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Applications are currently open to fill a role in our administrative support team. There is also a part-time tenure track position open for a Marine Mammal Biologist at the Marine Mammal Institute in Newport, OR.

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Undergraduate Programs

Our undergraduates are making a difference by learning about and putting into practice the conservation of biodiversity, management of fish and wildlife, and protection of terrestrial, aquatic, and marine habitats through a degree in Fisheries, Wildlife, and Conservation Sciences.

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Graduate Programs

We educate our students to think critically and evaluate problems from a strong background in basic and applied science, fundamental ecological principles, and consideration of social influences on conservation. We strive to help our students succeed through a rich program of field and laboratory coursework and personal advising.

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Faculty in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife are currently conducting research on a diverse array of topics in North America, as well as internationally. Want to see where?

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Kate Stafford on the ice in Alaska, holding a hydrophone to record underwater sound.

Where in the world is associate professor Kate Stafford? Alaska

Kate Stafford is an associate professor and principal investigator of the Marine Mammal Bioacoustics and Ecology Lab, part of the Marine Mammal...

Taylor Hersh watching a shark. Photo: L'Oreal Groupe

OSU whale researcher Taylor Hersh wins $60,000 L’Oreal Women in Science award

Oregon State University researcher Taylor Hersh has been named one of five ...

bobcat.  Photo: Adobe stock

Bobcats are back, and they’re helping protect people from zoonotic disease

“Bobcats are in the process of a large-scale recovery and have an almost continental distribution, in the United States, at least — from the...

Tenacious T: Sitka spruce trees stand as part of an intertidal forest on Grays River. Photo: Nathan Gilles. Columbia Insight

What is ‘blue carbon’ and why is it so valuable?

Along with determining what has been lost, Brophy and others also helped find the remaining tidal forests. This handful of “reference sites”...

Mauricio Cantor, center, with a large group of students and researchers at the University of Kerala.

Where in the world is researcher Mauricio Cantor? India

Mauricio Cantor is an assistant professor in the Marine Mammal Institute at Oregon State University’s Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport...