Department of Biology

NEWS

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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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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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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...
PDXPLORES Podcast, Season 2, Episode 18
May 1st 2023

Exploring Extreme Viruses with Ken Stedman

In this episode of PDXPLORES, Ken Stedman, Professor of Biology at Portland...
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February 23rd 2023

Portland State graduate student identifies new species of bat in Cameroon

Portland State graduate student Amanda Grunwald made an exciting discovery...
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January 23rd 2023

PSU study discovers immense diversity and interdependence in high temperature deep-sea microorganism communities

A new study by researchers at Portland State University and the University...
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November 7th 2022

Portland State study finds diet high in saturated fat can reprogram immune cells in mice

A new study by Portland State University researchers is the first to show...