A world of research at Oregon State University

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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2019 Annual Report of Research

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Post date January 21, 2020

Irem Tumer, Interim Vice President of Research

Oregon State University achieved a 15% increase in research grants and contracts in 2019.

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Safety in Numbers

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Post date January 21, 2020

Ginny Katz, Ph.D. student, with her team that created a startup company, HazAdapt, using social media apps in emergencies.

HazAdapt sets a new bar for emergency response

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Out of the Shadows

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Post date January 21, 2020

Hemp plants being grown and researched in campus greenhouses by Jay Noller.

Global Hemp Innovation Center revives research on ancient crop

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Drinking Water from the Sea

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Post date January 21, 2020

Modular technology could replace energy-hungry desalination

Is There a Pill for That?

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Post date January 21, 2020

Jessica McGregor, antibiotic resisitance research

Overuse of antibiotics threatens health

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High Ground

Post author By Nick Houtman
Post date January 21, 2020

It takes a village to move out of the flood zone