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A river flows toward the camera over large boulders and trees along its bank

February 9, 2023

UPP Seed Grant Funds Research Into Smart Monitoring of River Bedload Movement

The USGS-PSU Partnership (UPP) offers awards biennially for water science research…

NOAA capture of the January 2023 atmospheric river event in California

January 27, 2023

The Meteorology of Atmospheric Rivers

We’ve all seen the news stories of the “seemingly never-ending parade” of storm…

stormwater management

December 12, 2022

UPP News & Publication Bulletin December 2022

SAVE THE DATE!UPP “affiliates” (PSU and USGS researchers) gathering:Thursday, January…

group of people with equipment standing together near the river

October 12, 2022

Do you swim In the Willamette? PSU researchers explore why or why not

Whether it is safe to swim in the Willamette—and when—is a frequent topic of debate…

Grizzly Bear Rubbing on Tree taken by USGS

August 31, 2022

UPP News & Publication Bulletin August 2022

UPP PublicationsUSGS researcher Scott Bennett alongside a team of researchers recently…

USGS Researchers Measuring Steam Discharge at Akutan Volcano in Alaska

August 22, 2022

Pathways into the USGS

The U.S. State Department’s Pathways Program provides students with part-time…

National Park Services employees paddle down the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument

August 2, 2022

UPP News & Publications Bulletin July 2022

UPP in the NewsUSGS earthquake data and PSU professor of geology Scott Burns…

USGS Scientists at Surpprise Glacier in Alaska

August 1, 2022

The Pathways Program

The United States’ Pathways Program is a premier workforce development tool available…

Wetland, San Pedro-de-Atacama, Chile

June 27, 2022

UPP News & Publications Bulletin June 2022

UPP In the NewsUPP Affiliates Elise Granek (PSU) and Heejun Chang (PSU) appeared…

USGS field researcher standing in front of small concrete room overlooking lake with mountain in the background

May 26, 2022

UPP News & Publications Bulletin May 2022

UPP In the NewsPSU Geography professor and UPP affiliate Andrés Holz along with the…

Wastewater Decanting System from USDA

May 13, 2022

Perseverance in the Pursuit of Plastics

Three months ago I conducted my first interview with the 2019 UPP Seed Grantees, and…

Helicopter carriers water to the Eagle Creek Fire Sept 2017

March 11, 2022

Snow, Water, Fire, Oh My!

In this installment of interviews with UPP Seed Grantees, I had the pleasure of…