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Portland State University researchers Martin Swobodzinski and Amy Parker are laying the groundwork for digital apps that will help travelers of all abilities navigate both indoors and out. Current technology leaves a lot to be desired...

As the wildfires and hotter summers become more frequent in the Northwest, experts from across a range of sectors including academia, state and federal agencies, tribal communities and municipal governments throughout the region gathered...

Researchers from Portland State University and Oregon Health & Science University have been awarded a three-year $2.5 million award from the Department of Defense to help improve soldiers' mental health, resilience and readiness. PSU's...

The quality of the daily interactions between an employee and their manager has the potential to positively or negatively impact their well-being over time, according to a new study with authors from The School of Business at Portland State University. The study, “Daily perceptions of...

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...

More than four years since a massive 7.8 magnitude earthquake devastated Nepal, killing nearly 9,000 and destroying hundreds of thousands of homes and buildings, much of the world's attention has moved on. But a Portland State University professor is returning to the Himalayan nation for...

A new Portland State University study suggests that bullying bosses aren't just bad for employee morale and well-being — they can also be bad for workplace safety. Liu-Qin Yang, an associate professor of industrial-organizational psychology in PSU's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,...

A Portland State University biology professor will continue her research into the effect of the Western diet on the immune system and disease outcomes, thanks to a $1.25 million grant from the National Institutes of Health. Brooke Napier, an assistant biology professor in PSU's College...

Researchers from Portland State University and the University of Texas Medical Branch have been awarded a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to generate a clearer and more detailed structure of Sulfolobus spindle-shaped virus 1, a virus that thrives in high-temperature...

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...

From high levels of lead found in school drinking water to industry sites releasing toxic heavy metals into the air, over 40 years of regulations in the United States have failed to protect human and environmental health from toxic chemicals. In a new paper published in BioScience, Portland...

PSU chemistry professor Kevin Reynolds (center), Jane Kelly and Papireddy Kancharla. A team of Portland State University researchers who have discovered a possible one-pill cure for malaria has received a $3.15 million grant from the...