Office of Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer. While there, he was successful in increasing the licensing of the University’s technologies to companies to achieve number one ranking among U.S. universities in the number of license executed. Dr. Kirkland also spearheaded successful litigation against infringers of the Research Foundation‘s intellectual property resulting in total settlements of $20 million.
Dr. Kenneth Kirkland completed his undergraduate studies in the U.K., and obtained his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Agronomic Crop Science from Oregon State University.
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(Phys.org) —Scientists from Oregon State University, who have examined more than three dozen pieces of debris from the 2011 Japanese tsunami that have washed ashore on the Northwest coast, say the potential damage from invasive species may not be known for years. …read more
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Electrical engineers at Oregon State University have discovered a way to use high- frequency sound waves to enhance the magnetic storage of data, offering a new approach to improve the data storage capabilities of a multitude of electronic devices around the world. …read more
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With the baking industry in mind, Oregon State University has developed a higher-yielding soft white winter wheat that’s also resistant to the disease stripe rust. …read more
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Dairy cows that are fed flaxseed produce more nutritious milk, according to a new study by Oregon State University.
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College classmates say that an Oregon terrorism suspect was a happy-go-lucky college student who enjoyed drinking and football.
The image described by classmates Friday in the terrorism trial of Mohamed Mohamud is a strong contrast to the man depicted in previous testimony as a hardened, teenage jihadi intent on killing thousands.
Mohamud has been charged with attempting to detonate a bomb at a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland in 2010. The bomb was a fake supplied by undercover FBI agents.
Elyssa Ridinger was a freshman in Mohamud’s class at Oregon State University in 2009.
She testified that on the morning of the tree lighting, she, Mohamud and their friends went Black Friday shopping and that he was in good spirits.
She says he showed no signs of anti-Western sentiment.
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College classmates say that an Oregon terrorism suspect was a happy-go-lucky college student who enjoyed drinking and football.
The image described by classmates Friday in the terrorism trial of Mohamed Mohamud is a strong contrast to the man depicted in previous testimony as a hardened, teenage jihadi intent on killing thousands.
Mohamud has been charged with attempting to detonate a bomb at a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony in Portland in 2010. The bomb was a fake supplied by undercover FBI agents.
Elyssa Ridinger was a freshman in Mohamud’s class at Oregon State University in 2009.
She testified that on the morning of the tree lighting, she, Mohamud and their friends went Black Friday shopping and that he was in good spirits.
She says he showed no signs of anti-Western sentiment.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at Fox US News
In a slow, dispassionate monotone, an FBI agent on Thursday read selections from an Oregon terrorism suspect’s contributions to a jihadi magazine as prosecutors attempted to establish Mohamed Mohamud‘s mindset in the year before his arrest.
Mohamud’s federal terrorism trial is in its third week, and prosecutors have tried to show Mohamud was predisposed to committing terrorism before a monthslong sting operation culminated with his November 2010 arrest.
As a teenager in 2009, Mohamud contributed to the online, English-language jihadi magazine “Jihad Recollections.”
His contributions to the publication varied in focus and appeared alongside articles written by Usama bin Laden and other Al Qaeda higher-ups.
While bin Laden wrote a piece called “Four practical steps to expand global jihad,” Mohamud’s contributions were more innocuous and included a workout advice column to jihadis fighting in war zones. That column earned Mohamud the nickname “Usama Gym Laden” from a British tabloid.
In opening statements, one of Mohamud’s defense attorneys described the workout advice from Mohamud as being akin to “high school gym class.”
On Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attorney Pam Holsinger pointed out a photo above the story, which included masked men holding guns.
“Does this look like high school gym class?” she asked FBI agent Ryan Dwyer.
Dwyer replied, “It does not.”
Establishing Mohamud‘s state of mind before the FBI targeted him in a terrorism sting operation is key to the prosecution’s assertion that it did not entrap a then-teenager, as his defense claims.
Mohamud’s pseudonymous contributions to “Jihad Recollections” were made public soon after his indictment on charges that he attempted to detonate a bomb at Portland’s 2010 Christmas-tree lighting ceremony. The bomb was a fake supplied by undercover FBI agents.
Jurors heard at least one straight hour of content from the magazine, read by Dwyer. The articles, written by a variety of authors other than Mohamud, were aimed at radicalizing Muslims in the U.S. and included advice on bringing recent Muslim converts into a war against the West.
The issue was a significant one at the time Mohamud was writing — more than a dozen Somali teenagers left Minneapolis in 2009, apparently en route to join a global jihad. The magazine also tracked with terror cases in the U.S., praising both the massacre at Fort Hood, outside Killeen, Texas, and an attempted bombing in Times Square.
Mohamud’s defense team showed dozens of text messages intercepted by the FBI during his first year at Oregon State University. They showed a teenager preoccupied with partying, drinking and using marijuana.
By his sophomore year, after he’d began working with undercover FBI agents to plot an attack, Mohamud began telling friends that he was trying to give up drinking and partying. But the messages were interspersed with others asking for marijuana or talking about a night of partying.
Interactions with Mohamud’s parents indicated they were having marital problems. In September, Mohamud’s father texted, “Also, I need ur help. I’m thinking of bringing back your mom…”
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Residents living near an e-waste recycling site in China face elevated risks of lung cancer, according to a recent study co-authored by Oregon State University researchers.
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