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Portland State Interim President Stephen Percy is launching a “Safer Together” initiative that advances the comprehensive campus safety plan that he announced in October. “We all have a role to play in working toward a safe and secure campus. That’s the shared responsibility behind...

A new paper from Portland State University’s Department of Chemistry has identified pine rosin, a substance with well-known toxic properties, is being used as a thickening agent in cannabis oil used in vaping devices. Robert Strongin,...

In 10 years, students graduating from Portland State University are earning a higher return on the investment they made in their higher education degree than their counterparts at Oregon State University and University of Oregon, according...

This January, Portland State and other local organizations are hosting multiple events honoring the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and exploring the current state of Black activism in Oregon and across the United States. The main campus event is a talk by scholar, pastor, author...

Portland State University announced its undergraduate honor rolls for fall term 2019. There are two PSU honor roll lists: the President's List and Dean's List. Criteria for each are as follows: President's List Undergraduate students...

Sand crabs, a key species in beach ecosystems, were found to have increased...

Four PSU programs made US News and World Report’s list of Best Online Programs this year. PSU’s Online Bachelor's, Online Master’s in Business (non-MBA), Online Master’s in Education and Online MBA programs ranked high enough in their disciplines to be called U.S. News Best Online...

In 1906, Francis Galton was at a country fair where attendees had the opportunity to guess the weight of a dead ox. Galton took the guesses of 787 fair-goers and found that the average guess was only one pound off of the correct weight — even when individual guesses were off base. This...

Portland State University’s College of Education (COE) this week advanced 20 places in its ranking for the U.S. News Best Online Graduate Education Programs—specifically, master’s degrees. U.S. News announced today that the COE had moved from 89th out of 299 in the category in 2019...

Extreme heat kills more people in the United States than any other type of hazardous weather and will likely become even deadlier due to climate change. However, extreme heat does not affect all people equally. Surface temperatures in different neighborhoods within a single city can vary...

While providing benefits to the environment, some trees also emit gases to the atmosphere that worsen air pollution and alter climate. Field trials in Oregon and Arizona show that poplar trees, which emit trace amounts of the gas isoprene,...

The Cultural Resource Centers at Portland State are more than just spaces for students to gather. The centers are spaces for students to find refuge, to organize, study and yes, eat a snack or two. “It’s a place for them to find community and work to find their...