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Janice Lee
May 19th 2023

Using Creative Writing to View Trauma and Loss from New Perspectives

The characters that populate Janice Lee's stories range widely: from human...
Exploring the Impact of Community Engaged Work Through Arts-Based Methods with Child, Youth, and Family Studies Practicum Students, Community Partners, and Community Members with Staci B. Martin
May 19th 2023

Exploring the Impact of Community Engaged Work Through Arts-Based Methods with Child, Youth, and Family Studies Practicum Students, Community Partners, and Community Members with Staci B. Martin

In this episode of PDXPLORES, Staci B. Martin, Assistant Professor of...
artistic image of silhouettes of people
May 10th 2023

Breaking new ground in racial justice research

From examining portrayals of refugees in literature to measuring the effects...
Ken Stedman
May 1st 2023

RGS announces recipients of prestigious PSU research awards

Today, Portland State University announced the 2023 awards for excellence...
PDXPLORES Podcast, Season 2, Episode 18
May 1st 2023

Exploring Extreme Viruses with Ken Stedman

In this episode of PDXPLORES, Ken Stedman, Professor of Biology at Portland...
Group photo of 2023 Student Employment Awards winners holding their certificates
April 19th 2023

PSU Honors Winners of the 2023 Student Employment Awards

On Friday, April 14, for the first time since 2019, the winners of the PSU...
Kris Carico standing in the Park Blocks on PSU campus
April 12th 2023

PSU alumna improves neighborhoods and natural areas with litter clean-up projects

When Kris Carico talks trash, entire communities benefit. A ’97 PSU alumna...
Map showing high temperatures (red) across the western U.S. during the heatwave
March 8th 2023

PSU study: Everything was stronger in that deadly June 2021 PNW heatwave

What was different about the deadly, record-breaking heat wave in June 2...
hands of three students holding calculators
March 2nd 2023

Think you're good at math? PSU study shows it may be because you had equitable math teachers

A new study finds that high school students identify more with math if they...
digital drawing of a brown bat with its wings wide against a forested green background
February 23rd 2023

Portland State graduate student identifies new species of bat in Cameroon

Portland State graduate student Amanda Grunwald made an exciting discovery...
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February 6th 2023

Grant makes exploratory trips to Vietnam, Hawaii possible for PIAA Studies

A multidisciplinary group of Portland State faculty and community partners...
Rendering of second floor of Vernier Science Center
January 27th 2023

Portland State to use $224K grant to boost career training for climate jobs

Portland State will leverage a $224,000 state grant to create a career center...