First Woman Of Colour To Lead Oregon State University

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Murthy, 64 , is the first woman of colour to lead OSU that works on addressing some of the most pressing issues facing the planet from climate to sustainability

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OSU has recently broken records in terms of enrollment, research, and philanthropy, and it graduates more than 7,400 students each year

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Expanding access to a UCLA engineering education was one of her primary priorities when she was president

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She was employed by Fluent, Inc., a creator and seller of the most popular computational fluid dynamics software in the world, from 1988 to 1998. Fluent, Inc.

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First Woman Of Colour To Lead Oregon State University

Murthy, 64 , is the first woman of colour to lead OSU that works on addressing some of the most pressing issues facing the planet from climate to sustainability

OSU has recently broken records in terms of enrollment, research, and philanthropy, and it graduates more than 7,400 students each year

Expanding access to a UCLA engineering education was one of her primary priorities when she was president

She was employed by Fluent, Inc., a creator and seller of the most popular computational fluid dynamics software in the world, from 1988 to 1998. Fluent, Inc.

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