Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Wrapped up #SciWri26 with the beer and hops tours tour today @oregonstate.edu. What an honor to host the conference for the past four days! @sciencewriters.org @sciencewriting.bsky.social 000
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 25/09/2026ScienceWriters2026 is here! Starting today, @oregonstate.edu is hosting more than 400 science writers from around the country. We expect this sign to be fully colored in in no time! #SciWri26 0111
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 14/09/2026All science. No fiction. See the popular @opb.org show live on stage at @oregonstate.edu Saturday, Sept. 26 as part of ScienceWriters2026. Tickets on sale now at opb.org/asnflive @sciencewriters.org 000
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026With wildfires burning throughout Oregon and beyond, I wanted to flag this @oregonstate.edu list of wildfire experts: news.oregonstate.edu/wildfire-exp... 000
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Spotted 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 000
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 16/04/2026The 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 000
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 09/04/2026From 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 000
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 10/02/2026A 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. 000
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 15/12/2025Yuletide kissers, smooch without guilt: New @oregonstate.edu research suggests your mistletoe didn’t harm its tree host: beav.es/Uqgbeav.esYuletide kissers, smooch without guilt: Research suggests your mistletoe didn’t harm its tree host | NewsroomCORVALLIS, 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... 000
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Four 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.socialbeav.esVertical hunting helps wild cats coexist in Guatemala’s forests, study finds | NewsroomCORVALLIS, 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... 010
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 18/11/2025@oregonstate.edu researchers dive into the science of your weed’s stank: beav.es/oAZ by @kristenfrench.bsky.social @nautil.usbeav.esThe Science of Your Weed’s StankThe Science of Your Weed’s Stank: Researchers classified the 25 scents that make your weed smell like skunk, candy, toasted bread, or vomit. 010
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 13/10/2025Tired 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 010
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 07/10/2025Twin threat: Cascadia and San Andreas faults may be seismically linked, new research from @goldfinger300.bsky.social of @osuceoas.bsky.social finds: beav.es/x6obeav.esTwin threat: Cascadia and San Andreas faults may be seismically linked | NewsroomCORVALLIS, 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... 010
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 16/09/2025Researchers from @osuagsci.bsky.social are working to understand how smoke exposure affects hops—and, ultimately, the flavor and quality of beer. 000
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 10/09/2025It'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. 010
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 05/09/2025Next 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 040
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 03/09/2025The video footage from this @osuscience.bsky.social lemur research project is incredible! To learn more: beav.es/xYyyoutu.beNew Lemur DiscoveryYouTube video by Oregon State University 010
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 15/07/2025Following 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/x4ubeav.esJaguar population increases after wildfire and drought, indicating area’s role as climate refuge | NewsroomCORVALLIS, 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... 020
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 05/06/2025Deadline 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 020
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 04/06/2025New report finds @oregonstate.edu has $3.5 billion in economic impact on Oregon's economy: beav.es/Nrmbeav.es$3.5 billion in Oregon State economic impact builds regional economy | NewsroomCORVALLIS, 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... 042
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 02/06/2025The 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. 020
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 19/05/2025Attention 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 020
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 09/05/2025Agility 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.edubeav.esWith the future of federal funding in doubt, an Oregon facility takes its first step in roboticsAgility 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... 021
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 10/04/2025Screaming 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.socialbeav.esScreaming for ice cream? OSU re-opens campus creamery and research facilityOregon State University is offering free ice cream on Friday to celebrate the grand re-opening of an on-campus creamery. 020
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 01/04/2025Oregon's timber industry: Lumbering back? Listen to this segment from @klccoregon.bsky.social with @coforegonstate.bsky.social leaders: beav.es/NpAbeav.esOregon'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. 000
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 24/03/2025Researchers @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/Nwibeav.esResearchers advance effort to turn spent coffee grounds into food packaging | NewsroomCORVALLIS, Ore. – Researchers have made a key advance in turning spent coffee grounds into food packaging materials that can extend the shelf life of products. 010
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 14/03/2025Really cool work led by Lane Selman @oregonstate.edu! 010
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 04/03/2025Support shark research @oregonstate.edu by reserving your shark license plate today. beav.es/N4H 010
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 11/02/2025New @oregonstate.edu study finds consumer openness to smoke-impacted wines, offering new market opportunities: beav.es/GjH 020
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 28/01/2025Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist @nickkristof.bsky.social to give @oregonstate.edu commencement address June 14: beav.es/GaR 010
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 02/01/2025Scientists 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 020
Sean Nealon @seannealon.bsky.social · 10/12/2024It 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 061