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Oregon Stater magazine cover featuring an orange background and a playful food-science experiment setup, including a dripping honey bear bottle, an ice cream cone with caramel and a cherry, a martini glass filled with olives, a red liquid in a lab beaker, and a magnifying glass focusing on a strawberry. The cover reads “The Food Issue – YUM!” and highlights stories on engineering the perfect pint and one professor’s recipe for connection. Winter 2026.

Winter 2026

Cover of the Fall 2025 issue of *Oregon Stater* magazine with the bold headline “FANS!” surrounded by a colorful collage of vintage Oregon State buttons and pins. Smaller cover lines highlight stories on President Murthy and research funding, and an article titled “How Not to Cut Off Your Finger.”

Fall 2025

Spring 2025 cover of Stater with robots holding letters

Spring 2025

The front cover of the Winter 25 Stater with underwater salmon on the cover.

Winter 2025

Cover of the Fall Stater 24 with an image of smiley face in the forest.

Fall 2024

The cover of the spring Stater 24 with and image of Benny and Bernice beavers together.

Spring 2024

The cover of the Winter 25 state with a shark on the cover.

Winter 2024

Image of the fall Stater 23 with the image of Benny's traditional illustrated head.

Fall 2023

Spring 2023 Stater cover

Spring 2023

Winter 2023 Stater cover

Winter 2023

Features

A playful, science-lab-themed food scene set against an orange gradient background. A strawberry and pear hang from lab clamps on the left, while a beaker of foaming liquid bubbles over a burner at center. Nearby sits a block of marbled cheese with a small Oregon State Beavers flag. On the right, honey drips from an upside-down bottle onto a cherry-topped ice-cream cone held in a clamp, with a martini glass of green olives above a funnel. Various lab stands, tubes, and scattered berries complete the whimsical setup.

YumInside the science of what delights us with OSU sensory labs.

By By Cathleen Hockman-Wert

Various produce illustrations and a mug of beer.

A Feast of OSU Food FactsEight ways Oregon State shows up on your plate.

By Scholle McFarland, Molly Rosbach, Kathryn Stroppel

Handwritten phrase “the tip of your tongue” with a spoon and a coffee ring.

On the Tip of Your TongueRemembering Oregon State Through Food.

With reporting by Cora Lassen

The Quad

Researcher adding ingredients to a brewing kettle.

How to Engineer the Perfect PintA 30-year partnership turns science into suds (and careers).

By Molly Rosbach

Watercolor portrait of an older man with glasses and a beard.

A Recipe for ConnectionHow one professor’s baking turned into a community-building tradition.

By Cora Lassen

Campus building with arched windows partially obscured by tree branches.

That’s Billion with a “B”Oregon State’s endowment passes $1 billion.

By Cathleen Hockman-Wert

Our Community

Woman standing and smiling inside a modern bar with shelves of bottles behind her.

Woman smiling behind a bar counter with shelves of bottles behind her.

A Will and a WheyAlumna Emily Darchuk wants to save the world, one cocktail at a time.

By Katherine Cusumano, MFA ’24

Salmon on wooden stakes roasting over an open fire in an outdoor setting.

Keeping the FireThe Story Behind OSU’s Annual Salmon Bake.

By Taylor Pedersen

Woman in a food science lab standing behind a large block of cheese.

Alumni NewsWinter 2026

Edited by Scholle McFarland

Sights + Sounds

Man seated at a counter in front of shelves filled with bottled beverages.

An Interview with Dave Cho, ’18

Woman holding a small cup of ice cream at an outdoor event surrounded by people.

Cold Comfort

More

Group of students posing outdoors with an off-road vehicle in a rocky area.

This Rover Rules

By Theresa Hogue

Three students examining a small mechanical device in a lab.

Hands-On High Tech

By Tyler Hansen

Two whales surfacing with their tails visible above the ocean.

Sharing the Sea

By Chris Branam

Two women in elaborate costumes sitting on a city street.

Summer’s Stage

By Theresa Hogue

Vintage-style blue toy robot with wide eyes on a cream background.

When AI is Doing the Hiring

By Karla Rockhold

Illustration of utensils, plates, and breakfast items on an orange background.

From The Editor

Kitchen Science

By Scholle McFarland

Illustration of people socializing with drinks and food in black and orange style.

From The Publisher

A New Generation of Innovation

By John Valva

Group of people smiling and holding small food samples in an ice cream shop.

Food for Thought

As told to Scholle McFarland

Professional portrait of a man in a suit with arms crossed standing outdoors.

Meet OSU’s New Provost

As told to Theresa Hogue

Collage-style portrait image of three people inside orange circles.

Around the Table

By Oregon Stater Staff

Sun shining through trees over a paved path in a green park.

Beavers Brags and Briefs Winter 2026

By Oregon Stater Staff

Collage of book covers.

Books by Beavers Winter 2026

By Oregon Stater Staff

Colorful illustrated pattern of cheering people with raised arms.

Super Fans Letters Winter 2026

Person with white hair seated in a field of tall yellow wildflowers.

In Memoriam Winter 2026

Edited by Scholle McFarland

Fans posing for a photo inside an orange “Tailgate Town” picture frame.

Alumni Happenings Winter 2026

By Oregon Stater Staff

Illustration of cookies on a plate with a dip in the middle

Smákökur Cookies

By David L.G. Noakes

A pan of square cut bread

Bishop’s Bread

A square pan full of cinnamon rolls

Sticky Rolls

By Oregon Stater Staff

Glass of orange cocktail with a cherry garnish sitting on a white marble countertop.

Wheyward’s Spirited Beaver

By Emily Darchuk, M.S. ’15

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