The Melting Point
The Collier Glacier captured Cody Beedlow’s attention the first time he saw it. He was eight, on his first backpacking trip with his father and sister in the Three Sisters Wilderness. When he laid eyes...
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“Songs for the Blue Ocean” symposium free & open to the public
OSU is hosting a major public symposium called “Song for the Blue Ocean” that will feature nationally recognized authors, scholars and scientists exploring the state of the world’s oceans through...
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Green Education
For Matt Shinderman, teaching felt as natural as being outdoors with his grandfather as a child. The senior instructor at OSU-Cascades blends his passion for both in his work. OSU-Cascades professor...
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Becoming a Catalyst
It’s Engineering Expo day at Oregon State, which means Kelley Engineering Center is teeming with hundreds of students, all eager to showcase their projects, research and ideas. One of them is Mikkel...
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Optimizing Energy
Imagine a black box with knobs on the outside that you can turn. If you input some fuel, the box produces electricity. By adjusting the knobs you can change the power output, but there’s a catch—you’re...
View ArticleOur Sustainable Campus
Sustainability is nothing new at Oregon State. We’ve been doing it for years. And we still are. We were one of the first universities in the country to begin exploring the potential of wind energy in...
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Oregon State among “Green Colleges” listed by Princeton Review
The Princeton Review’s annual Green Guide to Colleges has listed Oregon State University among universities nationwide that are demonstrating a commitment to sustainability and environmental...
View ArticleInnovative Materials
At OSU, sustainability isn’t just part of our way of life and how we operate our campus, its built into our curricula as well. In this clip, Jason Ideker from the School of Civil and Construction...
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A sustainable degree, from a distance
Tommy Sheridan at times lives in a glorified tree house, and a houseboat on a remote Alaskan fjord. By day he dodges bears instead of traffic on campus. By night he watches the beautiful Northern...
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Smart Sustainability
Students with The Energy Efficiency Center work with businesses across the Northwest to reduce energy use, eliminate waste and ultimately drive profits by increasing operating efficiency. Led by...
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