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Medicinal Chemist Jane Kelly
July 7th 2021

NIH grants support the development of treatments for major diseases

Portland State University Researchers Jane Kelly and Papireddy Kancharla...
July 6th 2021

With NSF grant, PSU to do internal deep dive to identify systemic inequalities among STEM faculty

The numbers don't lie: Women and minorities have historically, and continue to be, underrepresented in STEM fields — science, technology, engineering and mathematics — and it's no different at Portland State. Beyond the numbers is a more complicated picture of why some faculty stay...
A wildfire burns on a mountain slope at night
June 29th 2021

PSU wildfire researcher supports ban of fireworks over the holiday weekend

Heading into a long 4th of July weekend, cities and counties across Oregon...
Wholesale center and bicycles in Zaatari refugee camp
June 29th 2021

10 years later: PSU research shows how Syrian refugee-led supply networks and marketplaces improve quality of life inside and outside camp

Portland State business faculty’s six-year refugee camp case study reveals...
The Edith Green–Wendell Wyatt Federal Building in downtown Portland. Eco-friendly building exterior showing green plants growing in front of high windows.
June 23rd 2021

Urban Experimentation Can Help Develop Sustainable Policies

Portland State University TREC researchers Kelly Clifton, Kristin Tufte and...
Amy Ehrhart collecting oysters for her research
June 23rd 2021

Pharmaceutical and industrial pollutants are a threat to aquatic food chain

Wastewater treatment facilities clean the water that goes down our sinks...
A bus passed by a crosswalk
June 22nd 2021

Dissertation Fellow Travis Glick Develops System-Level Transit Performance Metrics

We're proud to announce the publication of a new NITC dissertation: "Methodologies...
Lead apron
June 22nd 2021

STARK STREET MATERIALS: BETTER RADIATION SHIELDING MATERIALS

Stark Street Materials, a Portland State University Business Accelerator...
Illustration of muscles
June 22nd 2021

Edgewise Therapeutics

Boulder, Colorado-based Edgewise Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical...
Bioscience Illustration
June 22nd 2021

The Oregon Bioscience Association

Founded in 1989, the Oregon Bioscience Association (Oregon Bio), a 501(c)(6)...
Science classroom with microscope and blackboard.
June 22nd 2021

A tool to support the development of a STEM identity

Assistant Professor Karlyn Adams-Wiggins recently received a $70,000 National...
Elementary-aged kid solving math problems on whiteboard
June 3rd 2021

PSU math ed professor gets NSF grant to develop anti-bias training for teachers

Teachers' biases, whether intentional or not, can impact students' learning...