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PSU Student Research Symposium Presenter: Kate Washington
Is Portland's Pearl District living up to its claim that the neighborhood increases social capital for all its residents? Kate Washington lays the groundwork to answer that question in her study: "The Pearl District: An Urban Neighborhood."
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The Clean Challenge
In the first round of the Clean Challenge 16 teams of cleantech innovators and entrepreneurs had two minutes to pitch their ideas for a chance to receive $5,000 in funding for project development.
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Clean Challenge Semi-Finalist: New Methods for Producing Natural Dyes
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Clean Challenge Semi Finalist: Green Innovations Inc.
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Clean Challenge Semi-Finalist: Using Diatoms to Enhance Photo-Electricity Conversion
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Clean Challenge Semi-Finalist: Ultra-Light Weight & Corrosion Resistant Buckling Restrained Brace
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Clean Challenge Semi-Finalist: Home Aquaponics Systems
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Clean Challenge Semi-Finalist: Photocatalytic Water Purification System
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Gina Herrmann. Advisory Board Member of the Holocaust and Genocide Studies Project
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Bridges to Use
Undergraduates in the School of Business Administration's Strategy Capstone course partner with Innovation & Intellectual Property and gain real world experience researching and planning paths forward for technology developed at PSU.
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Arthur Bradford at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Religion, Secularism, and Political Belonging
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CCIRARE
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The Innovation Program: Preparing Tomorrow's Innovators Today
Providing engineers and computer science students with the experience and skills they'll need to be innovators in their future careers.
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Student Innovators: Buck McKay
Mechanized modulation: how a device built by a PSU mechanical engineering student allows for hands free manipulation of effects pedals for musicians.
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Student Innovators: The Tea Meister Team
Innovation Program participants are brewing up innovations one cup at a time.
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Artificial Intelligence, Education, & Complexity
Dr. Melanie Mitchell is developing machine intelligence and educating students at PSU and around the world.
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Student Innovators: Matthew Stewart
PSU engineering student and long distance runner Matthew Stewart introduces a design for a cart to carry gear for runners.
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Student Innovators: Kristina Rodgers and Nick Spaulding
PSU engineering students Kristina Rodgers and Nick Spaulding build a car safety harness for dogs, addressing design flaws in other similar harnesses.
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Pacific NanoScience, Inc.
Developing new tools for early diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.
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Survey Research Lab
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The Sánchez Nano-Development Lab
Developing and implementing state of the art technology and techniques for nanoscale imaging.
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Need to Know if it's Going to Rain?—Ask a Mathematician
Dr. Dacian Daescu knows the math on weather forecasting—he's one of just a handful of mathematicians in the world developing the math that runs computer forecasting models.
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Hawthorne Materials Corp.
Developing state of the art x-ray contrast agents for use in the medical field.
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SWEETSense Inc.
Integrating data acquisition technology to support a more sustainable environment while continuing to innovate exciting technology with a focus on socially-redeeming values.
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Dori Laub. Lecture and Seminar at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Virtual Device Technologies
Enabling effective, inexpensive, and convenient virtual prototyping for developers of software and electronic devices.
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Elex Biotech—New Approaches to Managing Cardiovascular Disease
A Portland biotech startup is designing and developing drugs to help those suffering from cardiovascular disease.
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The Green Building Research Lab
Supporting fundamental and applied research relevant to the green building industry, and serving as a teaching resource for students studying building science.
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The Center for Student Success
Providing services to K-12 schools, school districts, and nonprofit organizations to improve education systems here in the Metro region and across the state.
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Making Population Data Available to Everyone: the Population Research Center
At PSU, the Population Research Center is providing population-related data and research for the State of Oregon.
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Facilitating Paths to Use
Innovation: Working in concert with external partners, the office of Innovation & Intellectual Property helps researchers like Dr. Carl Wamser move their innovations out of the lab.
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Synthesizing Solutions to Save Lives
Innovation: Dr. Rob Strongin and the Strongin Group have developed a method for identifying a biomarker that may be indicative of early stage ovarian cancer.
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The Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies
Providing the Portland metropolitan region with the tools and information policymakers and citizens need to advance the economic, environmental, and social goals of the region.
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What's next for Solar Power and Green Roofs
Dr. Carl Wamser discusses next generation solar cells, green roofs, and an upcoming OMSI event: "Connecting Researchers and Public Audiences."
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Developing 3D Editing Technology
Professor Feng Liu answers the challenges of stereoscopic image and video editing.
