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Aerial image of glacier

September 25th 2023

Glaciers becoming smaller and disappearing, PSU inventory finds

The Western United States is losing its glaciers. A new inventory from Portland...

September 21st 2023

PSU study examines how weather patterns will change in the future

In a warming Pacific Northwest, summers are getting hotter and winters less...

View of Mount Hood

September 18th 2023

PSU joins Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

Portland State University is joining the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science...

Road damage following an earthquake

September 15th 2023

PSU a partner on new earthquake research center

Portland State University is partnering with several other universities on...

Electric cars charging

June 28th 2023

Push to green energy is not without consequences, PSU prof explores

From a proposed lithium mine near the Oregon-Nevada border to a proposed...

Map showing high temperatures (red) across the western U.S. during the heatwave

March 8th 2023

PSU study: Everything was stronger in that deadly June 2021 PNW heatwave

What was different about the deadly, record-breaking heat wave in June 2...

January 21st 2023

Latest climate assessment says Oregon is getting warmer — what's that mean for the state?

The latest climate assessment for Oregon says the state is getting warmer...

Axcelle Campana poses with award, with trees in backdrop

December 5th 2022

PSU student wins $100K environmental prize

A Portland State graduate student whose work focuses on the inequities in...

Illustration of PSU Science Building 1

November 11th 2022

Park Blocks: A Science Center that Represents PSU's Diverse Campus

A science center that reflects PSU's Diverse Campus The brutalist-style...

A closeup view of a 3D tactile map of the Portland State University campus, located in the lobby of PSU's SMSU student union. The raised buildings have English and Braille labels on their roofs, and all the roads, parking lots and grassy areas are demarcated by textures.

November 8th 2022

Navigating Urban Spaces: Indoor & Outdoor Wayfinding Technology for Vision-Impaired People

Navigating an unfamiliar place is uniquely challenging for people with disabilities....

colorful images showing climate model data

October 11th 2022

Climate models accurately simulate Pacific Northwest weather patterns, PSU study finds

Climate models are powerful tools that scientists use to study how the climate...

Close up of person getting vaccine

August 26th 2022

Republicans and Blacks most hesitant to get COVID vaccine, PSU spatial analysis finds

Vaccine hesitancy remains a public health challenge that cuts across the...