NEWS

That is how Portlanders might describe the nearly incessant stretch of above-average...

It was a typical mid-January morning in Portland: cold, dark, rain with no...

Acclaimed artist Heather Becker once noted: “Conservation is a meeting...

Transistors amplify signals and control currents. They're the workhorses...

In recent years — and 2020 is no exception — parts of the Pacific...

Portland State University researchers used advanced electron microscopy to...

The Bull Run Watershed is Portland's primary source of drinking water for...

The Oregon Legislature approved funding this week for Portland State University’s Vernier Science Center, a state-of-the-art renovation of PSU’s undergraduate science building. Legislators approved funding of $60 million through the sale of state bonds. The university will raise an additional...

It took two years and $11 million, but eventually ranchers, politicians and scientists came to a consensus about how to prevent flooding in Tillamook, a coastal Oregon town. A recent study by Portland State University researchers examining the social factors involved in this decision-making...

A new study suggests that future reductions in seasonal snowpack as a result...

When it comes to water, Oregon is looking to the future. The State’s 100-Year Water Vision aims to ensure Oregon has “enough clean water for our people, our economy and our environment, now and for future generations.” Portland State University is home to many scientists and engineers...

When a natural disaster strikes, it often takes years for vulnerable communities...