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Music alumna Emily Cadiz teaching.
January 3rd 2024

PSU Music alumna is in the news for her innovative, adventure-based preschool curriculum

After a devastating brain injury, special education teacher Emily Cadiz found...
Wildfire smoke illustration
January 2nd 2024

Targeted household cleaning can reduce toxic chemicals post-wildfire, research shows

After the last embers of a campfire dim, the musky smell of smoke remains....
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...
Campus skybridge
November 1st 2023

PSU partners on $1.24M grant from U.S. Department of Education

Portland State University is partnering with Western Michigan University...
Appendicularian feeding on cyanobacterium
September 20th 2023

Portland State research activity reaches all-time high

Portland State’s research productivity surged in the 2022-23 fiscal year...
Laila Seewang
August 16th 2023

Laila Seewang, Architecture faculty, receives College of the Arts Dean’s Council Award for Research, Scholarship and Creativity

Laila Seewang, Ph.D., assistant professor in Portland State's School of Architecture,...
Mount St. Helens
June 28th 2023

New research shows climate change will increase impacts of volcanic eruptions

Volcanic disasters have been studied since Pompeii was buried in 79 A.D.,...
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...
COVID-19 vaccine
July 20th 2022

Overconfidence bolsters anti-scientific views, new PSU study finds

Historically, the scientific community has relied on educating the public...
Vaping electronic cigarette
July 15th 2022

PSU study shows vaping cannabinoid acetate leads to formation of deadly gas

A new study by Portland State University’s Robert Strongin and doctoral...
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...
Blue Glacier
April 19th 2022

New PSU research predicts the disappearance of Olympic Peninsula glaciers

By 2070, the glaciers on the Olympic Peninsula, in Washington State, will...