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Spring is a time of renewal, growth — and giving back. This April 16–17,...

New research from Portland State University demonstrates that a substantial...

If you've spent any time on social media recently, you may have seen a much-coveted...

Jono Abshier (Biology Ph.D.) co-presented “Extremely Toxic: Identifying...

Christopher Aagaard (Mathematical Sciences Ph.D.) co-authored a submitted...

Angelica Chan (Speech and Hearing Sciences MS) was awarded a position in...

Natalie Cholula (Sociology Ph.D.) is a member of the Evicted in Oregon research...

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...

Whether or not a patient receives pain treatment when seeking emergency medical services may depend, in part, on their race or ethnicity, according to a new study by Portland State researchers. The study was published in the journal Medical Care and was led by PSU Sociology PhD student Jamie...

A number of juvenile school shooters in the U.S, including those suffering from serious mental illness, have been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Regardless of their age- and mental-health- related competencies, these...

Efforts to shift away from fossil fuels and replace oil and coal with renewable energy sources can help reduce carbon emissions but do so at the expense of increased inequality, according to a new Portland State University study. Julius...

A new Portland State University study suggests that the likelihood of a child being classified with an educational disability depends on the characteristics of their school and how distinctive they are from their peers. The study, published in the journal Society and Mental Health, found...