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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...
Forest after 2020 wildfire
May 27th 2025

Slowly dying trees impact forest recovery post-wildfires, PSU study of 2020 fires finds

Across the western U.S., wildfires are becoming larger and more severe —...
Large Physics lecture with instructor up front
April 29th 2025

Two CLAS faculty honored with Research Awards

Two faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are being...
Researchers conduct testing on Mt. St. Helens.
April 23rd 2025

Microscopy reveals signs of life in earth's extremes, boosting search for alien life

New research from Portland State University successfully identified signs...
Diane Moug (left), recipient of the MCECS Researcher of the Year Award, doing work in the field with a colleague
April 21st 2025

2025 PSU Research Award Winners Announced

Today, Portland State University announced its 2025 Research Excellence Awards,...
Andrea Goforth
February 26th 2025

PSU professor honored as ‘emerging inventor’ by national academy

A Portland State chemistry professor is being recognized as an emerging inventor...
Illustration of people improving Oregon
February 25th 2025

Oregon’s Urban Research Leader

From the Cascades to the coast, small towns to downtowns, Portland State...
Elements and Relations book cover
January 27th 2025

"Elements and Relations" Offers An Accessible Introduction to Systems Science

A 2023 book by Martin Zwick, a professor in Portland State University's College...