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Day 3 of the Biennial Conference on the Biology of Marine Mammals — and we’re feeling the love!

1) 53 current MMIers and alumni reunite! ❤️

@oceanecologylab @gemm_lab @osufwcs @osuagsci @marinemammalogy

2) Shanta Shamsunnahar and Santi Domínguez Sánchez — PhD candidate friends

@oceanecologylab

3) Lisa Ballance and Bob Pitman connect with colleagues from Japan and China

4) Alyssa Lopez presents “Crossing Paths: Vessel Activity and Southern Resident Killer Whales Along Washington’s Outer Coast”

5) Shanta Shamsunnahar presents “Predicting Distribution and Habitat Associations of Irrawaddy Dolphin (Orcaella brevirostris) and Indo-Pacific Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) in coastal Bangladesh Using Density Surface Models” on Tuesday

6, 7) Kyra Bankhead presents “Cultural Evolutionary Impacts of Human–Wildlife Interactions on Dolphin Behavior and Fitness”

@sarasotadolphinresearch

6, 7) Kyra Bankhead presents “Cultural Evolutionary Impacts of Human–Wildlife Interactions on Dolphin Behavior and Fitness”

@sarasotadolphinresearch

8, 9) Professor Josh Stewart presents “Life at Carrying Capacity Sucks”

8, 9) Professor Josh Stewart presents “Life at Carrying Capacity Sucks”

10) Mariam Alsaid shares her research poster, “Using BirdNET to Automate the Detection of Baleen Whales in Passive Acoustic Data”

@gemm_lab

11) A resident manatee swims in Laguna del Condado (photo by MMI Affiliate Dave Mellinger)

#lagunadelcondado #condadolagoon

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FIRED UP 🔥 because the 4th Annual Beavs, Brews and BBQs makes its return to Tailgate Town on Nov. 7 before the Beavs take on the Texas State Bobcats! Get a taste of what’s to come.

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We take for granted how much of our food was carefully created to be what it is today. The perfect texture, the right balance of sweetness and savoriness, the flavors we have come to expect from the things we eat.

Honeyboat squash is a beautiful example of Oregon’s history of plant breeding. Developed at Oregon State University and released in 1990, this variety of delicata was bred for flavor, and it shows. Its flesh is dense, deeply orange, and exceptionally sweet.

At Lilia, we’re serving Honeyboat in tempura with a Castelvetrano olive salsa verde. The acidity of the salsa cuts through the richness of the fried batter, while the salinity of the olives balances the natural sweetness of the squash. It’s a dish that manages to be rich and bright at the same time.

If it were me, I’d have it tonight with a classic martini as my first taste of the evening. at

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A healing garden is more than a beautiful landscape.

It is: A place for reflection, A living laboratory for learning, A resource for research, Habitat for birds and pollinators, A space where students can connect with nature

Your support helps create an outdoor classroom and sanctuary for future generations.

Learn more by visiting the Beavs Give 2026 link in our bio and give today.

#beavslovetrees #experientiallearning #CampusArboretum #HealingGarden #plantingforthefuture

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What happens inside a grapevine when it’s exposed to smoke? Scientists are examining the genetic and molecular responses triggered by smoke stress—and finding that grape varieties don’t all react in the same way.⁠
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These new insights could give winemakers better tools for managing fire and smoke events, from improving smoke taint diagnostics to developing new ways to protect grapes and treat smoke-affected wine. This week, Simone Madden-Grey speaks with researchers around the world who are uncovering the science behind grapevines’ response to smoke. ✍️ Simone Madden-Grey 📸 Dr. Kerry Wilkinson adelaideuni @lifeatgallo @oregonstate @osuagsci @cassegrainwines⁠
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Check out this beautiful female white shark! We can’t wait to share more updates on our collaborative work.

#discovery #sharkresearch #oregonstateuniversity #babysharks #collaboration

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Are you a licensed pesticide applicator in need of continuing education credits to maintain your license? OSU’s Pesticide Safety Education Program offers 3 in-person and 13 webinar training events for recertification.

The in-person events will take place at the following locations:

Roseburg, OR at the OSU Douglas County Extension, October 7, 2026, from 9 am-3:30 pm
Mt Angel, OR at the Mt. Angel Festhalle, January 5-6, 2027, 8 am-5 pm
Albany, OR at the Linn County Expo Center, January 21, 2027, 8 am-5 pm

Both in-person and online events feature a variety of speakers from industry, academia, and government.

Go to the link in our bio or beav.es/psep for more information and to register.

Are you looking to get your license? OSU offers a free 16-hour online pre-certification course designed to help individuals prepare for the pesticide applicator licensing exam.

Go to the link in our bio or beav.es/iSX for more information and to register.

Photo: Sandy O’Neill

@osuagsci
@osusmallfarmsprogram

#GoBeavs #SouthernOregon #RogueValleyOregon #JacksonCoSmallFarms
#pesticideapplicatorlicense

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Today, October 1st, was our last harvest of 2026–Merlot x Rootstock Trial. We have been evaluating basics here, including yield, cluster metrics, ripeness and pruning weights since 2023. The fruit is always the last to come in for the cultivar x rootstock project but is beautiful. It reaches good maturity for a cool climate region.

The grapes not used for research is made into commercial wines. Last year the OSU winery made it into a rosé. This year, the fruit will go into table wine by Mindless Wines!

#vineyardmanagement #viticultureresearch #oregonviticulture

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Imagine a student overwhelmed by exams or personal challenges finding a place to pause, reflect, and recharge.

The OSU Campus Arboretum is working to create OSU's first Healing Garden, a welcoming space designed to support mental well-being, experiential learning, and community connection through nature.

Together, we can create a place where wellness, learning, and belonging grow side by side.

Help bring this vision to life. 🦫🧡🌲🌳

Early gifting has started and the month long Beavs Give campaign officially launches October 1st. Show your support today! (Link in bio)

#beavslovetrees #osucampusarboretum #healinggarden #oregonstate #studentwellness

Photo credit: OSU University Relations and Marketing

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PhD candidate Kirsty Ballard recently helped deploy two satellite tags as part of an ongoing fisheries study on black cod (sablefish). While these tags are major components of shark research, the technology can be applied to answer numerous other biological questions!

A tag records where an animal goes, how deep it dives, and the water temperature it experiences. That is useful well beyond sharks, particularly when it comes to managing fisheries and deciding where protections matter most.

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Pinot noir rootstock trial number 1 was harvested on 09/16/2026. The trial includes Pinot noir on 18 rootstocks, and we get cluster counts, yield weights, and sub sample clusters in the field. Then we have two days of lab analyses that takes place—cluster metrics, juicing, and basic chemical analysis, sample aliquots are then frozen and later analyzed for more detailed chemistry once harvest is over.

We had a great team at Roserock Vineyard to harvest this trial, including Kitty Lee Anderson, Abigail Sriram, Brynn Bradley and volunteer, Lisa Z.

What a beautiful day for generating data!

#vineyardmanagement #oregonviticulture #vineyardresearch

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Join us for immersive place-based history spotlighting fruit trees and foodways on the lands Letitia Carson once stewarded.

Oregon Black Pioneers and @osuagsci Center for Resilient Agriculture and Food Systems invite you to the @letitiacarsonlegacyproject Fruit & Forage Field Day at the Carson Donation Land Claim, just north of Corvallis.

Join us Saturday, October 3rd
Guided tours at 9:30am, Noon, 2:30pm

Admission is free, advance registration is required.
Register here: https://bit.ly/LCLPFF26
Confirmation of tour time and directions to the site will be provided upon registration.

Let’s get to know the land together, connecting past to present.

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