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Portland State University students studying Italian put their language skills to the test by translating parts of a documentary about Italy's gay community into English — with the hope that a wider audience would be able to enjoy the film. Students in Angela Zagarella's second- and third-year...

Fifty-four years after Jack Whitmore was first accepted to Portland State University, the 74-year-old is finally getting his degree. Whitmore will graduate from PSU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences with a bachelor's in science...

A new Portland State University study shows that not all populations of a single, widely spread tree species respond the same to climate change, something scientists will need to consider when making climate change projections. The study,...

Fires ignited by lightning have and will likely continue to increase across the Mediterranean and temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere under a warmer climate, according to a new study co-led by a Portland State University researcher. ...

Students in David Peterson del Mar's Freshman Inquiry seminar learn as much outside the classroom as they do in by volunteering. PSU history professor David Peterson del Mar, left, is pictured with a group of his students who volunteer...

A new study by Portland State University researchers finds billions of dollars could be saved if the nation's aging dams are removed rather than repaired, but also suggests that better data and analysis is needed on the factors driving dam-removal efforts. ...

The odds of an infant dying before their first birthday are higher in counties with greater proportions of conservative Protestants, especially fundamentalists, than in counties with more mainline Protestants and Catholics, according to a new Portland State University study. ...

Researchers at Portland State University have developed methods for measuring levels of free-base nicotine in electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) liquids and vapor, the levels of which are associated with harshness upon inhalation of e-cigarette vapors and tobacco smoke. The study presents...

Portland State University recently received $250,000 from the National Science...

Portland State University researchers who published an article three years ago in the New England Journal of Medicine about the presence of previously undiscovered forms of formaldehyde in e-cigarette vapor revisited their research and found that formaldehyde risks were even higher than they...

Older workers tend to feel more stress than younger workers when their employers don't provide them with the support and resources needed to do their jobs well, according to a new Portland State University study. The study, published...

It's rare for men who get married to change their last names — whether they take their wife's, adopt a hyphenated version or create a combination of the two. But those that do tend to be less educated, according to a new Portland State University study. ...