Department of Biology

NEWS

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April 10th 2025

Spring Day of Giving: Support CLAS Students on April 16–17

Spring is a time of renewal, growth — and giving back. This April 16–17,...
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January 7th 2025

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Publications for Fall 2024

Paola Arroyo-Vargas (Earth, Environment and Society Ph.D. ‘23) and Sebastian...
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October 20th 2024

Currently Accolades: People for October 28, 2024

Anne Thompson, Biology faculty, has been named a distinguished lecturer for...
Michael Murphy in the field
June 20th 2024

Longtime Biology Prof. Michael Murphy reflects on 25 years at PSU

What were the chances that I’d have a career in biology as a professor?...
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June 13th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Publications for Spring/Summer 2024

Ahmed Almousa and Anne Johnson (Sociology Ph.D.) co-authored "Addressing...
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June 13th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Awards & Grants for Spring/Summer 2024

Madi Lou Alexander, Jenna DePasquale, Gabriella Mota, and Bodhi Norton...
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May 3rd 2024

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for May 6, 2024

Heather Burns, Educational Leadership & Policy faculty, published the book...
Portland State University Day of Giving
April 3rd 2024

Help Our Students Thrive: Join CLAS for PSU’s Spring Day of Giving on April 17

PSU's College of Liberal Arts & Sciences (CLAS) is excited to participate...
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January 5th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Presentations for 2023

Jono Abshier (Biology Ph.D.) co-presented “Extremely Toxic: Identifying...
Kylee Brevick takes a water sample at one of her two research sites
October 2nd 2023

Undergraduate Researcher Discovers Unexpected Diversity In Key River Microorganisms

Once a week for the past year, Kylee Brevick could be found at two particular...
Diving into Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Evolution with Anne Thompson
July 11th 2023

Diving into Aquatic Microbial Ecology and Evolution with Anne Thompson

On this episode of PDXPLORES, Assistant Professor of Biology, Anne Thompson,...
Transforming the Culture of Biology Teaching with Erin Shortlidge
June 20th 2023

Transforming the Culture of Biology Teaching with Erin Shortlidge

In this episode of PDXPLORES, Associate Professor of Biology and Biology...