Oregon State University research is taking center stage in “Terra,” the university’s first comprehensive research magazine, which makes its debut this week.

A proposal by OSU engineers to develop a wave energy research and development center on the Oregon coast is the cover story. Other stories focus on veterinary medical students monitoring animal health on Willamette Valley farms, and efforts by scientists, writers and philosophers to explore the human relationship to nature through OSU’s Spring Creek Project.

Produced by OSU’s University Advancement division, with support from the OSU Foundation, the 24-page magazine will appear three times a year. Copies are mailed to state legislators, educators, community leaders and other Oregon decision-makers.

Stories, additional photos and chances to see and hear faculty and students talk about their work are also available online at www.oregonstate.edu/terra.