NEWS

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...
Cars driving on flooded street
May 14th 2021

PSU's Climate Science Lab gets NASA grant to better simulate extreme precipitation

How well can a climate model simulate an extreme precipitation event and...
Greyscale photo of police officers carrying zip ties and a light in the background
May 3rd 2021

PSU’S Kimberly Kahn weighs in as part of a international commission on police violence

A commission of researchers released a timely report late last month that...
April 23rd 2021

PSU announces recipients of prestigious university research and mentoring awards

Portland State University announces the 2021 awards for excellence for research, graduate mentoring and research administration. The awards are among the university's highest honors. They recognize and incentivize PSU faculty and staff...