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Bethnic cyanobacteria blooms at the bottom of an aquatic environment
February 11, 2025

Matt Yates Investigates Water Quality Challenges at Bethany Lake

 Photo: Benthic cyanobacteria are a type of photosynthetic bacteria that live on…
Photo of Alex Etheridge and LSAMP students at SACNAS
December 4, 2024

LSAMP Students Find Inspiration at SACNAS

 Photo caption: Alex Etheridge, Aurora Villa Juan, Rayna Hutton, and Roxana…
Biker on Hawthorne Bridge with Portland cityscape and Willamette River
October 30, 2024

UPP News & Publications Bulletin October 2024

 AnnouncementsOregon's Drought History and Current Operational Monitoring |…
Photo of Peyman Abbaszadeh
October 7, 2024

PSU-USGS Research Team Awarded USGS National Competitive Grant

 A PSU-USGS research team was recently awarded the 2024 104(g) General RFP grant…
Photo of Max Nielsen-Pincus, the background is a forest landscape with a blue lake
October 1, 2024

Max Nielsen-Pincus: Championing Sustainability and Collaboration at PSU

  Dr. Max Nielsen-Pincus, an associate professor and department chair of…
USGS staff and PSU faculty sitting at tables in breakout groups during the UPP Symposium
October 1, 2024

Sharing Science and Building Collaborations: The USGS-PSU Partnership

USGS staff and PSU faculty in breakout groups during the UPP's annual Symposium.The…
Photo of Fletcher Beaudoin and Paul Loikith standing next to each other. Paul is holding a stuffed octopus.
October 1, 2024

Introducing Interim Director Paul Loikith: A New Chapter for ISS

Fletcher (left) and Paul (right) smile for a photo with ISS's official mascot, the…
ISS GA Headshots
October 1, 2024

Sustainability in Action: Graduate Student Profiles

ISS Graduate Assistants (L to R): Ana Tijerina Esquino, Marilyn Maldonado, and Laura…
State-of-the-art multibeam and bathymetric sidescan sonar systems are used to collect high-resolution bathymetry and acoustic backscatter data. (Credit: https://www.usgs.gov/media/images/bathymetry-data)
August 28, 2024

UPP News and Publications Bulletin August 2024

 AnnouncementsPSU awarded $1.9M NOAA grant to address microplastic pollution in…
An aerial view of buildings at PSU
July 17, 2024

UPP News and Publications Bulletin April 2024

Announcements Affiliate Standouts! Alida Cantor, Geography faculty, received…
Hydro tech guides training participants as they set up the ACDP software
July 17, 2024

UPP 101: How to Become a Hydrologic Field Assistant with Melanie Greenfield

Photo caption: Hydro tech Josh Price guides training participants as they set up the…
Flooding from the Salmon River in Otis, Oregon, on Nov. 12, 2021. (Kristyna Wentz-Graff / OPB)
February 13, 2024

UPP News and Publications Bulletin February 2024

 News ArticlesTillamook is located at the convergence of five rivers where…