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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...
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...
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...
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...
2017 InventOR winners Skyler Pearson and Hugh Neri of Nexgarden
March 6th 2022

Invent Oregon, the Only Statewide Collegiate Invention Competition, Welcomes Students for its Sixth Annual Event

PORTLAND, Ore — Every day on college campuses, students have innovative...
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...
Coriolis Platform
January 12th 2022

In a first-of-its-kind experiment, PSU researchers aim to give a powerful boost to wind energy production

Reducing the consumption of fossil fuels driving climate change requires...
PSUCE 10th Anniversary
January 9th 2022

Portland State University's Center for Entrepreneurship Hits Major Milestone: 10 Years of Catalyzing Innovation and Inspiring Future Entrepreneurs

PORTLAND, Oregon — Since its inception in 2012, the Portland State...
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...