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July 6th 2021

With NSF grant, PSU to do internal deep dive to identify systemic inequalities among STEM faculty

The numbers don't lie: Women and minorities have historically, and continue to be, underrepresented in STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — and it's no different at Portland State. Beyond the numbers is a more complicated picture of why some faculty stay...
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May 20th 2021

PSU-The Nature Conservancy partnership taps trees to address regional climate change

For the past two and a half years, Rose Graves has had one foot at Portland...
Cars driving on flooded street
May 14th 2021

PSU's Climate Science Lab gets NASA grant to better simulate extreme precipitation

How well can a climate model simulate an extreme precipitation event and...
Alpine tundra and valleys of temperate rainforests in Australia
March 9th 2021

Study warns of global ecosystem collapse

A new study co-authored by a Portland State researcher is sounding the alarm...
Smoke and fire billowing in the sky and burned trees
December 14th 2020

Oregon's Western Cascades watershed to experience larger, more frequent fires, PSU study finds

The Clackamas Basin rarely experiences the intense fire activity that burned...
PSU Study Will Explore How Fire and Human Activity Can Push Forests to the Breaking Point
October 7th 2020

PSU Study Will Explore How Fire and Human Activity Can Push Forests to the Breaking Point

A Portland State University professor recently received a $350,000 federal...
South America
October 7th 2020

Understanding Climate Change in South America

While climate scientists agree the earth is warming, and human activity is...
Map of Portland Oregon
September 29th 2020

Mapping Portland to improve climate resiliency

That is how Portlanders might describe the nearly incessant stretch of above-average...
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August 19th 2020

PSU research helps city better understand climate change's impact on vital Bull Run Watershed

The Bull Run Watershed is Portland's primary source of drinking water for...
March 3rd 2020

Ancient Australian trees face uncertain future under climate change, PSU study finds

Tasmania's ancient rainforest faces a grim future as a warming climate and the way people used the land have brought significant changes to the island state off mainland Australia's southeastern coast, according to a new Portland State University study. The study holds lessons not only...
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January 15th 2020

Oregon's water resources at center of revamped PSU, USGS partnership

From the impacts of the Eagle Creek fire on watersheds in the Columbia River...
November 21st 2019

Wildfires in Oregon's Blue Mountains to become more frequent, severe due to climate change, PSU study finds

Under a warming climate, wildfires in Oregon's southern Blue Mountains will become more frequent, more extensive and more severe, according to a new Portland State University-led study. A mosaic of burn patches of different fire severities...

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