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Video | IGERT program marks two successful years, welcomes third student cohort

June 5, 2013 - 2:32pm — Christina Williams

The National Science Foundation-funded Ph.D. program at Portland State focusing on the relationship between natural systems and urbanizing areas is welcoming its third cohort of students into the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship, or IGERT. 

Take back the tap, Portland State

April 22, 2013 - 12:12pm — Lisa Meersman
Over the years, the students of Take Back the Tap have worked hard to create meaningful change on the PSU campus and we have gained significant support from the campus community. However, as a Portland State alum, a citizen of Portland, and a member of the global community, I was embarrassed to attend “An Evening with Tim Wise” on April 10 and see Dasani bottled water placed on the podium.

Wells Fargo teams with PSU on cleantech challege

April 8, 2013 - 3:51pm — Christina Williams
Portland State University and Wells Fargo are teaming up to present a new competition for students and faculty with innovative ideas about how to improve the way we operate in a resource-constrained environment.

Managing agricultural runoff on a local farm

February 25, 2013 - 1:56pm — Robert Nuvolini

For the second year in a row, our research team is working with funding through the Institute for Sustainable Solutions's (ISS) Solutions Generator program.

The Klamath water wars—a possible treaty?

May 8, 2012 - 3:54pm — Laura Gleim
In the aftermath of more than a decade characterized by disaster and conflict, stakeholders from the Klamath Basin have proposed an agreement for water allocation and natural resource restoration.

What toxins lurk in your cell phone?

April 18, 2012 - 3:41pm — Laura Gleim
Ten years ago, Willamette Riverkeeper asked environmental writer Elizabeth Grossman to research and author a report on Willamette water quality. What she found came as a huge surprise: toxins from our everyday high-tech devises, like computers and cell phones, had become a major source of local water pollution.

Rainforest: use it or lose it

March 14, 2012 - 12:00am — Jenny DuVander
Years ago, “save the rainforest” was a slogan that entrenched the man-versus-nature mindset. Today, conservationists increasingly understand that preserving the rainforests must go hand in hand with promoting the rural livelihoods of the people who live there.

Nature does it better

February 7, 2012 - 12:00am — Laura Gleim
What would Mother Nature say about the way we spend precious conservation dollars? By quantifying nature’s benefits, Willamette Partnership is able to translate restoration efforts into metrics that are meaningful to industry and consumers.

How do we value nature?

January 20, 2012 - 12:00am — Jenny DuVander
Some people balk at the idea of putting a price tag on nature. How can we assign a dollar value to a majestic view of Mount Hood, or healthy salmon running up their home stream?

Just enough nitrogen for our ecosystem

January 13, 2012 - 12:00am — Laura Gleim
We don’t often think of nitrogen as a basic necessity—like food, water, or shelter. But while we cannot survive without nitrogen, too much is harmful as well. What we need is not too much, not too little, but just enough of a good thing.

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