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In a world where extreme weather events and natural hazards are becoming...

Madi Lou Alexander (Sociology Ph.D.) presented “How t4t Relationships...

Madi Lou Alexander (Sociology Ph.D.) has received a position as a sexuality...

Portland State is launching a new School of Earth, Environment, and Society...

Growing up, Portland State anthropology major Cory Martinez remembers taking...

Exposed concrete slabs and metal anchor points where seats had been bolted are all that remain of the Vanport Theater, once the hub of community and leisure in the World War II-era housing development. "From what we can see of the slab and also with the historical photos, we're guessing...

If you’ve driven by the Columbia River waterfront in the last couple of...

The numbers don't lie: Women and minorities have historically, and continue to be, underrepresented in STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — and it's no different at Portland State. Beyond the numbers is a more complicated picture of why some faculty stay...

In ancient Greek theater, a catastrophe was a plot device: an event near...

Archaeological sites around the world are in danger. Political and social...

When a natural disaster strikes, it often takes years for vulnerable communities...

More than four years since a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 and destroying hundreds of thousands of homes and buildings, much of the world's attention has moved on. But a Portland State University professor is returning to the Himalayan nation for...