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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...

For the sixth year in a row, the Pickathon Music Festival, which opens Friday, August 2 at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, Ore., will feature a brand-new, temporary performance venue designed and built by Portland State University School of Architecture students from reused materials. This...

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,...

At Portland State University, innovation is ingrained in the student body. It’s not uncommon for students to not only think about problems, but develop solutions. The PSU CleanTech Challenge, hosted recently at PSU’s Viking Pavilion at the Peter W. Stott Center as part of TechFest NW,...

President Donald Trump announced earlier this month that he intends to nominate Portland State University business alumna Judy Shelton (B.S. ‘76) for a seat on the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, the seven-member governing body of the Federal Reserve System. In March 2018, Shelton...

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...

Portland State University announced its undergraduate honor rolls for...

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...

If all goes according to plan, by December 2021 students from Portland State University will be the first group to launch a liquid-fueled rocket that makes it to the edge of space. The team, made up of members of PSU’s Aerospace Society,...

An interactive map of Portland showing temperature differences under two scenarios: a largely paved environment, which makes for hotter temperatures, and one in which cooling solutions, such as planting more vegetation and using reflective...