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People with clipboards taking down observations of nearby plants
July 6th 2022

Citizen scientists from 200 years ago and today help shed light on climate change trends

Nearly 200 years ago, a system of academies across New York set out to collect...
Figure showing atmospheric ridge
July 5th 2022

PSU, WSU researchers to study atmospheric ridges, a factor in Pacific Northwest's extreme weather events

Last year's record-breaking heatwave, recent droughts and the 2020 Labor...
Man on laptop in front of high-performance computing cluster
June 9th 2022

PSU secures $2.1M grant to expand data-driven research, training

As employers clamor for more data scientists and industrial and government...
dead trees in foreground with live trees behind
June 9th 2022

Portland State study shows how ‘green islands’ help forests regenerate after fire

Thanks to climate change, high-elevation forests in the Central Cascade mountains...
Professor Ken Stedman
May 24th 2022

PSU professor honored for broader impacts of research activities

The Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) has selected...
Red-legged frog in someone's hands
May 16th 2022

Home on the range: PSU researchers help map where wildlife roam across Oregon

Why did the frog cross the road? To get to the other side to mate and lay...
April 25th 2022

PSU announces recipients of prestigious university research and mentoring awards

From left: Randall Bluffstone, Katy Barber, Anne Thompson, Leigh Ahlgren Portland State University announces the 2022 awards for excellence in research, graduate mentoring and research administration. The awards are among the university's...
Image of a bioswale
April 15th 2022

Rain, floods and green infrastructure: are cities mitigating the hazards equitably?

As cities grow, the area of impervious surfaces they cover grows. In...
two hands holding three white chicks with dark spots
April 14th 2022

Portland State’s Institute for Natural Resources tracks at-risk species

Snowy plover (photo...
Satellite view and image rendering of 2020 wildfires in Western Cascades in Oregon.
April 14th 2022

Factors including extreme winds, topography and vegetation influenced the severity of burns from Oregon's devastating 2020 megafires.

In early September 2020, severe winds, high heat, and prolonged drought...
Todd Ferry and students at tiny home village
March 25th 2022

Five PSU Researchers Featured on National Podcast

Portland State research is taking over The Academic Minute podcast next...
March 16th 2022

Concrete slabs and memories come together to tell Vanport's story

Exposed concrete slabs and metal anchor points where seats had been bolted are all that remain of the Vanport Theater, once the hub of community and leisure in the World War II-era housing development. "From what we can see of the slab and also with the historical photos, we're guessing...