PSU News

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...
Professor sifts through dirt while excavating World War II crash site
July 31st 2025

PSU-led mission helping bring closure, connection at WWII crash site

More than 80 years after a U.S. bomber was shot down in western Germany,...
Sunny skies
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...
Forest after 2020 wildfire
May 27th 2025

Slowly dying trees impact forest recovery post-wildfires, PSU study of 2020 fires finds

Across the western U.S., wildfires are becoming larger and more severe —...