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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:...

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IN CHRIS BARTLO’S classroom at Portland’s Wilson High School, students learn by doing. He gives them the freedom to take on projects of their choosing and progress at their own pace. Bartlo said they not only learn how to write code...

Mount St. Helens erupts. Courtesy of USGS Forty years ago, on May 18, 1980, at 8:32 a.m., an earthquake occurred along the Mount St. Helens seismic zone, shaking the mountain and sending ash, magma and earth flying. In the months leading...

Tiny threads of plastics are showing up in Pacific oysters and razor clams along the Oregon coast—and the yoga pants, fleece jackets, and rainproof clothing that Pacific Northwesterners love to wear are a source of that pollution, according to a Portland State University study. Britta...

When spring term moved to remote teaching and learning, Italian instructor Angela Zagarella turned to her native country of Italy, one of the countries hardest hit by the coronavirus, for inspiration to help guide online video discussions. One week, students in her second-year Italian class...

On Mondays and Fridays, Izzy Villagomez, one of several dozen speech-language graduate students completing clinical training, has therapy sessions with her clients via video chat. She and another student work with three adults: two who have had strokes and struggle with memory, reading and...

Tasmania's ancient rainforest faces a grim future as a warming climate and the way people used the land have brought significant changes to the island state off mainland Australia's southeastern coast, according to a new Portland State University study. The study holds lessons not only...

Portland State University's Digital City Testbed Center (DCTC) is partnering with researchers inside and outside the university to track the health of urban trees using ground, aircraft, and satellite-based sensor technology. The tiny sensors placed high up in the canopy combined with...

The gift will help transform a key science building to be named Vernier Science Center acknowledging a lifetime commitment to Portland State University. Long-time Portland State University advocates Christine and David Vernier — founders...

A new paper from Portland State University’s Department of Chemistry has identified pine rosin, a substance with well-known toxic properties, is being used as a thickening agent in cannabis oil used in vaping devices. Robert Strongin,...

Sand crabs, a key species in beach ecosystems, were found to have increased...