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A Powerful Tool for Managing the Spread of Invasive Species
iMapInvasives invites Oregonians to share information about where they’ve found invasive species and what they’ve done to manage them.
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Intervening for Positive Change in At-Risk Youths
Reclaiming Futures unites communities to help justice-involved teens overcome drugs, alcohol and crime.
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Bringing the Geography of Oregon into the Classroom
Providing teachers with tools to incorporate geography into lessons: The Student Atlas of Oregon connects children to Oregon and the world beyond.
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Dialogues for Deep Change
Diasporas in Dialogue is a manual for community reconciliation that provides a platform for bringing refugee communities together.
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Bringing Innovation to Light
This winter graduate students with an entrepreneurial spirit will have the chance to get hands-on experience with the processes involved in commercializing state-of-the-art technology in the New Venture Management course through the department of Engineering & Technology Management.
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David Cohen. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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A Life Dedicated to Public Service
The Center for Public Service supports innovation in the public and non-profit sectors.
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A Jewel of PSU Innovation
Dr. James McNames and members of the APDM team talk about their unique, wireless inertial sensors, the Mobility Lab and how they came to develop the world’s most advanced motion monitoring technology.
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Battling Drug-Resistant Malaria
DesignMedix, a Portland biotech startup, is designing the next generation of hybrid drugs to resolve issues of drug resistance in infectious diseases such as malaria.
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2012 Oregon Lab2Market Intensive
Developing ideas, zeroing in on markets, acquiring venture capital: how 30 seconds in an elevator can make a company.
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The Learner Web: Extending Educational Opportunities to Adult Learners
Dr. Steve Reder, Professor of Applied Linguistics, discusses the Learner Web, a learning supportive system for adults who have specific educational goals.
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Little Structures, Big Impact
Multifaceted innovations in nanotechnology developed at Portland State by former Professor Dr. Mingdi Yan and brought to market by Swiss company SuSoS AG are improving everyday objects at the nanoscale.
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Timothy Morton. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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John W. Haines. Panelist at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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La Famille Léger. Lecture and Concert at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Natalie Debray. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Tim DuRoche. Panelist at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Shaking Up Seismic Retrofitting
Peter Dusicka is engineering a seismic brace technology for retrofitting buildings and bridges that will save infrastructure as well as lives.
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The Initiative for Bicycle & Pedestrian Innovation
The Initiative for Bicycle & Pedestrian Innovation combines research, education and knowledge to promote safe, convenient and accessible travel by walking and cycling.
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Carolyn Merchant. Keynote Speaker at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Kenneth Reinhard. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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John Roth. Lecture and Workshop at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Improving Child and Family Services in Oregon and Beyond
The Center for Improvement of Child and Family Services at Portland State University: integrating research, education and training to promote best practices in public child welfare.
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Lijia Zhang. International Writers Forum at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Fedosy Santaella. International Writers Forum at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Soheil Najm. International Writers Forum at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Fflur Dafydd. International Writers Forum at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Bringing mentoring research under one banner
The Center for Interdisciplinary Mentoring Research brings together researchers from across campus to improve youth, college, and workplace mentoring.
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Leveraging Voices: the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Shelley Gunton talks about taking innovation and entrepreneurship to new heights and building networks of support to help a community of aspiring entrepreneurs.
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Osman Pontes Conteh. International Writers Forum at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Barbara Garson. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Dale Jamieson. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Tom Bissell at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Joshua Kendall at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Thomas Bender. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Christopher Cokinos. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities.
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Ramona Ilea. Eating Animals: A Roundtable Discussion at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Camas Davis. Eating Animals: A Roundtable Discussion at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Kathy Hessler. Eating Animals: A Roundtable Discussion at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Carl Wilson. A Conversation About Modern Music at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Frank Black. A Conversation About Modern Music at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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James Feldman. Environmental History Forum at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Nancy Langston. Environmental History Forum at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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William Cronon. Environmental History Forum at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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David T. Goldberg. Lecture and Workshop at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Lauren Berlant. Lecture and Workshop at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Beth H. Piatote. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Stephen Gardiner. Plenary Speaker at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Natalie Jeremijenko. Plenary Speaker at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Cary Wolfe. Plenary Speaker at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Bryan Norton. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Tang Ling. International Writers at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Farangis Siahpoor. International Writers at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Eduardo Halfon. International Writers at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Laura Fish. International Writers at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Maxine Case. International Writers at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Thomas Love. Roundtable Discussion at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Shawn Smallman. Roundtable Discussion at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Michele Ruth Gamburd. Roundtable Discussion at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Kari Norgaard. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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David Li. Faculty Lunch and Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Kambiz GhaneaBassiri. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Srinivas Aravamudan. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Lon Kurashige. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Reshmi Dutt-Ballerstadt. Faculty Lunch and Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Susanna Morrill. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Paul Silverstein. Roundtable Discussion at the Portland Center for Public Humanities.
