PSU News

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...
Student presents research at Portland State's PhD Day
July 6th 2026

PSU launching new graduate pathway in Indigenous sciences with Sloan grant

Portland State has been on a path to become nationally known as a university...
Map of daytime high temperatures across the western United States on June 23-28, 2021
May 28th 2026

What makes a heat dome? PSU experts explain

The summer of 2021 was one for the record books as the now-infamous "heat...
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...
Hydrosocial Stories mini-conference
February 11th 2026

PSU students help tell Oregon's water stories

Portland State students aren't just studying water — they're helping tell...
People inside the first floor lobby of Vernier Science Center
October 2nd 2025

Vernier Science Center marks first year of providing spaces that foster connections

On a recent Monday, more than 150 new and returning graduate students filled...