The snowpack situation this year in the western US is bleak. This new paper from @oregonstate.edu researchers indicates it's likely a sign of things to come, with potential significant impacts to drinking water supplies and agriculture. beav.es/fkm @osuagsci.bsky.social, @osuceoas.bsky.social

Two scientists walk on the sand with a four-legged robot in front of them as the sun rises at White Sands National Park.

From White Sands to the Red Planet: How @oregonstate.edu researchers are helping a four-legged robot find its footing on Mars. beav.es/xFu @engineering.oregonstate.edu

A list of @oregonstate.edu experts on snow drought in the western U.S.: beav.es/qoQ. Reach out if you need help connecting with anyone.

Yuletide kissers, smooch without guilt: Research suggests your mistletoe didn’t harm its tree host | Newsroom CORVALLIS, Ore. – If mistletoe’s status as a nutrient-stealing freeloader has been cooling your holiday ardor, new research led by an Oregon State University scientist may help relight the fire. A sur...

Yuletide kissers, smooch without guilt: New @oregonstate.edu research suggests your mistletoe didn’t harm its tree host: beav.es/Uqg

Vertical hunting helps wild cats coexist in Guatemala’s forests, study finds | Newsroom CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study reveals that four wild cat species living in the same rainforest habitat in Guatemala reduce competition for food by hunting in different vertical zones, some in trees an...

Four wild cat species — jaguars, pumas, ocelots and margays — coexist in the same small slice of Guatemalan rainforest. How? Researchers from @oregonstate.edu and @wcs.org found the answer: vertical hunting. beav.es/o9W @taaltree.bsky.social @osuagsci.bsky.social

The Science of Your Weed’s Stank The Science of Your Weed’s Stank: Researchers classified the 25 scents that make your weed smell like skunk, candy, toasted bread, or vomit.

@oregonstate.edu researchers dive into the science of your weed’s stank: beav.es/oAZ by @kristenfrench.bsky.social @nautil.us

Tired of overripe avocados? @oregonstate.edu researcher Luyao Ma has a solution. She has developed a smartphone-based artificial intelligence system that accurately predicts the ripeness and internal quality of avocados. beav.es/xLr @osuagsci.bsky.social

Twin threat: Cascadia and San Andreas faults may be seismically linked | Newsroom CORVALLIS, Ore. – Two fault systems on North America’s West Coast – the Cascadia subduction zone and the San Andreas fault – may be synchronized, with earthquakes on one fault potentially triggering s...

Twin threat: Cascadia and San Andreas faults may be seismically linked, new research from @goldfinger300.bsky.social of @osuceoas.bsky.social finds: beav.es/x6o

Researchers from @osuagsci.bsky.social are working to understand how smoke exposure affects hops—and, ultimately, the flavor and quality of beer.

It's hop harvest time in the Willamette Valley. Yesterday I had the opportunity to visit @osuagsci.bsky.social researchers studying the impact of smoke on hops at Westwood Farms. That led to a tour of the farm, from the hop fields to the processing facilities.

Next week @oregonstate.edu is excited to welcome 14 journalists to learn from top researchers during the 2025 Robotics and AI Media Fellowship: beav.es/NfA @dpeterschmidt.bsky.social @ianrosewrites.bsky.social @harrymccracken.com @smjyoti.bsky.social @rachelcourtland.com @miyadavid.bsky.social

New Lemur Discovery YouTube video by Oregon State University

The video footage from this @osuscience.bsky.social lemur research project is incredible! To learn more: beav.es/xYy

Jaguar population increases after wildfire and drought, indicating area’s role as climate refuge | Newsroom CORVALLIS, Ore. – Following a large-scale wildfire, more jaguars migrated to a study site in the Brazilian wetlands that already had the largest population density of jaguars in the world, a new study...

Following a large-scale wildfire, more jaguars migrated to a study site in the Brazilian wetlands that already had the largest population density of jaguars in the world, @oregonstate.edu researchers find: beav.es/x4u

Commencement 2025 @oregonstate.edu

Deadline alert! Applications for the @oregonstate.edu Robotics and AI Media Fellowship are due this Sunday, June 8. More details and the short application: beav.es/NfA

$3.5 billion in Oregon State economic impact builds regional economy | Newsroom CORVALLIS, Ore. – Oregon State University research is a significant contributor to the state’s economy, providing $797.5 million in value and 3,300 jobs annually, according to an economic impact repor...

New report finds @oregonstate.edu has $3.5 billion in economic impact on Oregon's economy: beav.es/Nrm

The past two years I have documented
@oregonstate.edu research on the $500 million dam removal and restoration project on the Klamath River. More here: beav.es/GAz. I returned Saturday, rafting the former dam and reservoir sites. The river has returned and it's remarkable to see.

Attention journalists: @oregonstate.edu is hosting a Robotics and AI Media Fellowship Sept. 10-12. Fellows will meet top robotics and AI researchers and tour unique labs. For more information about the fellowship and to access a short application visit: beav.es/NfA

With the future of federal funding in doubt, an Oregon facility takes its first step in robotics Agility Robotics, in collaboration with Oregon State University, recently opened a Salem facility to test and enhance a humanlike robot. The federal grants that helped jumpstart the robot project have...

Agility Robotics, in collaboration with @oregonstate.edu, recently opened a Salem facility to test and enhance a humanlike robot: beav.es/N28 via @opb.org @engineering.oregonstate.edu

Screaming for ice cream? OSU re-opens campus creamery and research facility Oregon State University is offering free ice cream on Friday to celebrate the grand re-opening of an on-campus creamery.

Screaming for ice cream? @oregonstate.edu re-opens campus creamery and research facility and will dish out a free scoop to up to 1,000 people at 5 p.m. Friday. beav.es/NYF @osuagsci.bsky.social

Oregon's timber industry: Lumbering back? A conversation with Iain Macdonald of the TallWood Design Institute and Tom DeLuca, Dean of the OSU College of Forestry about Mass Timber.

Oregon's timber industry: Lumbering back? Listen to this segment from @klccoregon.bsky.social with @coforegonstate.bsky.social leaders: beav.es/NpA

Researchers advance effort to turn spent coffee grounds into food packaging | Newsroom CORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers have made a key advance in turning spent coffee grounds into food packaging materials that can extend the shelf life of products.

Researchers @oregonstate.edu are brewing up solutions to tackle waste and environmental challenges by turning coffee grounds into food packaging materials, giving new life to what’s often discarded. beav.es/Nwi

Really cool work led by Lane Selman @oregonstate.edu!

blue Oregon license plate showing several sharks.

Support shark research @oregonstate.edu by reserving your shark license plate today. beav.es/N4H

Vineyard with some grapevines covered by tent-like structure to study impact of smoke on grapes.

New @oregonstate.edu study finds consumer openness to smoke-impacted wines, offering new market opportunities: beav.es/GjH

Nicholas Kristof in front of farm equipment

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist @nickkristof.bsky.social to give @oregonstate.edu commencement address June 14: beav.es/GaR

Scientists at Oregon State and USGS track changes at the Yellowstone supervolcano. Could it blow again? beav.es/Gex by @elizabethweise.bsky.social for @usatoday.com

It has been incredible learning about this beautifully complicated place the past two years. Rewilding the Klamath: Inside the world’s largest dam removal and salmon restoration project. beav.es/GAz