Department of Geography

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November 23rd 2022

Currently Accolades: People for November 28, 2022

Jola Ajibade, Geography faculty, was interviewed by the University of Colorado...
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November 10th 2022

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for November 14, 2022

Jola Ajibade, geography faculty, co-authored a paper titled “Flood Risk...
A closeup view of a 3D tactile map of the Portland State University campus, located in the lobby of PSU's SMSU student union. The raised buildings have English and Braille labels on their roofs, and all the roads, parking lots and grassy areas are demarcated by textures.
November 8th 2022

Navigating Urban Spaces: Indoor & Outdoor Wayfinding Technology for Vision-Impaired People

Navigating an unfamiliar place is uniquely challenging for people with disabilities....
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October 19th 2022

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for October 24, 2022

Jennifer H. Allen, Public Administration faculty, and David Ervin, Environmental...
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October 13th 2022

Currently Accolades: People for October 17, 2022

Jola Ajibade, Geography faculty, was featured on PDXPLORES podcast “Towards...
colorful images showing climate model data
October 11th 2022

Climate models accurately simulate Pacific Northwest weather patterns, PSU study finds

Climate models are powerful tools that scientists use to study how the climate...
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October 4th 2022

Currently Accolades: Presented for October 10, 2022

Jola Ajibade, Geography faculty, gave a talk titled “Holding On or Letting...
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September 30th 2022

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for October 3, 2022

Jola Ajibade, geography faculty, authored a paper titled “The Resilience...
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September 30th 2022

Currently Accolades: Presented for October 3, 2022

Jola Ajibade, geography faculty, gave a talk titled, “Radical Imaginings,...
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September 30th 2022

Currently Accolades: People for October 3, 2022

Jola Ajibade, geography faculty, was interviewed by Architectural Record...
Close up of person getting vaccine
August 26th 2022

Republicans and Blacks most hesitant to get COVID vaccine, PSU spatial analysis finds

Vaccine hesitancy remains a public health challenge that cuts across the...
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July 5th 2022

PSU, WSU researchers to study atmospheric ridges, a factor in Pacific Northwest's extreme weather events

Last year's record-breaking heatwave, recent droughts and the 2020 Labor...