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	Remember: Display marks death of fallen in Iraq Kyle Whitham combed the thousands of canvas strips hanging in the Memorial Union Quad at Oregon State University Monday afternoon, looking for his brother's name.
	OSU VP: Research dollars rising Oregon State University is attracting record-high research dollars and patent royalties, and plans to expand its innovation efforts while continuing to focus on teaching and service, according to John Cassady, OSU's vice president for research.
	An Edgy New Idea (Eclips editor's note: Although this article in Time magazine doesn't mention the connection, the featured inventor, Steve Gass, is a 1986 graduate of OSU.) In a moment of distraction, Carl Seymour, foreman at the Cabinet Door Shop in Hot Springs, Ark., nearly became a statistic. One morning in March, he was cutting a piece of wood paneling on a power saw when his thumb made contact with the blade. Seymour jerked his hand away, grabbed his thumb in pain and peeked to see how badly it was mangled. To his surprise, it was no worse than a bad paper cut... The Cabinet Door Shop is one of 1,800 companies that use a new kind of power saw, the SawStop, that is designed to stop as soon as the blade makes contact with flesh. Its inventor, Steve Gass, an amateur woodworker and patent attorney with a Ph.D. in physics, came up with the idea in 1999.
	Two OSU students receive Fulbright Awards for 2006-07 Two Oregon State University students have received prestigious Fulbright international scholar awards to continue their education and pursue research overseas. Alison C. Hyde, who recently earned degrees from OSU in environmental science and German, will travel to Germany to study new clean energy technologies at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy.
	Baseball travels to Valley of the Sun A trip to Tempe could give new meaning to the term 'hot bats' as Oregon State prepares to battle temperatures in excess of 100 degrees. Also: Pitcher rebounds to Beaver mound Baseball goes 2-1 in series over Huskies Beavers remain atop Pac-10 OSU, Portland Cancel Baseball Game On May 23 Shifting his stride: Chris Kunda switches to leadoff Softball: Alo's home runs give OSU split Oregon State senior Adrienne Alo came up big in the clutch, belting two home runs including a game-winning walk-off shot in the bottom of the eighth inning as the No. 7 Oregon State softball team defeated No. 9 Arizona State 3-2 in the first game of a Pacific-10 Conference doubleheader Thursday. Also: Softball refocuses to end season on road In Pursuit Of The Perfect Swing Softball rained out against UCLA
	Track will send 10 runners to Eugene Last year's Pac-10 Championships was an introductory course for the Oregon State's track team, which was running in the meet for the first time since 1988. Now with more runners qualified and twice as many qualifying marks to work with, the sophomore campaign for the Beavers is more about building on their foundation.
	Beaver Caravan scheduled Join the fun and relaxing atmosphere at this year's Oregon State University Department of Athletics Beaver Caravan scheduled for June, visiting Salem, the Medford area, Aloha and Newport.