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

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...

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:...

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...