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October 15th 2025

From Fundamental Science to Industrial Solutions: How PSU’s UVDF Catalyst Drives Real-World Impacts in Green Chemistry

Turning research from a university chemistry lab into a commercial product...
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October 10th 2025

Study: When stress helps — or hurts — at work

Not all stress at work is bad, according to new research out of Portland...
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October 2nd 2025

Vernier Science Center marks first year of providing spaces that foster connections

On a recent Monday, more than 150 new and returning graduate students filled...
Pappireddy Kancharla in his lab
September 30th 2025

PSU Research Offers New Hope in the Global Fight Against Drug-Resistant Malaria

A new federal grant is helping Portland State University researchers take...
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September 26th 2025

Currently Accolades: People for Sept. 29, 2025

Miriam Abelson, women, gender and sexuality studies faculty, was an invited...
Daniel Pollack-Pelzner next to an illustrated image of Lin-Manuel Miranda
September 16th 2025

The genius of Lin-Manuel Miranda: A Q&A with author & PSU scholar Daniel Pollack-Pelzner

Visiting PSU scholar Daniel Pollack-Pelzner – who teaches theater history...
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September 16th 2025

Celebrating Books Published in the 2024-25 Academic Year by PSU Faculty

Each year, Portland State University faculty make remarkable contributions...
Shalene Allen, Leslie Hammer, and Cynthia Mohr accepting the Best Paper Award at the "Work, Stress and Health 2025" Conference on July 10, 2025
September 2nd 2025

PSU's Cynthia Mohr Receives National Recognition for Groundbreaking Research in Workplace Mental Health

Cynthia Mohr, professor of psychology at Portland State University (PSU),...
Busting the Myth of the Communication Metaphor: How Technical Writing Conventions Perpetuate Injustice
August 20th 2025

New Book By PSU Professor Sarah Read Challenges Conventional Wisdom in Technical Communication

Portland State University (PSU) is proud to announce the publication of Busting...
Cyanobacteria - Green cells under a microscope
August 7th 2025

A Journey Through Invisible Ecosystems: PSU Researcher Unravels Mysteries of Marine Life

Why are the smallest organisms in the ocean some of the most powerful forces...
Professor sifts through dirt while excavating World War II crash site
July 31st 2025

PSU-led mission helping bring closure, connection at WWII crash site

More than 80 years after a U.S. bomber was shot down in western Germany,...
PSU graduate student Pat Clouser stands next to rows of labeled tanks containing killifish
May 28th 2025

Exploring Molecular Genomics at PSU and Providence

At ten o'clock in the morning, Pat Clouser feeds the fish in the Podrabsky...