NEWS

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...
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...
Green roof
April 14th 2022

PSU receives NSF grant to improve understanding of green roofs

Across the country, cities are increasingly embracing green roofs due...
March 18th 2022

Oregon’s first satellite launched into orbit

It’s official: Oregon’s first satellite — also known as OreSat0 —...
Two children at the Oregon Museum of Science & Industry using a hands-on STEM demonstration
February 18th 2022

PSU lands $1.6 million philanthropic match from OCF for culturally-relevant STEAM education

Oregon Community Foundation (OCF) has pledged a one-to-one matching opportunity...
Brett Stinson working in the Healthy Building Research Lab
February 17th 2022

Research on Portland's Harriet Tubman Middle School wins student paper competition

Brett Stinson, a research assistant at the Healthy Building Research...
People talking around a table with different building material samples
February 11th 2022

Student voices centered in design of renovated science building

Malcolm Peavy, a senior biology major, tends to avoid Science Building 1...
Columbia River with hills in the background
January 31st 2022

PSU-led team to study microplastics across Columbia River Basin

Microplastics can be found everywhere — from the air to the ocean — but...
Graduate Student Alexandra Tissot
December 8th 2021

Long-term exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of pesticides has deleterious effects on shellfish

According to a study recently published in the journal Science of the...
Students in a science lab
December 6th 2021

Parents can influence children's choice and success in STEM major, PSU study finds

If one of your parents majored in a STEM (science, technology, engineering...
picture of a padlock in front of a blue circuit board
December 2nd 2021

PSU prepares the Northwest to combat cyber threats

Ransom attacks and other cybersecurity threats put companies, nonprofits...
Indoor air filter
November 16th 2021

Portland State team wins EPA's Cleaner Indoor Air During Wildfires Challenge

A team of current and former PSU engineering students was one of just...