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October 29th 2025

Riding the Next Career Wave: Water@PSU

Water isn’t just essential for life, it’s part of the daily routines and experiences of living. Whether it's helping us make our morning cup of coffee, nurture our garden or warm up in a hot shower, water plays the supporting role in nearly everything we do....
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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...
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February 25th 2025

Oregon’s Urban Research Leader

From the Cascades to the coast, small towns to downtowns, Portland State...
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December 18th 2024

PSU to power Portland’s Clean Industry Community Program

The Portland City Council today approved eight big-ticket grants by the Portland...
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October 17th 2024

PSU joins consortium advancing Earth science programs

Portland State is among the newest members of the University Corporation...
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September 25th 2024

Fall lecture series explores environmental issues, open to public

Portland State’s School of Earth, Environment and Society is kicking off...
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June 28th 2023

Push to green energy is not without consequences, PSU prof explores

From a proposed lithium mine near the Oregon-Nevada border to a proposed...
Panelists at Future Ready Oregon Conference
June 9th 2023

PSU’s ‘Future Ready Oregon’ conference puts climate, Indigenous values at center of workforce development

Portland State brought together dozens of regional workforce, community and...
Rendering of second floor of Vernier Science Center
January 27th 2023

Portland State to use $224K grant to boost career training for climate jobs

Portland State will leverage a $224,000 state grant to create a career center...