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April 10th 2025

Spring Day of Giving: Support CLAS Students on April 16–17

Spring is a time of renewal, growth — and giving back. This April 16–17,...
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October 17th 2024

PSU joins consortium advancing Earth science programs

Portland State is among the newest members of the University Corporation...
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June 4th 2024

PSU launches new School of Earth, Environment, and Society

Portland State is launching a new School of Earth, Environment, and Society...
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April 22nd 2024

2024 PSU Research Award Winners Announced

Today, Portland State University announced its 2024 awards for excellence...
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January 12th 2024

Sloan grant will help PSU graduate more diverse STEM doctorate students

Portland State is home to Oregon’s most diverse undergraduate student population...
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January 5th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Presentations for 2023

Jono Abshier (Biology Ph.D.) co-presented “Extremely Toxic: Identifying...
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January 5th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Publications for 2023

Christopher Aagaard (Mathematical Sciences Ph.D.) co-authored a submitted...
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January 5th 2024

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Awards & Grants for 2023

Angelica Chan (Speech and Hearing Sciences MS) was awarded a position in...
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June 28th 2023

New research shows climate change will increase impacts of volcanic eruptions

Volcanic disasters have been studied since Pompeii was buried in 79 A.D.,...
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April 15th 2022

Rain, floods and green infrastructure: are cities mitigating the hazards equitably?

As cities grow, the area of impervious surfaces they cover grows. In...
July 6th 2021

With NSF grant, PSU to do internal deep dive to identify systemic inequalities among STEM faculty

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...
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March 26th 2021

Creating a More Resilient, Just Future

Sasha Burchuk was working as a freelancer and running her own furniture design...

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