Sustainability at PSU

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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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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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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...
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December 5th 2022

PSU student wins $100K environmental prize

A Portland State graduate student whose work focuses on the inequities in...
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October 12th 2022

Do you swim in the Willamette? PSU researchers explore why and why not

Whether it is safe to swim in the Willamette—and when—is a frequent topic...
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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...
Professor Emeritus David Ervin
January 26th 2022

The American Association for the Advancement of Science elects Professor Emeritus David Ervin as a Fellow

At the American Association for the Advance of Science's (AAAS) Annual...
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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...
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October 12th 2021

Novel habitats created by non-native mangrove trees may inform the future management of some invasive species

In a new paper published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, environmental...
September 27th 2021

Portland State University partners with the University of Washington and other organizations on a $5.6M grant establishing the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative

Portland State University, along with the University of Washington Climate Impacts Group and eight community, nonprofit, and university partners, is launching a program of community-led, justice-oriented climate adaptation work across Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana. The Northwest...
May 11th 2021

What are transformative partnerships and what do they do? An interview with Fletcher Beaudoin, Director of the Institute for Sustainable Solutions at PSU

MBK: What are transformative partnerships and how do they differ from “regular” partnerships? FB: Transformative partnerships for sustainability overcome historic and structural barriers to center a sustainability transformation, or change. These partnerships are designed in a way that...
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April 28th 2021

The Cleantech Challenge: Crossing Disciplines in Service of the Greater Good

As another April Earth Day rolls by, it is a reminder that there is still...