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Hume's Skepticism & the Problem of Atheism

Hume's Skepticism & the Problem of Atheism
On May 25th, the Philosophy Department will celebrate Philosopher David Hume's 301st birthday with a lecture by Paul Russell from the University of British Columbia.
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Hot Spring Yields Hybrid Genome

Hot Spring Yields Hybrid Genome
A team of researchers at Portland State University, including doctoral candidate Geoffrey Deimer, have discovered a new viral genome that seems to be the product of recombination between a DNA virus and an RNA virus.
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Iraqi Refugees Acclimate to Oregon with Help from PSU Students

Iraqi Refugees Acclimate to Oregon with Help from PSU Students
When Professor Yasmeen Hanoosh learned that nearly 2,000 Iraqi refugees have settled in the Portland area since 2009, she enlisted her Arabic language students to help.
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