Biology
March 31, 2025
University of Portland Emerita Associate Professor Amelia Ahern-Rindell, PhD has been selected as one of two recipients of the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) Fellow Award for 2025.
Biology
November 2, 2023
UP junior biology major Angel Dulay delivered the “Best Undergraduate Research Poster” in the Life Sciences – Genetics category at the 2023 Society of the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS) National Diversity in STEM Conference.
Biology
August 3, 2023
Latest Major Award Lifts UP College of Arts and Sciences Over the $2.5 Million Mark in Grant Funding Since 2022.
Biology
November 22, 2022
University of Portland students, under the guidance of UP Biology Professor Susan Murray, PhD, will research the role of sex hormones in immune responses to prostate cancer through a $404,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Portland Magazine
Biology
Environmental Studies
June 1, 2022
The Oregon coast offers an of embarrassment of marine-life riches.
Portland Magazine
Environmental Studies
Biology
June 1, 2022
Tips from a marine biologist on how best to enjoy, protect, and explore Oregon's coast.
Portland Magazine
Biology
February 21, 2020
UP biology professor Tara Prestholdt won the 2019 Excellence in Teaching Award from the Association of College and University Biology Educators (ACUBE). The award is offered annually to honor faculty who practice and promote effective, innovative teaching in the biology classroom.
Biology
Athletics
College of Arts and Sciences
Portland Magazine
October 25, 2019
Brianne Zbylicki '20 was making a name for herself on UP's rowing team and in the biology research labs. When cancer struck, she took a year off from sports and studies. Upon her return to campus, she found help and unwavering support in teammates, professors, and coaches.
Study Abroad
Biology
College of Arts and Sciences
Theology
Portland Magazine
Chemistry
October 24, 2019
For five summers, University of Portland has sent an interdisciplinary team of student and faculty researchers to an archeological dig site in Pollentia, Mallorca, Spain. Representing all areas of study at the University--from chemistry to theology and business to library science--members of UP PURE have gotten out in the field and done the slow, often back-aching, knee-crunching, centimeter-by-centimeter work of excavating artifacts of an ancient Roman city.
College of Arts and Sciences
Biology
June 10, 2019
University of Portland biology professor Ami Ahern-Rindell has been awarded the Council on Undergraduate Research Biology Division Mentor Award (Advanced Career), a national award that honors biology mentors for their long-term efforts in supervising undergraduate research students.
College of Arts and Sciences
Biology
Environmental Studies
Chemistry
May 31, 2019
The University of Portland College of Arts and Sciences has received three grants totaling $178,427 from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust to support scientific research and education.
College of Arts and Sciences
Biology
Environmental Studies
Chemistry
March 22, 2019
The College of Arts and Sciences has received four external grants for undergraduate research and projects. These grants will support faculty research and K-12 outreach work in the local community. Collectively, these individual grants total almost $180,000, with an additional $50,000 in matching funds contributed by CAS.
Biology
March 5, 2019
The University of Portland has received a $30,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust for a new biology faculty position. This grant is part of the New Faculty Start-up Grants program and is the fifth award that the Murdock Trust has made to support science faculty at UP since 2013.
Portland Magazine
Biology
February 21, 2019
Biology and environmental studies professor Tara Prestholdt may have redefined the word “sabbatical” with a research trip on motorcycle from Portland to the southern tip of South America.
Awards and Rankings
Biology
Chemistry
Mathematics
Engineering
Physics
December 10, 2018
The University of Portland was recently ranked no. 18 in “The Top 25 STEM Colleges of 2018” by Forbes.com.
College of Arts and Sciences
Biology
Engineering
Mathematics
Physics
Chemistry
August 6, 2018
Research reveals that students enjoy better success in creative, active learning environments versus traditional, lecture style classes. In a three-year National Science Foundation funded project, UP’s REFLECT team (Redesigning Education for Learning through Evidence and Collaborative Teaching) is informing STEM faculty (science, technology, engineering, math) about how to introduce student-centered, evidence-based learning methodology into their classrooms.
Biology
Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences
Engineering
Psychology
Awards and Rankings
Alumni
International Languages and Cultures
Undergraduate Scholarly Engagement
Chemistry
June 19, 2018
University of Portland alumni Julia Meng '16, Shannon Danforth '16, Katherine Cummins '17, and Brett Bankson '14 have been awarded $34,000 Graduate Research Fellowships from the National Science Foundation to fund graduate tuition, fees, and research.
Awards and Rankings
Chemistry
Physics
Biology
Mathematics
Engineering
August 28, 2017
The University of Portland has received a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to improve teaching environments for undergraduate students in STEM classes by increasing student-centered, evidence-based learning methodologies.
Chemistry
Nursing
Biology
Philosophy
April 21, 2017
The University of Portland bioethics team won the 2017 Bioethics Bowl by defeating Georgetown University in the finals. In only the second year competing, the UP team was undefeated in the Bioethics Bowl.
Mathematics
Biology
Engineering
Physics
Awards and Rankings
Chemistry
July 26, 2016
UP ranks no. 18 in Forbes.com's list of top STEM schools.
Awards and Rankings
Biology
December 2, 2015
University of Portland biology professor Elinor Sullivan has been awarded a $3.7 million Research Project Grant (R01) from the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).
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