Oregon State University and the OSU Foundation on Friday launched Oregon State’s second university-wide fundraising campaign, Believe It: The Campaign for Oregon State University.
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SUNRIVER, Ore. (KTVZ) — During a surprise school-wide assembly Friday afternoon, Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook named Maria Leistad, second-grade teacher at Three Rivers School, the school district’s Educator of the Year.
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Redmond Proficiency Academy will join more than 100 high schools and community-based organizations around the state in hosting Oregon College Application Week from Oct. 24-28.
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Four Central Oregon entities — East Cascades Works, the Crook County School District, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs and Youth CareerConnect—are receiving grants totaling $250,000 from Meta to support youth workforce development and career skills training across Central Oregon.
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During a surprise announcement Thursday, Superintendent Steven Cook named Bear Creek Elementary School Principal Lisa Birk the Distinguished Administrator of the Year for Bend-La Pine Schools.
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During a surprise school-wide assembly Tuesday, to the cheers and applause of students and staff, Bend-La Pine Schools Superintendent Steven Cook named Jessica Weisgerber, media manager at R.E. Jewell Elementary School, the Outstanding Support Staff Person for Bend-La Pine Schools.
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Four Redmond-area schools went into “Secure” status for over 90 minutes as a precaution Monday morning after police got a tip from a concerned parent about a possible threat, school officials said.
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Oregon State University researchers have developed a new satellite tag that allows them to better track whales’ behavior, including previously unobservable feeding events during dives.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — New this year, high schools across Bend-La Pine Schools will host College Application Kick Off events to support students with all aspects of the college and post-secondary education application process. The events are coordinated to take place in October, as the Free Application for Federal Student Aid opens and many colleges
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The Redmond School District is seeking qualified people to apply for a vacancy on its Board of Directors following board member Shawn Hartfield’s announced resignation Wednesday night.
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Cassie the robot, invented at the Oregon State University College of Engineering and produced by OSU spinout company Agility Robotics, has established a Guinness World Record for the fastest 100 meters by a bipedal robot.
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The use of virtual fencing to manage cattle grazing on sagebrush rangelands has the potential to create fuel breaks needed to help fight wildfires, a recent Oregon State University and U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service study found.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Central Oregon Community College is hosting a series of Zoom-based information sessions this fall for its veterinary technician program. The sessions provide a program overview with details on structure, length and cost. Tues., Oct. 4, noon-1 p.m. Thurs., Oct. 27, noon-1 p.m. Tues., Nov. 1, 9-10 a.m. Tues., Nov. 15, 5-6 p.m.
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An Oregon State University study found that spent hemp biomass – the main byproduct of the cannabinoid (CBD) extraction process of hemp – can be included in lamb diets without any major detrimental effects to the health of the animals or their meat quality.
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The math, reading and writing skills of Oregon students have plummeted in the wake of the pandemic and the school disruptions that came with it, state education officials said Thursday.
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Crook County Superintendent Dr. Sara Johnson was shocked to find out that what she was walking into Wednesday morning wasn’t at all what she thought it was.
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science & the Public announced Wednesday the selection of Bend Science Station student Skye Knox of Bend as one of 30 finalists in the twelfth annual Broadcom MASTERS® — the nation’s most prestigious Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) competition for middle school students.
Continue ReadingWASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Nearly a half-million Oregon borrowers are expected to be eligible for up to $10,000 in student debt relief under President Biden’s plan announced last month, while about 332,000 borrowers who are Pell grant recipients will be able to receive up to $20,000, according to estimates released Tuesday. The White House released state-by-state
Continue ReadingPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Thousands of Oregon families who expected their children to start tuition-free state-provided preschool this month remain in limbo because of staffing shortages that caused delays getting contracts to nearly 250 involved preschools. The Early Learning Division, which has overseen the Preschool Promise program since its 2016 inception, took over contracting duties
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Oregon State University brewing researchers and a team of bioengineers have shown that a genetically modified yeast strain can alter the fermentation process to create beers with significantly more pronounced hop aromas.
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