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April 21st 2021

PSU research center earns national fellowship to address homelessness

Portland State University’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative...
Two students with lab coats and safety glasses working on experiment in chemistry lab
April 19th 2021

PSU study challenges idea that students with cognitive disabilities can't be in STEM

A new Portland State study challenges the idea that youth with cognitive...
Learner Web
March 25th 2021

Learner Web: looking back and moving forward

Behind the scenes at Portland State University are scores of projects, programs,...
New microscope expands research infrastructure at Portland State
March 19th 2021

New microscope expands research infrastructure at Portland State

Portland State University's Center for Electron Microscopy and Nanofabrication...
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...
mussels in a river
March 2nd 2021

Study explores link between forestry management practices and pesticides in aquatic species

March 2, 2021 — Pesticides used in forestry may threaten species in downstream...
March 1st 2021

History class tells stories of forgotten women scientists

Women have been actively studying and advancing the sciences for centuries, but their stories have gone largely untold. Look up a female scientist on Wikipedia — beyond the Marie Curies and Jane Goodalls of the world — and chances are you might find little, if any, information. "When...
Bendable displays
February 1st 2021

Magwire: improving flexible displays

Portland startup Magwire Inc. is a solutions-based nanotechnology company...
Illustration of tree and DNA
January 26th 2021

A PSU study seeks to explore new horizons of plant evolution

A team of researchers led by Portland State biology professor Mitch Cruzan...
January 4th 2021

New Water Science Grantees Announced by the USGS-PSU Partnership (UPP)

Andrés Holz, PSU (top left), Tess Harden (bottom left), Jennifer Morace, USGS (top right), Olyssa Starry (bottom right). The USGS-PSU Partnership (UPP) has announced two research funding awards for the 2020 Seed Grant Program. These...
Portland State University
December 16th 2020

PSU researchers among top in the world

A new study published in PLOS Biology Journal lists Portland State researchers...
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...