NEWS

Aerial of flooded neighborhood
October 26th 2021

Climate and disaster resilience internships offer students on-the-job training, mentorship

From helping with earthquake risk assessments to on-the-ground training in...
two MESA students presenting a poster of their teacher alert system
October 26th 2021

MESA receives $1.1 million in grants to expand equitable STEM education statewide

Oregon MESA, which has operated out of Portland State for 36 years, is expanding...
Mangrove tree roots above and below water
October 12th 2021

Novel habitats created by non-native mangrove trees may inform the future management of some invasive species

In a new paper published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, environmental...
Side-by-side images of snow-capped Mt. Hood in July 2018 and July 2021
August 30th 2021

How Hood River watershed can become more resilient to climate change

Hood River, long an agricultural center for Oregon, faces an uncertain future...
Wildfire smoke lingering over downtown Portland
August 19th 2021

Improving Indoor Air Quality During Wildfire Smoke Events

Across the West, wildfires are increasing in frequency, intensity, and...
High voltage power lines.
August 16th 2021

Securing the Smart Grid

Imagine massive blackouts, the disruption of essential government services,...
July 12th 2021

Portland State researchers recognized with Western States Seismic Policy Council 2021 Award in Excellence

Arash Khosravifar and Diane Moug, civil and environmental engineering, were recently recognized with the 2021 Award in Excellence by the Western States Seismic Policy Council for research on mitigating soil liquefaction during seismic events. This research project’s goal is to develop...
Medicinal Chemist Jane Kelly
July 7th 2021

NIH grants support the development of treatments for major diseases

Portland State University Researchers Jane Kelly and Papireddy Kancharla...
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...
Brett Stinson
June 21st 2021

Honors Thesis Q and A: What Brett Stinson learned about air pollution at a local middle school 

Portland’s Harriet Tubman Middle School sits right next to I-5 and may...
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...