Spotted owls and controlled fire. On first thought, the two seem incompatible. But new research from @oregonstate.edu finds that forest restoration and spotted owl conservation can work together: beav.es/fgZ @osuagsci.bsky.social

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

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: New @oregonstate.edu research suggests your mistletoe didn’t harm its tree host: beav.es/Uqg

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

@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, 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

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

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

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

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? @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? Listen to this segment from @klccoregon.bsky.social with @coforegonstate.bsky.social leaders: beav.es/NpA

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!

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

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

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