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…
Science in the city: Ecosystem services lecture series offered
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…
SWEETLab deploys half million water filters in Rwanda
There are 783 million people in the world who lack access to clean drinking water, according to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. Water availability is projected to…
Intel seeks student innovation with NUC Challenge
Intel looked to PSU students for innovation with the multinational corporation’s Next Unit of Computing (NUC), a small form factor PC, Jan. 31. The NUC Challenge kickoff, hosted in the…
Scientists map landslide risk with laser tech
Laser detection technology is making it easier to identify landslide hazard areas in Portland, according to Dr. Scott Burns, Professor Emeritus of Geology at Portland State. The laser detection system,…
Science of green streets
Jacob Stone, a junior in the Honors College at Portland State, has recently been awarded the national Greater Research Opportunities Fellowship for Undergraduate Environmental Studies from the Environmental Protection Agency….
Study looks at carbon tax and Oregon’s economy
The Northwest Economic Research Center at Portland State has released an extended study on the effects of a hypothetical tax on carbon emissions on the Oregon economy. Using an elaborate…
Stimulus awarded for EPA grant application
A student-led team of researchers was awarded a stimulus grant to support their preparation of a proposal to the Environmental Protection Agency P3 (People, Planet, Prosperity) Award Program. They were…
Sustainability grant accessible to student-led research groups
The Institute for Sustainable Solutions is offering a stimulus grant up to $2,500 to Portland State student and faculty groups interested in applying for the national research grants offered by…
Society of Women Engineers raises funds to expand outreach
The Portland State Society of Women Engineers (SWE, rhymes with “whee”) has raised more than 40 percent of its fundraising goal, which it will use to expand its outreach and…
ThorVolt battery charges entrepreneurship at PSU
Finalists competed on Sept. 15 in the second annual PSU Cleantech Challenge, a competition designed for students and professors to develop environmentally sound products. Andrew Thorsvik, a graduate student of…