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Researcher collecting samples in the hunt for cruciviruses
October 27th 2026

Catching virus evolution in the act: PSU's Extreme Virus Lab secures $1M NSF grant

Much remains unknown about the origin of viruses and how they evolve —...
Ken Stedman collecting samples in Lassen Volcanic National Park in California.
October 21st 2026

PSU virologist Ken Stedman named Collen-Francqui Professor in Belgium

Most people around Portland State already know Ken Stedman, or at least know...
PSU researcher Nacho de la Higuera collecting samples from Boiling Springs Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park
September 23rd 2026

PSU virologists help discover record-breaking organism at Lassen Volcanic National Park

For more than 20 years, Portland State virologist Ken Stedman has led his...
Steam rises during a 2024 circulation test at the DOE-funded Utah FORGE site, an underground field laboratory for research in geothermal energy.
August 17th 2026

How do you bet millions on heat you cannot measure?

Imagine being asked to spend millions of dollars drilling a well, based on...
Aerial view of Portland's Lents neighborhood and I-205
August 13th 2026

East Portland's lower-income, more diverse neighborhoods a hotspot for hazards, PSU study finds

When it comes to compounding natural hazards like landslides, wildfires,...
Portland State biologist Anne Thompson in her lab
July 31st 2026

The hunt for what eats the ocean's most abundant life

In a lab on Portland State's campus, Anne Thompson keeps two microbes alive...
An Anopheles gambiae mosquito on the skin surface of its host
May 12th 2026

PSU-led team develops promising drug candidate for control, elimination of malaria

A Portland State University-led research team has developed a novel chemical...
Researchers from Portland State and Southern Oregon universities stand/sit in a circle in a forested area during a joint workshop.
April 24th 2026

PSU, SOU building climate coalition around research, teaching

Students and faculty from Portland State and Southern Oregon universities...
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...
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...
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,...