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A wildfire burns on a mountain slope at night

June 29th 2021

PSU wildfire researcher supports ban of fireworks over the holiday weekend

Heading into a long 4th of July weekend, cities and counties across Oregon...

Amy Ehrhart collecting oysters for her research

June 23rd 2021

Pharmaceutical and industrial pollutants are a threat to aquatic food chain

Wastewater treatment facilities clean the water that goes down our sinks...

June 21st 2021

Honors Thesis Q and A: What Brett Stinson learned about air pollution at a local middle school

Portland’s Harriet Tubman Middle School sits right next to I-5 and may...

June 7th 2021

Oregon 2050: What will Oregon be like 30 years from now?

What will Oregon be like in 2050, particularly for the least privileged and...

Person walking on trail surrounded by large trees on either side

May 20th 2021

PSU-The Nature Conservancy partnership taps trees to address regional climate change

For the past two and a half years, Rose Graves has had one foot at Portland...

Cars driving on flooded street

May 14th 2021

PSU's Climate Science Lab gets NASA grant to better simulate extreme precipitation

How well can a climate model simulate an extreme precipitation event and...

May 11th 2021

Planning & campus sustainability merge to create PSU’s Planning & Sustainability Office: Senior Campus Planner Liz Hoekstra discusses how she brings a sustainability lens to her work

PSU’s Campus Sustainability Office merged with the Campus Planning Office to form the now Planning and Sustainability Office (PSO). With this merger, Senior Campus Planner, Liz Hoekstra, now finds herself in an exciting position to apply her knowledge and past experience in campus planning,...

Mason jars filled with food are lined up on a wooden table.

May 7th 2021

Sustainable Living & Privilege

Sustainable living is a lifestyle practice that aims to reduce an individual's...

Water coming out of pipe

April 30th 2021

Aquastry: Treating Water Right

For much of history, humanity has looked to the skies for provision. Where...

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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...

A mountaineering ice axe from the 1960s sits atop an old PSU yearbook.

April 27th 2021

Grit and Guts

The PSU Outdoor Program has grit and guts! Check out the 75th anniversary...

shot of PSU greenery in the spring in the parkblocks looking up to the treetops

April 12th 2021

Workshop on research project exploring the use and value of Portland’s parks and natural areas among diverse community members

Written by: Molly Baer Kramer, Jake Kennedy, Randy Bluffstone and Sahan T.M....