NEWS

Medicinal Chemist Jane Kelly
July 7th 2021

NIH grants support the development of treatments for major diseases

Portland State University Researchers Jane Kelly and Papireddy Kancharla...
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...
A wildfire burns on a mountain slope at night
June 29th 2021

PSU wildfire researcher supports ban of fireworks over the holiday weekend

Heading into a long 4th of July weekend, cities and counties across Oregon...
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...
photo of apartment
June 28th 2021

New PSU Report Calculates Cost of Oregon Evictions

A new report by Portland State University’s Homelessness Research & Action...
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...
Brett Stinson
June 21st 2021

Honors Thesis Q and A: What Brett Stinson learned about air pollution at a local middle school 

Portland’s Harriet Tubman Middle School sits right next to I-5 and may...
Marguerita Lightfoot
June 8th 2021

OHSU-PSU School of Public Health Announces New Associate Dean for Research

Dr. Marguerita Lightfoot, PhD, has been appointed the Associate Dean for...
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...