Three Florida middle schoolers are headed to the 2012 American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Summer Bioengineering Conference in Puerto Rico. The eight graders used OpenSim to estimate the effects of microgravity on exercising astronauts in outer space, on the moon, and on Mars. Read the fully story here.

Over 700 OpenSim users have visited our new wiki-based support site since we launched less than a month ago. The site hosts our user's and developer's guide, examples, tutorials, and other teaching materials. We encourage you to visit the site if you haven't already. Please email us if you'd like to start contributing to the wiki. OpenSim Support Site Landing Page

The OpenSim team is looking for a C++ and Java software developer to join us in advancing our state-of-the-art musculoskeletal simulation software, at both the API and GUI levels. Read the full job posting here.

Applications are now available for our three-day on campus workshop for advanced OpenSim users. Applicants must complete a project proposal and short application form. We are offering travel awards to top applicants. Read more here.
The OpenSim team will lead a two hour instructional course, "Simulation of Human Movement and Gait Pathology: An Introduction to OpenSim for the Clinician" at the American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine Annual Meeting in Toronto, Ontario. Read more here.