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Thomas Bartlett. Roundtable at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Matt Sutton. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Nabil Boudraa. Roundtable on the Middle East
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Michael Breen. Faculty Lunch and Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Removing Constraints to Scientific Discovery: "Data Near Here"
Dr. David Maier and Veronika Megler, both of the department of Computer Science, talk about a technology developed to help scientists draw relevant observations from massive datasets.
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Bob Meister. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Maria Mavroudi. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities.
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Ed Cohen. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Tim Kasser. Lecture and Workshop at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Bridget Guarasci. Roundtable at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Karen Engle. Symposium at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Greg Mullins. Symposium at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Joseph Slaughter. Symposium at the Portland Center for Public Humanities.
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Geneviéve Massard-Guilbaud. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Rita Felski. Lecture and Workshop at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Building a Better Learning Environment
Innovation & Intellectual Property helps negotiate a partnership between public, private, and non-profit organizations leading to the construction of the green modular classroom, an affordable, sustainable alternative to current portable classrooms.
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kaPoW! A New Defense against Web Attacks
Wu-chang Feng, Associate Professor in the department of Computer Science, is looking to place his new defense mechanism between your favorite Internet services and attackers.
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Revolutionizing Training Methods in Human Services and Beyond
Innovators at the Regional Research Institute, Dr. Laurie Powers and Janet Walker, bring a technology-based approach to implementing advances in the fields of human services and mental health care.
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The Nanomonitor: Inventing in the Flight Against Cardiovascular Disease
Portland startup company, Pacific Nanoscience, in association with the Baker Group LLP, plans on using Portland State University innovations in an effort to ameliorate a leading cause of death worldwide: cardiovascular disease.
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Collaboration & Development: Applying Nanoscience to the Preparation of Solid Phase Conjugate Vaccines
Maintaining patents and seeking commercial partnerships: Dr. Jun Jiao and her research associate, Dr. Haiyan Li, collaborate with researchers at Providence Health & Services Oregon to develop a nanoparticle -based vaccine adjuvant.
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Where Nanoscience Meets Cancer Detection: the Onset of Innovation
From invention disclosure to provisional patent application: Dr. Raj Solanki and his team introduce a high-specific ovarian cancer antigen binding single-stranded DNA sequences for detection of ovarian cancer.
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Reconciling Work and Family Obligations to Increase Wellbeing
Organizational Psychologist and PSU Psychology Professor, Leslie Hammer is looking at changes in workplace systems that will improve the health and wellbeing of working families.
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Climbing the Steel Wall
Dr. Julie Rosenzweig and Dr. Eileen Brennan of the School of Social Work at Portland State University advocate for better work-life compatibility for parents raising children with disabilities.
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Renisa Mawani. Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Sarah Sentilles. Workshop and Lecture at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Rob Nixon. Lecture and Workshop at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Intergenerational Finance: A Business Partnership with the Future
Giving future generations investment power in our current economy is the concept behind Intergenerational Finance.
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Modeling Software for Microgravity Fluid Mechanics
Dr. Mark Weislogel, Professor of thermal and fluid sciences, and his team of collaborators from the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science reimagine modeling software for fluid mechanics in microgravity.
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Collaboration, Inspiration, Breakthrough
Innovation: Dr. Robert Daasch, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Dr. Glenn Shirley, Adjunct Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, develop a method for supporting decision-making in the testing and manufacturing of semiconductors
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Jasbir Puar. Lecture and Workshop at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Conserving Oregon's Rich Biodiversity
Innovation: Supporting biodiversity conservation: the Oregon Biodiversity Information Center at Portland State University
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Applying Nature's Lessons to Saving the Environment
Innovation: Associate Professor of Biology, Radu Popa and his colleagues are using black soldier fly larvae to recycle nutrients from waste water.
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The Bright Side of a Heavy Metal
PSU innovators Andrea Goforth and Anna Brown see Bismuth nanoparticle materials as the imaging agents of the future.
