Fall 2024 1 C ON t E N t S In Every Issue On the Cover F E A T U R E S The magazine of the Oregon State University Alumni Association 2 PHOTO ESSAY 5 EDITOR’S LETTER 7 PUBLISHER’S LETTER 8 LETTERS 58 IN MEMORIAM 64 BACKSTORY THE QUAD VOICES P.12 President Jayathi Murthy talks about leadership and optimism; four perspectives on staying hopeful about a shifting climate. NEWS P. 15 OSU student athletes picked in the first round for three pro sports; the new Beaver license plate debuts; PRAx’s next season of arts announced. RESEARCH P. 21 Artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the way we track an elusive endangered bird; take a breath with OSU’s new meditation robot. CuLtuRE P. 25 Liberal arts based marine studies degree gives students new opportunities to pursue their passions. SpORtS P. 29 What’s happening with your favorite sports in the first year of the Pac 2; Jade Carey makes OSU proud at the Summer Olympics. OUR COMMUNITY ALuMNI NEWS P. 47 How alumna Suzanne Simard changed the way we understand the forest; celebrating Beavers honored by this year’s Black and Orange Awards; updates from alumni . ڿ Aerial photo by Dave Killen, taken in 2020 for TheOregonian. Read the hill’s story on p. 64. PHOTO BY BLAKE BROWN 32 How to Keep Hope Alive Advice from Oregon State faculty and alumni tackling some of the thorniest problems of our times. By Cathleen Hockman-Wert 40 Behind the Band For 140 years, OSU’s marching band has given Beaver spirit its steady drumbeat. By Mike McInally FALL 2024
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