NEWS

The Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS) and its partners across campus hosted the 9th Annual PSU Sustainability Celebration this week in the Smith Ballroom, toasting with more than 200 attendees to another year of outstanding achievement in sustainability—in...

PSU’s Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS) announced this week a new roster of 98 ISS Faculty Fellows from 30 departments across the University who are actively engaged in sustainability-related teaching and research. The ISS...

This month, denizens of the Sustainability Suite in PSU’s Market Center Building bid a sledgehammer-wielding farewell to a well-used classroom and event space in anticipation of a new data visualization hub outfitted with wide screens and the latest technology. The new space is being...

Photo credit: John Donaho Portland State University senior John Donaho worked alongside microbiologists at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) last summer, as a participant in the National Science Foundation’s...

A Portland State University (PSU) study published in the new edition of “Environmental Science & Technology,” found Portland cyclists can inhale up to twice the concentration of air pollution on high-traffic streets than on low-traffic streets. The concentration of volatile organic...

The Campus Sustainability Office this month certified nine PSU departments as silver level Climate Champions, verifying that those departments support PSU’s sustainability and climate action goals in areas such as energy and water conservation, transportation, waste prevention, purchasing,...

Portland State University’s Institute for Sustainable Solutions announced it will partner with the City of Portland and Multnomah County to conduct an in-depth look at heavy metals in Portland metro neighborhoods. This unprecedented research...