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

Portland State is among the newest members of the University Corporation...

Portland State is launching a new School of Earth, Environment, and Society...

Portland State is home to Oregon’s most diverse undergraduate student population...

Volcanic disasters have been studied since Pompeii was buried in 79 A.D.,...

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...

Sasha Burchuk was working as a freelancer and running her own furniture design...

Three earthquakes in the Monterey Bay Area, occurring in 1838, 1890 and 1906, happened without a doubt on the San Andreas Fault, according to a new paper by a Portland State University researcher. The paper, “New Insights into Paleoseismic Age Models on the Northern San Andreas Fault:...

Situated on the eastern flank of the Ring of Fire, a belt of volcanic...

As the wildfires and hotter summers become more frequent in the Northwest, experts from across a range of sectors including academia, state and federal agencies, tribal communities and municipal governments throughout the region gathered...

Portland has a reputation as an eco-leader. Through its pioneering land-use policies, robust transportation network and green infrastructure, the city’s government, residents and businesses show a collective responsibility for fixing global problems such as climate change. The city’s...

Researchers from Portland State University and the Oregon Department of Geology...