College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

NEWS

Woman takes measurements in a tree
October 16th 2020

Smart trees hold climate clues

A team of researchers known informally as the Smart Trees Collaborative believes...
PSU Study Will Explore How Fire and Human Activity Can Push Forests to the Breaking Point
October 7th 2020

PSU Study Will Explore How Fire and Human Activity Can Push Forests to the Breaking Point

A Portland State University professor recently received a $350,000 federal...
Researcher on beach with shovel digging clams
October 7th 2020

Searching for Contaminants in Oregon's Coastal Waters

Oregon's rugged and scenic coast is roughly 362 miles long, much of which,...
Mapping the Memory Molecule
October 7th 2020

Mapping the Memory Molecule

Memory is critical to how we learn, form identities, and interact with...
South America
October 7th 2020

Understanding Climate Change in South America

While climate scientists agree the earth is warming, and human activity is...
MRI
October 7th 2020

Developing Next Generation MRI Contrast Agents

Significant social, technological, or scientific breakthroughs rarely happen...
Concussion
October 6th 2020

Re-examining the Data in Concussion Research

Headlines and talking heads alternately praise and castigate organizations...
Aphasia
October 6th 2020

Addressing Aphasia

The ability to communicate symbolically is one of the defining characteristics...
Protein
October 6th 2020

Biology’s go-to Molecules

In nature, proteins are biology's workhorses. These large molecules are made...
Annual Killifish embryo
October 6th 2020

Learning from a Fish Out of Water (and Air)

Few animals have a lifecycle as unique as the annual killifish (Austrofundulus...
Chrondrite Meteorite
October 5th 2020

On the Rocks

Whether you call them meteors, shooting or falling stars, once they've...
Legumes
October 5th 2020

In defense of plants

The smell of mint and black pepper, orange, cinnamon, thyme. They're scents...