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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...
Teacher writing on whiteboard and two students in foreground
May 25th 2021

PSU professors win $1M grant to connect math teaching to real-world issues

"When will I ever use this in real life?" It's an age-old question that...
Photograph of Dr. Staci B. Martin with School of Social Work and Fulbright logos
May 21st 2021

Dr. Staci B. Martin Receives Fulbright Scholarship 2021–2022

The Fulbright Program is the most widely recognized and prestigious international...
Person walking on trail surrounded by large trees on either side
May 20th 2021

PSU-The Nature Conservancy partnership taps trees to address regional climate change

For the past two and a half years, Rose Graves has had one foot at Portland...