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University of Portland Chemistry and Physics Students Team Up to Explore Energy Conversion and Storage

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December 20, 2022

National Science Foundation grant aims to strengthen STEM identities through scientific research.

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Digging Toward Questions: The University of Portland Pollentia Undergraduate Research Expedition

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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.

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College of Arts and Sciences receives three grants to support scientific research and education from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust

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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.

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University of Portland presents 2018-2019 Faculty Awards, May 7

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May 8, 2019

The University of Portland’s 2018-2019 Faculty Awards were presented on Tuesday, May 7, at the annual Faculty Awards Dinner.

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College of Arts and Sciences receives four external grants for research

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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.

Forbes ranks UP 18th in STEM Colleges

University of Portland ranks no. 18 in Forbes’ “Top 25 STEM Colleges of 2018”

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December 10, 2018

The University of Portland was recently ranked no. 18 in “The Top 25 STEM Colleges of 2018” by Forbes.com.

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REFLECT team aims to improve STEM classes by supporting student-centered, active-learning instruction

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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.

Four University of Portland alumni awarded $34,000 National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships

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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.

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University of Portland receives $300,000 National Science Foundation grant to foster systematic instructional change in STEM education

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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.

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Sr. Angela Hoffman, professor of chemistry, awarded $15,000 from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust’s Partners in Science program

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July 14, 2017

Sr. Angela Hoffman, O.S.B., professor of chemistry at the University of Portland, was recently awarded $15,000 from M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust’s Partners in Science program.

University of Portland bioethics team wins national competition

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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.

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University of Portland ranks no. 18 in “Top 21 STEM Colleges of 2016” by Forbes.com

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July 26, 2016

UP ranks no. 18 in Forbes.com's list of top STEM schools.