NEWS

A multidisciplinary group of Portland State faculty and community partners...

Whether it is safe to swim in the Willamette—and when—is a frequent topic...

Ethan Thrower (‘09, MSW ‘20) enjoys a fulfilling life. Happily married...

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...

Malcolm Peavy, a senior biology major, tends to avoid Science Building 1...

It’s an unlikely story: two kids from Portland growing up in the 1940s...

Denise Morales Soto still remembers the first time she saw one of the books...

Hanan Al-Zubaidy '15, MS '18 never met her maternal grandfather, but says...

Elijah Akinyemi By the time Elijah Akinyemi (’83, MS ’84) came to America at the age of 23, he knew his calling was to open doors for people with disabilities. Born in a small farming village in Nigeria, Akinyemi’s life trajectory...

As the saying goes, history repeats itself, and a quarantine station in Knappton...

Women have been actively studying and advancing the sciences for centuries, but their stories have gone largely untold. Look up a female scientist on Wikipedia — beyond the Marie Curies and Jane Goodalls of the world — and chances are you might find little, if any, information. "When...

Even in his last hours as he neared the end of a long illness, Derek Ott...