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At Portland State, Native Americans make up just 1% of the student body,...

A team of researchers known informally as the Smart Trees Collaborative believes...

Ezequiel is a different person from the troubled teenager who entered prison...

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...

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...

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. ...

For decades, Portland's Albina neighborhood was the heart of the city's African-American community because racist housing policies kept them out of other parts of the city. Dozens of black-owned shops, restaurants and jazz clubs thrived there, even as banks continued to redline the area....

Students handle brains in a NW Noggin session. The brain is a lot to wrap your mind around. The 3-pound mass of fatty tissue is the most complex structure known to humankind, but thanks to the NW Noggin program run by two Portland...

What does your brain look like on homelessness? Homeless youth were given a chance to answer that question through an art project called Homelessness and the Brain, organized by NW Noggin, and their works will be on display Thursday, Oct. 19, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 338 NW 6th Ave. in...

History student Madelyn Miller researched, wrote, and posted several tree stories on Canopy Story. Portland State researchers have launched a new website that pinpoints trees in Portland and connects them with historic events, family...