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Suresh Singh, left, and Shankar Rananavare
March 12th 2026

PSU researchers honored for tangible impacts with their inventions

From high-speed communications to semiconductor technologies, the inventive...
Pacific Historical Review staff, including editors and student fellows, in office with framed awards behind them
March 3rd 2026

Pacific Historical Review celebrates 30 years at PSU

Thirty years ago, the Pacific Historical Review made Portland State University...
Anne Thompson, right, with high school biology teacher Heather Blair in a Portland State research lab.
February 26th 2026

From coast to classroom: PSU program immerses K-12 teachers in marine research

This summer, middle and high school science teachers will trade their classrooms...
Abandoned playground
January 13th 2026

PSU professor launching national study on parenting under immigration stress

Portland State professor Susana Beltrán-Grimm has been studying how bilingual...
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January 6th 2026

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Publications for Fall 2025

Kervelle Baird (Earth, Environment, and Society PhD) co-authored “Reining...
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January 6th 2026

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Presentations & Media Coverage for Fall 2025

Madi Lou Alexander (Sociology PhD) presented their thesis entitled “I’m...
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January 6th 2026

CLAS Grad Student Accolades: Awards & Grants for Fall 2025

Madi Lou Alexander (Sociology PhD) was awarded an American Sociological Association...
December 1st 2025

PSU Psychology Program Receives Additional CDC/NIOSH Funding to Support Graduate Training in Occupational Health

Portland State University’s long-running training program in occupational health psychology has received an additional year of support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (CDC/NIOSH). The supplemental funding will...
e-bike on the psu campus
October 23rd 2025

Portland State's New E-Bike Lending Library is Open

The Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University...
Close-up of a chemistry lab table, with a person's hands wearing protective gloves and several vials and containers visible.
October 15th 2025

From Fundamental Science to Industrial Solutions: How PSU’s UVDF Catalyst Drives Real-World Impacts in Green Chemistry

Turning research from a university chemistry lab into a commercial product...
Stressed woman with head in hands in front of laptop
October 10th 2025

Study: When stress helps — or hurts — at work

Not all stress at work is bad, according to new research out of Portland...
People inside the first floor lobby of Vernier Science Center
October 2nd 2025

Vernier Science Center marks first year of providing spaces that foster connections

On a recent Monday, more than 150 new and returning graduate students filled...