College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

NEWS
July 6th 2021

With NSF grant, PSU to do internal deep dive to identify systemic inequalities among STEM faculty

The numbers don't lie: Women and minorities have historically, and continue to be, underrepresented in STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — and it's no different at Portland State. Beyond the numbers is a more complicated picture of why some faculty stay...
Lead apron
June 22nd 2021

STARK STREET MATERIALS: BETTER RADIATION SHIELDING MATERIALS

Stark Street Materials, a Portland State University Business Accelerator...
Person walking on trail surrounded by large trees on either side
May 20th 2021

PSU-The Nature Conservancy partnership taps trees to address regional climate change

For the past two and a half years, Rose Graves has had one foot at Portland...
Cars driving on flooded street
May 14th 2021

PSU's Climate Science Lab gets NASA grant to better simulate extreme precipitation

How well can a climate model simulate an extreme precipitation event and...
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...
CTC Team semi-final pitch
January 8th 2021

Five Teams Advance in the PSU Cleantech Challenge for a shot at $10,000 in Grants and Prizes

"PSU Cleantech Challenge Finals will be virtual, images are from past Cleantech...
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...
Literacy, Language, and Technology Research
December 2nd 2020

Kathy Harris, Research faculty in Applied Linguistics with the Literacy, Language, and Technology Research group partnered with the School of Public Health

Kathy Harris, Research faculty in Applied Linguistics with the Literacy,...
Pacific razor clams on beach
November 30th 2020

Even razor clams on sparsely populated Olympic Coast can't escape plastics, PSU study finds

Portland State University researchers and their collaborators at the Quinault...
Nike Arnold, Department of Applied Linguistics Faculty
November 16th 2020

Applied Linguistics faculty publishes article with MA TESOL alum

Nike Arnold, Applied Linguistics faculty and Rima Elabdali, M.A. TESOL 2...