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Professor offers local children batty stories, crafts, fun facts

Christine Portfors holding a tropical fruit bat from “the bat lab” research facility. Vancouver – Christine Portfors, associate professor of biology at WSU Vancouver, will give her sixth annual presentation on bats from 4 to 6 p.m. on Oct. 26 in the Administration building, Room 110.   At a time of year when bats are […]

Biologist receives $400,000 foundation grant

VANCOUVER – Christine Portfors, associate professor of biology at Washington State University Vancouver, has received a grant of $400,000 from the National Science Foundation.  The grant, which spans over three years, will allow her to continue her research on how complex sounds are processed by the auditory system. She also examines how age-related hearing loss impacts this process. In […]