Department of Environmental Science and Management

NEWS

Satellite view and image rendering of 2020 wildfires in Western Cascades in Oregon.
April 14th 2022

Factors including extreme winds, topography and vegetation influenced the severity of burns from Oregon's devastating 2020 megafires.

In early September 2020, severe winds, high heat, and prolonged drought...
Four students making a difference
April 13th 2022

Students making a difference with climate change

SERENA DRESSEL Graduate...
Spring published
April 6th 2022

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for April 11, 2022

Bennett Gilbert, university studies, wrote an essay review titled,...
Todd Ferry and students at tiny home village
March 25th 2022

Five PSU Researchers Featured on National Podcast

Portland State research is taking over The Academic Minute podcast next...
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March 1st 2022

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for March 7, 2022

Carrie Collenberg-González, world languages and literatures faculty,...
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February 23rd 2022

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for February 28, 2022

Bennett Gilbert, university studies, wrote a short story called “Consider...
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February 16th 2022

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for February 21, 2022

Jenny Ceciliano and Lisa Notman, world languages and literatures, have...
Columbia River with hills in the background
January 31st 2022

PSU-led team to study microplastics across Columbia River Basin

Microplastics can be found everywhere — from the air to the ocean — but...
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January 26th 2022

Currently Accolades: People for January 31, 2022

Scott Burns, geology faculty emeritus, appeared on KGW-TV and KING-TV...
Professor Emeritus David Ervin
January 26th 2022

The American Association for the Advancement of Science elects Professor Emeritus David Ervin as a Fellow

At the American Association for the Advance of Science's (AAAS) Annual...
Skybridge with Portland State University
January 21st 2022

ReImagine projects address DEI, workforce development

Initiatives ranging from enhancing environmental education and research at...
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January 13th 2022

Currently Accolades: Grants for January 18, 2022

Heejun Chang and Nancee Hunter, geography faculty; and Elise Granek...