Portland schools reinstate athletics, extracurricular virus measures amid omicron surge
Officials with Portland Public Schools are tightening mask and vaccination requirements for after-school sports competitions, practices and…
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Here’s the list of Central Oregon school closures and delays
Most Central Oregon schools are on delayed schedules and some are closed Tuesday due to several inches of heavy, wet snow and the resulting road…
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Oregon health, education agencies: In-person classes at risk from extracurricular activities
With masks stretched across their faces, students and faculty returned to schools across Oregon on Monday after the holidays, but state officials…
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COCC moves up staff vaccination deadline to Feb. 9, citing OHSA requirement
Central Oregon Community College will require employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by Feb. 9, more than a month earlier than previously planned,…
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OSU Veterinary Diagnostic lab receives 3 grants to expand emergency response capacity
Three grants from the National Animal Health Laboratory Network will allow the Oregon Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory housed at Oregon State…
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OSU, OSU-Cascades to require booster shots; COVID tests required for students staying on campus
Oregon State University said Tuesday it plans to resume in-person instruction and other activities and operations on Jan. 3 as planned at all…
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Wyden, colleagues urge Dept. of Education to suspend student loans wage garnishments
Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., this week joined colleagues in urging the U.S. Department of Education to suspend administrative wage garnishment of student…
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Financial support from Visit Bend launches Sustainable Tourism Lab at OSU-Cascades
Oregon State University–Cascades announced Wednesday it will establish a research laboratory to provide data and services to help tourism entities…
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New book exposes inner worlds of first-year OSU-Cascades students during pandemic
Journal entries recorded by a class of first-year students at Oregon State University-Cascades have been turned into a new book documenting the…
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Jefferson County 509J School Board approves starting dual language program
The Jefferson County 509J School Board voted unanimously Monday night to move forward with a dual language program. The district will work to…
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OSU researchers develop advanced catalysts for clean hydrogen production
Oregon State University research into the design of catalysts has shown that hydrogen can be cleanly produced with much greater efficiency and at a…
Continue Reading OSU Board of Trustees lays out process, timeline to choose school’s new president
The Oregon State University Board of Trustees on Friday approved a presidential search process to name a new OSU president by the end of May and…
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Redmond School District ‘proud’ of staff for handling of lockdown situation
Friday additional counselors were on hand at Ridgeview High School to help any students who wanted to talk about the lock down…
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OSU research enables key step toward personalized medicine: modeling biological systems
A new study by the Oregon State University College of Engineering shows that machine learning techniques can offer powerful new tools for advancing…
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COCC Vice President Alicia Moore earns honor from state community college association
Central Oregon Community College’s Alicia Moore, Ph.D., vice president of student affairs, was named this week as the 2021-22 recipient of the…
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Report of student with gun prompts Ridgeview HS lockdown; no gun found, no arrests
Ridgeview High School in southwest Redmond was placed under lockdown for nearly 100 minutes Thursday afternoon while police investigated a report of…
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Redmond Proficiency Academy senior receives full-ride scholarship to Boston University
Redmond Proficiency Academy senior Niysa Heilman-Gast will attend Boston University on a full-ride scholarship next year as part of the QuestBridge…
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Bend-La Pine students dive into computer science, coding
At Juniper Elementary School, Bend-La Pine Schools’ technology magnet school, the entire school is celebrating Computer Science Education Week with…
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COCC extends Bend Patrol Services contract amid security staffing shortages
The Central Oregon Community College Board of Directors agreed Wednesday evening to continue an emergency month-to-month contract with Bend Patrol…
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C.O. students’ behavioral issues and social anxiety increasing during pandemic
A few months into the first fully in-person school year since 2019, Central Oregon schools are facing a…
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