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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...
Aerial view of a highway onramp with another highway running underneath it
May 17th 2023

When People Who Are Houseless Have Nowhere to Go: Responding to Encampments on State Transportation Rights-Of-Way

Portland State University (PSU) has been awarded a new contract by the National...
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...
Ryan Petteway in profile with Nina Simone record on the wall behind him
May 2nd 2023

Dr. Ryan Petteway uses poetry, music in his public health scholarship and teaching

Ryan Petteway, associate professor at the Oregon Health & Science University-Portland...
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...
The Neighborhood Story Project Tennessee Researchers
April 14th 2023

Enabling and Strengthening Vulnerable Communities

Neighborhoods change, either through gentrification, decreased property...
Photo of the LiDAR sensor installed on a pole, overlooking a street in Texas. The sensor is a small white box mounted to the top of a gray metal pole and attached by a black cord.
March 10th 2023

New LiDAR System Pinpoints Pedestrian Behavior to Improve Efficiency and Safety at Intersections

Pedestrian safety is critical to improving walkability in cities. To that...
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...
Making mathematics equitable for all.
March 2nd 2023

Making Mathematics Accessible and Equitable For All Students

Defining mathematics is the motivation behind Professor Eva Thanheiser's...
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...