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Physics Nobel laureate sheds light on future of LED tech

  • Mackenzie Myers
  • June 7, 2016

The future is in light, according to blue LED inventor and Nobel laureate Dr. Shuji Nakamura. Portland State hosted Nakamura on Wednesday, June 1 to discuss LEDS, or light-emitting diodes,…

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Archaeology Roadshow invites public to dig into the past

  • Gray Bouchat
  • May 31, 2016

The archeology department invites all to discover the past at the fifth annual Archeology Roadshow. The archeology department organized this dwellings-themed event for all PSU students and the public. The…

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Researchers assess Oregon wildfire vulnerability

  • Mackenzie Myers
  • May 31, 2016

Anyone in the Portland area late last August can probably recall the blankets of smoke that covered the city. Silhouettes of office buildings and green treelines blended into the sky,…

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Sustainability students acquire Bee City USA certification

  • Catherine Johnson
  • May 18, 2016

This month, Portland State officially became the 10th certified Bee Campus USA institution in the country since the initiative launched last year. The new apiary, which consists of two beehives…

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Biology research lab approaches new learning methods in the sciences

  • Mackenzie Myers
  • May 14, 2016

When Dr. Erin Shortlidge became part of Portland State’s biology department in fall 2015, she was put in charge of a new sort of science project: how to effectively absorb…

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Chemistry grant takes aim at life’s origins

  • Mackenzie Myers
  • May 10, 2016

How did we get here? How did life spring to Earth four billion years ago? Portland State chemistry professor Dr. Niles Lehman has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the…

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PSU researchers discover toxic compounds in local oysters

  • Serina Hersey
  • May 10, 2016

The Portland State Department of Environmental Science and Management conducted research on local oysters and found harmful compounds such as pharmaceuticals, pesticides and mercury. The study began in summer 2013,…

Eric Betzig, recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
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Nobel Prize laureate speaks on campus

  • Joseph Thiebes
  • June 1, 2015

“I would never call myself a chemist,” said Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2014 recipient Eric Betzig. Betzig was this year’s speaker at the annual Mark Gurevitch Memorial Lecture Series, hosted…

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Cleantech Challenge inspires eco innovation

  • Elizabeth Hendrickson
  • April 27, 2015

The third annual Cleantech Challenge is now accepting applications for the 2015 program. The competition calls for students to create environmentally friendly solutions to modern issues. Cleantech Challenge is a…

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High school Meets college in third annual innovation challenge

  • Sasha Kramer
  • April 6, 2015

Portland State’s Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science is hosting its third annual High School Innovation Challenge on April 11 at University Pointe. The PSU Innovation Challenge Competition is…

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Science in the city: Ecosystem services lecture series offered

  • Elizabeth Hendrickson
  • March 3, 2015

An interdisciplinary lecture series on the ecological and social implications of urbanization is currently taking place at Portland State. Ecosystem Services Seminar–Research and Practice is a lecture series offered as…

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