Author: Nick Houtman

Nick Houtman is director of research communications at OSU and edits Terra, a world of research and creativity at Oregon State University. He has experience in weekly and daily print journalism and university science writing. A native Californian, he lived in Wisconsin and Maine before arriving in Corvallis in 2005.

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A New Way of Walking

Cassie, the world's first robot that moves with the agility and efficiency of an animal, was developed in the College of Engineering at Oregon State University.

A machine that strides like an animal

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Sustainable Cemeteries

The ultimate back-to-the-land movement

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Robots for the Real World

Graf Hall on OSU’s Corvallis campus buzzes with activity in the Collaborative Robotics and Intelligence Systems (CoRIS) Institute. (Photo: Karl Maasdam)

A new institute takes on the ethics, economics and policies of robotics

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Space Science and the Solar Eclipse

A composition of 29 eclipse images taken between 2nd contact 10:10:40 UT, 3rd contact 10:13:08 UT. The solar corona can only be observed during a solar eclipse. (Photo: Miroslav Druckmüller)

OSU150 celebration opens with Oregon Space Grant Festival

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So, Let’s Talk About Climate Change

Two science communicators offer advice on how to connect

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A Leg Up for Science

Sophie Pierszalowski (Photo: Steve Friedman)

Sophie Pierszalowski helps students succeed in research