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E-bike
February 9th 2021

E-Bike Act to Encourage Use of Electric Bicycles Cites PSU Transportation Research

Citing two Portland State University studies conducted through the Transportation...
Kelly Rodgers (right) and a PSU skyline (left)
February 3rd 2021

Introducing the Newest NITC Dissertation Fellow: Kelly Rodgers of Portland State

The National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) is proud...
People board a public bus
February 1st 2021

PSU Experts In Transportation And Homelessness Collaborate On National Transit Project

Photo by Page Light Studios/iStock Two national research centers at Portland...
Bendable displays
February 1st 2021

Magwire: improving flexible displays

Portland startup Magwire Inc. is a solutions-based nanotechnology company...
Illustration of tree and DNA
January 26th 2021

A PSU study seeks to explore new horizons of plant evolution

A team of researchers led by Portland State biology professor Mitch Cruzan...
A cyclist a light
January 22nd 2021

Portland State Researchers Will Help Develop Guidance to Reduce Conflicts Between Drivers and Bicyclists at Intersections

Subcontract: NCHRP 15-73 Design Options to Reduce Turning Motor Vehicle...
Seal swimming in water
January 8th 2021

Nature-based engineering

Can seal whiskers help us design better wind and solar farms, suspension...
20 mph speed limit sign
December 29th 2020

EFFECT OF RESIDENTIAL STREET SPEED LIMIT REDUCTION FROM 25 TO 20 MI/HR ON DRIVING SPEEDS IN PORTLAND, OREGON

In 2015, the City of Portland adopted Vision Zero's objective of eliminating...
Portland State University
December 16th 2020

PSU researchers among top in the world

A new study published in PLOS Biology Journal lists Portland State researchers...
Smoke and fire billowing in the sky and burned trees
December 14th 2020

Oregon's Western Cascades watershed to experience larger, more frequent fires, PSU study finds

The Clackamas Basin rarely experiences the intense fire activity that burned...
December 10th 2020

Celebrating Graduate Student Success: Tendai Mafireyi

Chemistry Ph.D. student Tendai Mafireyi Tendai Mafireyi, a Ph.D. student in chemistry professor Robert Strongin's lab, was recently honored by being named the Top Chemistry Graduate Student at the Sigma Xi 2020 Annual Meeting and Student...
Electromagnetic field
December 7th 2020

FluxMagic

FluxMagic is a Portland-based startup that develops novel magnetic devices...