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February 16th 2022

Q&A with Dr. Kacy McKinney, lead researcher on Changing the Narrative

Dr. Kacy McKinney is a critical feminist geographer and visual artist. She...
Augmented Reality
October 6th 2020

Language Instruction gets a 21st Century Makeover

In the last 20 years, computers and the internet have made it possible...
Theater
October 5th 2020

Unlocking the Language and Culture of 17th Century Spanish Theater

Professor DeLys Ostlund of the Dept. of World Languages and Literatures...
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September 28th 2020

The science of conserving our cultural heritage

Acclaimed artist Heather Becker once noted: “Conservation is a meeting...
April 10th 2018

PSU professor receives National Endowment for the Humanities grant to work on Soviet literature

Cassio de Oliveira (right), a Portland State University assistant professor of Russian, World Languages and Literatures, will receive a $6,000 stipend from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to fund his research this summer...
October 6th 2017

PSU receives $1 million grant to use science to study and conserve artwork

The skillful coupling of chemistry and art by Portland State University professor Tami Lasseter Clare has helped save valuable pieces of artwork from being lost to peeling, flaking, fading and cracking. Clare’s use of cutting-edge conservation science to preserve fine art recently led...