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December 6th 2021

Parents can influence children's choice and success in STEM major, PSU study finds

If one of your parents majored in a STEM (science, technology, engineering...
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...
May 30th 2017

Climate action in Portland: Updates from City-PSU partnership

Weeks after Portland and Multnomah County committed to transition to 100 percent renewable energy by 2050, six teams of PSU researchers and city representatives reported on their own efforts to reduce carbon emissions and prepare for climate change at the 2017 Portland Climate Action...
March 8th 2017

PSU researcher receives $877K NSF grant to study race and poverty as success barriers in STEM education

Portland State University Sociology professor Dara Shifrer has received an $877,836 grant from the National Science Foundation to study the effects race, poverty and disabilities may have on American students’ success in STEM education and careers. The five-year grant will allow Shifrer’s...

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