NEWS

Ray and Maria Stata Center on the campus of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
December 9th 2021

Study: sharing office space increases collaboration among researchers

A new study published in Plos One and co-authored by researchers at the...
Students attending KickStart are seated at tables listening to a program presentation.
December 8th 2021

KickStart Weekend: From Ideation to Product Development

KickStart Weekend, a two day event held at Portland State University (PSU),...
Graduate Student Alexandra Tissot
December 8th 2021

Long-term exposure to environmentally relevant concentrations of pesticides has deleterious effects on shellfish

According to a study recently published in the journal Science of the...
Students in a science lab
December 6th 2021

Parents can influence children's choice and success in STEM major, PSU study finds

If one of your parents majored in a STEM (science, technology, engineering...
Indoor air filter
November 16th 2021

Portland State team wins EPA's Cleaner Indoor Air During Wildfires Challenge

A team of current and former PSU engineering students was one of just...
Plum tree
November 10th 2021

New grant aims to reduce food waste in East Portland by providing fresh fruit to residents in low-income, multifamily properties

Portland State University's Community Environmental Services (CES) unit,...
Image of a computer book.
October 28th 2021

41 Portland State faculty members ranked among the highest cited researchers in the world in 2020

New data published on Elsevier’s website highlights the impact of research...
Mangrove tree roots above and below water
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...
McCullough Memorial Bridge crossing Coos Bay, Oregon
September 30th 2021

PSU study will examine the relationship between trust and decision making in relation to sea level rise mitigation efforts

Flooding associated with climate-change-related sea-level rise poses...
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...
September 1st 2021

Q&A with Arsh Haque, New Director of the Portland State Business Accelerator

Arsh Haque is a national-award-winning founder, coach, and storyteller. They have founded four startups (which top accelerators including Techstars and Coca Cola have welcomed into their programs), built master's-level courses, taught...
Side-by-side images of snow-capped Mt. Hood in July 2018 and July 2021
August 30th 2021

How Hood River watershed can become more resilient to climate change

Hood River, long an agricultural center for Oregon, faces an uncertain future...