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Gene-editing technology is rapidly advancing, opening up the possibility that one day embryos could be altered so that babies don't inherit a disease that runs in the family. That day is still a long way away, but a Portland State University professor will begin tackling the ethical, legal...

Portland State University recently received a $460,000 grant in support of a study that aims to answer questions about how “regular” nuclear genomes and smaller mitochondrial genomes coevolve enabling cells to maintain essential functions....

A new Portland State University study found that graduate students are on board with wanting to adopt interactive teaching methods but often don't get the training or support they need from their institutions to do so. Research has shown that students may benefit more from the use of student-centered...

DesignMedix’ lead product, experimental anti-malaria medicine DM1157, has begun human clinical trials. DM1157, discovered at Portland State University (PSU) and developed by PSU spin-out DesignMedix, was designed to overcome the serious issue of growing drug resistance among malaria medicines....

A Portland State University professor recently received a $230,000 grant to study fragments of ancient pottery and sediments to answer the question: what did indigenous Arctic Alaskan people eat and how did they prepare their food over...

Chile had some of the worst wildfires in its nation's history in 2017, but policymakers and communities should expect larger and more frequent wildfires in the years to come, according to a new study co-authored by a Portland State University professor. In the study, published online Aug....

A new Portland State University study suggests that the disproportionate placement of racial minorities into special education for learning disabilities is largely because of social inequities outside of schools rather than racially biased educators. Some attribute the overplacement to...

A Portland State University professor recently received a $350,000 federal...

"Orange is the New Black," the hit Netflix prison comedy-drama, has drawn both praise and criticism for its depiction of women inmates at a fictional federal prison. A new book from a Portland State University professor uses the popular series as a starting point to offer a more realistic...

A Portland State University professor has received a $3.3 million federal grant to study the impact of an early-learning program aimed at improving children's readiness for kindergarten and later grades. PSU College of Liberal Arts and...

A new Portland State University study shows that even though water quality has improved in South Korea's Han River basin since the 1990s, there are still higher-than-acceptable levels of pollutants in some of the more urbanized regions in and around the capital Seoul. ...

The drone whirred to life, then shot skyward for a bird's-eye view of an upland prairie habitat in Cooper Mountain Nature Park just outside Beaverton. Equipped with a camera, the small white drone buzzed overhead, snapping photos of the...