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Professor and students in chemistry lab
March 7th 2024

PSU researchers named to National Academy of Inventors

Three Portland State professors are being recognized by the National Academy...
Wildfire smoke from the 2020 Labor Day wildfires
March 1st 2024

What caused 2020 extreme weather events? PSU study explores meteorology behind extreme fire, snow

The same weather system that led to the spread of the devastating Labor Day...
Students sitting at a table with notebooks
February 27th 2024

PSU study sheds light on racial inequality in higher education

A new collaborative study revealed that disparities in the share of Black...
Students and professors in class
February 16th 2024

‘Build as We Fight’: Mellon grant will help PSU reimagine social justice in Pacific Northwest

Portland State’s Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies — one of the oldest...
Alison Heryer stands in front of several dress forms
February 9th 2024

Art + Design faculty Alison Heryer receives College of the Arts Dean's Council Award for Research, Scholarship and Creativity

Alison Heryer, the Sue Horn-Caskey & Charles F. Caskey Professor in Textile...
Portland State campus
February 2nd 2024

Portland State releases 2023 Oregon statewide homelessness report

Homelessness in Oregon increased by 8.5 percent from 2022, according to...
Closeup of a drinking fountain that also includes a water-bottle refilling station.
January 29th 2024

How A Gen Z Habit Could Help Save the Public Water Supply

If you've spent any time on social media recently, you may have seen a much-coveted...
Coffee beans in grinder
December 6th 2023

Brewing discoveries: PSU volcanologist perfects espresso using geophysics

What happens when a volcanologist and a coffee expert walk into a bar? They...
A woman examines a glass container in a laboratory
November 16th 2023

25 PSU Faculty Members Ranked Among Most-Cited Science Researchers in 2022

25 PSU faculty members were ranked among the top 100,000 most-cited science...
Annie Lindgren headshot
November 8th 2023

ANNIE LINDGREN NAMED INTERIM AVP FOR RESEARCH

Portland State University is pleased to announce the appointment of Annie...
Shakespeare portrait with “Shakespeare’s First Folio: 1623-2023”
October 16th 2023

‘Let Shakespeare serve the city’: PSU and partnering arts organizations celebrate 400 years of the Bard

There will be much ado about Shakespeare this year at Portland State and...
Aerial image of glacier
September 25th 2023

Glaciers becoming smaller and disappearing, PSU inventory finds

The Western United States is losing its glaciers. A new inventory from Portland...