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In this March 9, 2017, photo, Oregon State University researcher Amanda Vance evaluates table grape varieties that small farmers might want to grow at OSU's North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Aurora, Ore. (Eric Mortenson/The Capital Press via AP)

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In this March 9, 2017, photo, Oregon State University researcher Amanda Vance evaluates table grape varieties that small farmers might want to grow at OSU's North Willamette Research and Extension Center, Aurora, Ore. (Eric Mortenson/The Capital Press via AP)

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Oregon State University Professor Shanaka de Silva testifies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Capitol Hill on the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Chairman Doug Lamborn (R-Col.) speaks as U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program Coordinator Dr. Charles Mandeville, State of Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito, Wyoming State Geological Survey Director and State Geologist Tom Drean, Oregon State University Professor Shanaka de Silva and Hawaii County Civil Defense Director Darryl Oliveira testify before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Capitol Hill on the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Oregon State University Professor Shanaka de Silva testifies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Capitol Hill on the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Left to right: U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program Coordinator Dr. Charles Mandeville, State of Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito, Wyoming State Geological Survey Director and State Geologist Tom Drean, and Oregon State University Professor Shanaka de Silva testify before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Capitol Hill on the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Left to right: U.S. Geological Survey Volcano Hazards Program Coordinator Dr. Charles Mandeville, State of Hawaii Insurance Commissioner Gordon Ito, Wyoming State Geological Survey Director and State Geologist Tom Drean, and Oregon State University Professor Shanaka de Silva testify before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources on Capitol Hill on the current state of volcanic hazards in the United States, Washington, D.C., Wednesday, November 19, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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This Oct. 9, 2013 photo provided by Oregon State University in Corvallis, Ore., shows an ancient fossilized tick containing bacteria similar to the ones that cause Lyme disease. Findings by George Poinar Jr. published in the journal Historical Biology in April 2014 indicate that the tick-borne disease probably existed long before there were people to get it. (AP Photo/Oregon State University)

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This photo provided by Oregon State University shows Beth Ray, wife of university president Ed Ray. Beth Ray passed died Friday, March 21, 2014, after battling lung cancer. She was 67. (AP Photo/Oregon State University)

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This Feb. 10, 2014 photo provided by Oregon State University shows some starving alpacas being cared for at OSU's College of Veterinary Medicine in Corvallis, Ore., after being seized from a breeding ranch by Polk County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say about 175 alpacas were seized from owners Robert and Jocelyn Silver, who also face animal neglect charges. (AP Photo/Oregon State University, Larry Pribyl)

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This Feb. 10, 2014 photo provided by Oregon State Unversity shows one of the starving alpacas being cared for at the OSU College of Vetgerinary Medicine in Corvallis., Ore., after being seized by Polk County from an alpaca breeding ranch. The county seized about 175 emaciated alpacas from Robert and Jocelyn Silver of Falls City, Ore. (AP Photo/Oregon State University, Larry Pribyl)

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A lone figure makes their way across the Oregon State University campus during a snowstorm on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014, in Corvallis, Oregon. Oregon State University was closed Thursday because of weather. (AP Photo/The Corvallis Gazette-Times, Andy Cripe)