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A Western diet high in fat and sugar can pack on the pounds. But it can also put someone at greater risk of developing severe sepsis, according to a study by a Portland State University researcher. The study, appearing in the Feb. 11 edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy...

New research from Portland State University finds vitamin D, or a lack thereof can trigger or suspend embryonic development in a species of fish. The study also provides evidence suggesting the vitamin is critical to the early development...

Portland has a reputation as an eco-leader. Through its pioneering land-use policies, robust transportation network and green infrastructure, the city’s government, residents and businesses show a collective responsibility for fixing global problems such as climate change. The city’s...

Rudeness. Sarcastic comments. Demeaning language. Interrupting or talking over someone in a meeting. Workplace incivilities such as these are becoming increasingly common, and a new study from Portland State University and University of Illinois researchers found this behavior has the potential...

Portland State University researchers have made a significant breakthrough...

There are perks to becoming a manager: higher pay, career mobility, and more authority and influence when it comes to making decisions. But there are also downsides: having too much work and not enough time to do it. A new study from Portland State University and University of Zurich researchers...

A Portland State University math and statistics professor has been awarded nearly $500,000 to continue his work as part of the largest family history study of Alzheimer's disease in the world. Bruno Jedynak uses algorithms and statistical...

A Portland State University math professor has received a portion of a $2 million grant to refine and study whether a new tool can help math teachers be more effective in the classroom. The project, "Using Technology to Capture Classroom Interactions (UTCCI): The Design, Validation and...

Researchers at Portland State University and Oregon State University looking at the aftermath of wildfires in southwestern Oregon and northern California found that after 20 years, even in severely burned areas, Douglas-fir grew back on its own without the need for salvage logging and replanting....

Researchers from Portland State University and the Oregon Department of Geology...

With the help of a federal grant, a Portland State University professor is trying to make it faster and easier to diagnose an increasingly common language disorder known as anomia. Gerasimos Fergadiotis, a speech-language pathologist in PSU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Steven...

Antarctica's sandy polar desert, the McMurdo Dry Valleys, has undergone changes over the past decade and the recent discovery of thawing permafrost, thinning glaciers and melting ground ice by a Portland State University-led research team are signs that rapid and widespread change could be...