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We are well into Fall term, and as students are settling into remote learning,...

The USGS - Portland State University Partnership (known as the UPP) is committed...

Have you ever wondered how much energy PSU uses? Or whether or not the University...

A team of researchers known informally as the Smart Trees Collaborative believes...

That is how Portlanders might describe the nearly incessant stretch of above-average...

The Bull Run Watershed is Portland's primary source of drinking water for...

A new study suggests that future reductions in seasonal snowpack as a result...

When a natural disaster strikes, it often takes years for vulnerable communities...

From the impacts of the Eagle Creek fire on watersheds in the Columbia River...

Extreme heat kills more people in the United States than any other type of hazardous weather and will likely become even deadlier due to climate change. However, extreme heat does not affect all people equally. Surface temperatures in different neighborhoods within a single city can vary...

A Portland State University student and faculty members from The School of...

Portland experiences both extreme heat in the summer months and frequent nuisance flooding in the winter and spring, and that's only expected to worsen with climate change. A new Portland State University study found the potential for flooding and extreme heat is most acute in East Portland’s...