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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Healthy People Innovation

To Your Health!

Clean water flows from a novel purification system developed in Nordica MacCarty's lab. (Photo courtesy of the College of Engineering)

OSU initiative targets a global water problem

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homestories

A Space for Public Dreaming

Film can help us confront conflict and truth

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Healthy People homestories Innovation Stewardship

Clean Water for a Thirsty Region

OSU alumna Mandy Michalsen, left, and Jack Istok, professor in the College of Engineering, are collaborating on a groundwater restoration project in Umatilla County. (Photo courtesy of the College of Engineering)

Researchers use microorganisms to consume groundwater contaminants in Clean and Sustainable Water Technology Initiative

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Advantage Healthy Economy

Flight Time

OSU-Cascades team aims to extend drone operations

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Healthy Planet homestories

In Praise of Squash

Squash in a few of its many forms: squash seeds, roasted squash, spaghetti squash and squash bread. (Photo: Hana Maaiah)

A food lover’s journey from farm to table

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homestories Inquiry Uncategorized

Historical Truth

Knowledge of history can inoculate us against political fiction