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Researcher at a snow monitoring station in burned forest area
April 1st 2026

Wildfires accelerate winter snowmelt in Oregon's western Cascades, PSU study finds

The Pacific Northwest has seen below-normal snow this season — and new...
Suresh Singh, left, and Shankar Rananavare
March 12th 2026

PSU researchers honored for tangible impacts with their inventions

From high-speed communications to semiconductor technologies, the inventive...
Pacific Historical Review staff, including editors and student fellows, in office with framed awards behind them
March 3rd 2026

Pacific Historical Review celebrates 30 years at PSU

Thirty years ago, the Pacific Historical Review made Portland State University...
Anne Thompson, right, with high school biology teacher Heather Blair in a Portland State research lab.
February 26th 2026

From coast to classroom: PSU program immerses K-12 teachers in marine research

This summer, middle and high school science teachers will trade their classrooms...
students working on computer engineering
January 27th 2026

New federal funding to power PSU’s state-of-the-art semiconductor center

New federal funding will allow Portland State University to enhance its semiconductor...
Photo of Hepatitis B vaccine
December 1st 2025

The High Cost of Delay: School of Public Health Study Reveals Health and Financial Risks of Missed Hep B Vaccine

This week the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) will consider...
Stressed woman with head in hands in front of laptop
October 10th 2025

Study: When stress helps — or hurts — at work

Not all stress at work is bad, according to new research out of Portland...
Aerial of PSU campus
August 11th 2025

PSU Researchers Release Final Report in Landmark Project Exploring Impacts of Measure 110 Decriminalization

Portland State University researchers have released the final findings in...
Professor sifts through dirt while excavating World War II crash site
July 31st 2025

PSU-led mission helping bring closure, connection at WWII crash site

More than 80 years after a U.S. bomber was shot down in western Germany,...
Drawing of pencil on green background
July 28th 2025

Faculty Research - Changing landscapes for community engaged learning in Vietnam

Changing landscapes for community engaged learning in Vietnam: Exploring...
Sunny skies
July 1st 2025

Study: What we learned from record-breaking 2021 heat wave and what we can expect in the future

The deadly, record-breaking heat wave that hit the Pacific Northwest in June...
Dean Paul Halverson announcing new partnership with Multnomah County
June 25th 2025

OHSU-PSU School of Public Health and Multnomah County forge groundbreaking academic partnership

In a first-of-its-kind collaboration set to redefine public health education...