College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

NEWS
July 6th 2021

With NSF grant, PSU to do internal deep dive to identify systemic inequalities among STEM faculty

The numbers don't lie: Women and minorities have historically, and continue to be, underrepresented in STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — and it's no different at Portland State. Beyond the numbers is a more complicated picture of why some faculty stay...
Science classroom with microscope and blackboard.
June 22nd 2021

A tool to support the development of a STEM identity

Assistant Professor Karlyn Adams-Wiggins recently received a $70,000 National...
Mayla Sumner,
June 4th 2021

Crafting Outdoor Creativity

Throughout her time at PSU, Mayla Sumner has been a vital part of the Outdoor...
Yves Wienecke
June 4th 2021

Coding an equitable future

When Yves Wienecke visited the Pacific Northwest for the first time,...
Group of four students sitting on plaza steps in conversation
April 30th 2021

Race and ethnic studies requirement would prepare students to 'become better citizens'

In the wake of the 1960s civil rights movement, ethnic studies emerged as...
Back of three students wearing backpacks walking away
April 21st 2021

PSU research center earns national fellowship to address homelessness

Portland State University’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative...
Female firefighter rests on rock in forest
March 26th 2021

Creating a More Resilient, Just Future

Sasha Burchuk was working as a freelancer and running her own furniture design...
Photo of MLK against a blue background
January 11th 2021

PSU, community partners honor legacy of MLK with virtual events

A series of virtual campus and community events honoring the legacy of Rev....
protest
December 7th 2020

Cluster hire in School of Gender, Race and Nations represents transformative moment in PSU's history

Portland was thrust into the national spotlight this summer for its nightly...
Derek Ott and Dave Ott flanking Victor E. Viking in the bleachers at a football game
December 4th 2020

'PSU gave him a purpose'

Even in his last hours as he neared the end of a long illness, Derek Ott...
Pacific razor clams on beach
November 30th 2020

Even razor clams on sparsely populated Olympic Coast can't escape plastics, PSU study finds

Portland State University researchers and their collaborators at the Quinault...
Instructor and students pulling weeds from garden
November 16th 2020

PSU, NAYA collaboration seeks to advance Native student success

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