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Quincy Newell. Lecture and Workshop at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Jane Iwamura: Lecture and Workshop at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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A Partnership to Create New Sensors for a Better Tomorrow
Innovators at Portland State University and Stevens Water Monitoring Systems Inc. aim to address critical public health challenges in the developing world and help international aid organizations become more sustainable.
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Josh Kun. Lecture and Workshop at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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Innovation & Intellectual Property Releases Acclaimed Documentary Film
Of razor wire and comfort: Portland State’s Dr. Jan Haaken makes the plea for a better understanding of residents at the Oregon State Hospital in Guilty Except for Insanity
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PSU Professor Robert Strongin Partners with Boulder Diagnostics
Portland State University, Dr. Robert Strongin, & Boulder Diagnostics envision the future of new tests & reagents just over the horizon.
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Tracy J. Prince
Scholar in Residence at the Portland Center for Public Humanities
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NSF Initative for Science, Engineering and Education for Sustainability (SEES)
A video presentation for PSU by the National Science Foundation on the SEES initiative and investments.
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Video: Shaping our Place, Scaling up Solutions
CIMM: A new collaborative research center aims to scale-up solutions
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The Trauma Informed Care and Recovery Services Project
Improving the safety, stability, and wellbeing of high need formerly homeless families and families at risk of homelessness by embedding trauma recovery services and trauma informed practice in housing communities that serve these families.
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Bridges to Housing
A regional initiative aimed at moving high need homeless families out of the cycle of homelessness by providing permanent affordable housing and intensive case management services that build on the strengths of family members.
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Better Futures
Increasing Postsecondary Preparation and Engagement of Youth with Serious Mental Health Conditions in Foster Care
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2011 Community Partner Award
The School's Regional Research Institute for Human Services (RRI) was honored with the 2011 Community Partner award from Portland Public Schools.
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My Life
Youth in Foster Care Build Successful Adult Lives
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reUtica
A collaborative documentary by Matt and John Dean Ossowski exploring sustainability-focused community initiatives in Portland, OR and Utica, NY.
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Visions & Voices
Black & White Photographs by Diverse Women Working in Various Aspects of the Sex Industry
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Coalition of Communities of Color
A partnership between the Coalition of Communities of Color & PSU reports the disparities and experiences of communities of color in Multnomah County.
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Sarah Amspacher, Oregon Summer Fellow, PSU & Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium
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Traffic Tracker
Smart transportation systems begin with a big road map, and someone to read it.
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Research Profile - Carl Wamser
Carl Wamser and about 50 others researchers worldwide are developing synthetic membranes using a similar process to convert sunlight into electricity—on a scale that one day could be used in homes and skyscrapers.
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Research Profile - David Sailor
Scientists say cities are heat islands and that's where David Sailor associate professor of mechanical engineering, steps in.
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Research Profile - John Dash
Researchers around the world, including John Dash, professor emeritus of physics, are pursuing a way to make hydrogen squeeze itself, so to speak.
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Research Profile - Loren Lutzenhiser
Before the survey, commissioned by the California Energy Commission, "It was assumed," says Lutzenhiser, "that people would tar and feather you" if you suggested they do without modern conveniences such as air conditioning. "That was the received wisdom, but that's not what happened."
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Research Profile - Jeanne Enders and Pamela Tierney
Drs. Jeanne Enders and Pamela Tierney presented their research paper "Designing for Sustainability: Applying Management Theory to the Pursuit of Sustainable Design" at Business & Sustainability Conference
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Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium
OTREC is a National University Transportation Center sponsored by the U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration and is a partnership between Portland State University, the University of Oregon, Oregon State University and the Oregon Institute of Technology.
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Languages Offered at PSU
Offering over 23 languages
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Venezuelan Killifish
In partnership with the American Heart Association
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Preventive Medicine and Community Health Programs
PSU aids emerging countries
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Research for NASA
Launching a balloon satellite
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Climate Change
Glacier research at Portland State
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Food Industry Leadership Center
Leadership and research for Oregon's food industry
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Cascadia Meteorite Lab
Meteorite research and awareness
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Intelligent Transportation Systems Laboratory
Regional transportation challenges
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Portland's Watersheds
Research and action
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Center for Lakes and Reservoirs
Lake management and aquatic issues
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Sustainable Development
The College of Urban and Public Affairs
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Autism Training and Research Center
How do we improve the lives of individuals with autism spectrum disorders?
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