Fall 2026 1 PHOTO BY KARL MAASDAM, ’93 In Every Issue C ON T E N T S On the Cover ← Our writer Katherine Cusumano high above the MU Quad. Photo by Darryl Lai. 2 PHOTO ESSAY 4 EDITOR'S LETTER 5 PUBLISHER'S LETTER 6 LETTERS 58 IN MEMORIAM 64 BACKSTORY The magazine of the Oregon State University Alumni Association FALL 2026 THE QUAD VOICES P. 10 President Jayathi Murthy talks about research funding, enrollment numbers and a new era for Oregon State. NEWS P. 13 A landmark award will help expand Oregon’s semiconductor sector; alumni and friends rally around OSU sports; and more. RESEARCH P. 21 Can farmers harvest the sun’s energy twice? OSU scientists are studying how best to pair solar panels and agriculture. CULTURE P. 25 From a new Portland museum installation to Bend events, PRAx is taking its programming beyond Corvallis. SPORTS P. 29 The new Pac-12 is here. Get to know Oregon State’s colorful new competitors. OUR COMMUNITY ALUMNI NEWS P. 47 How one alumna helped bring the Artemis II moon mission to Earth; a new and inspiring crop of Alumni Fellows; and updates from alumni near and far. Under the Midnight Sun An Oregon State-led team and the search for secrets trapped in ancient ice. By Danielle Whittaker 32 Among the Trees Discover the newly accredited campus arboretum and the story of its trees. By Katherine Cusumano, MFA ’24 F E A T U R E S 42
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