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May 1st 2025

Meeting the Moment: A School at the Nexus of Earth, Environment and Society

Portland State junior Kathleen Cummings attributes her love of nature to...
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September 17th 2024

Planting The Seeds

Growing up, Athena Rilatos’ auntie used to tell her, “When you build...
Eliza Greenstadt
March 14th 2024

Remembering Eliza Greenstadt

It is with great sadness that the Portland State University community mourns...
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November 8th 2023

ANNIE LINDGREN NAMED INTERIM AVP FOR RESEARCH

Portland State University is pleased to announce the appointment of Annie...
Professor Ken Stedman
May 24th 2022

PSU professor honored for broader impacts of research activities

The Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) has selected...
April 25th 2022

PSU announces recipients of prestigious university research and mentoring awards

From left: Randall Bluffstone, Katy Barber, Anne Thompson, Leigh Ahlgren Portland State University announces the 2022 awards for excellence in research, graduate mentoring and research administration. The awards are among the university's...
Todd Ferry and students at tiny home village
March 25th 2022

Five PSU Researchers Featured on National Podcast

Portland State research is taking over The Academic Minute podcast next...
Researchers studying Oregon seismic faults
February 7th 2022

A new NSF CAREER award project aims to improve understanding of Oregon’s inland faults

When we talk about earthquakes in the Pacific Northwest, the discussion...
Professor Emeritus David Ervin
January 26th 2022

The American Association for the Advancement of Science elects Professor Emeritus David Ervin as a Fellow

At the American Association for the Advance of Science's (AAAS) Annual...
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November 17th 2021

Currently Accolades: People for November 22, 2021

Bright Alozie, Black studies faculty, was interviewed on the importance...
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January 28th 2021

Currently Accolades: People for February 1, 2021

Jola Ajibade, geography faculty, was interviewed for the article “People...