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Jungmin Kwon
June 15th 2022

Film faculty member Dr. Jungmin Kwon honored for research in the arts

Jungmin Kwon, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Film, has received...
Man on laptop in front of high-performance computing cluster
June 9th 2022

PSU secures $2.1M grant to expand data-driven research, training

As employers clamor for more data scientists and industrial and government...
dead trees in foreground with live trees behind
June 9th 2022

Portland State study shows how ‘green islands’ help forests regenerate after fire

Thanks to climate change, high-elevation forests in the Central Cascade mountains...
Professor Ken Stedman
May 24th 2022

PSU professor honored for broader impacts of research activities

The Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS) has selected...
View of the Steel Bridge, a through truss, double-deck vertical-lift bridge across the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon.
May 20th 2022

Resilient and Rapid Repair Measures for Bridges Following Major Earthquakes

An Oregon Department of Transportation (ODOT) report, Resilient and Rapid...
A young Black woman rides an e-bike with a small child in the passenger seat behind her. They both wear helmets as they ride down a bicycle boulevard.
May 20th 2022

Using E-Bike Purchase Incentive Programs to Expand the Market

Would monetary incentives encourage more people to buy e-bikes? Portland...
close up image of tall grass with building and fence in far off background
May 19th 2022

PSU's Cleantech Challenge 2022

Portland State University’s Cleantech Challenge, geared toward cleantech...
Red-legged frog in someone's hands
May 16th 2022

Home on the range: PSU researchers help map where wildlife roam across Oregon

Why did the frog cross the road? To get to the other side to mate and lay...
April 25th 2022

PSU announces recipients of prestigious university research and mentoring awards

From left: Randall Bluffstone, Katy Barber, Anne Thompson, Leigh Ahlgren Portland State University announces the 2022 awards for excellence in research, graduate mentoring and research administration. The awards are among the university's...
April 22nd 2022

SPEAX

Ataia Medical is enhancing patient care with SPEAX; a medical device improving communication for those utilizing BiPAP machines as an essential part of their medical care. BiPAP machines are used as a form of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) therapy which facilitates breathing through a tube...
Image of a bioswale
April 15th 2022

Rain, floods and green infrastructure: are cities mitigating the hazards equitably?

As cities grow, the area of impervious surfaces they cover grows. In...
Green roof
April 14th 2022

PSU receives NSF grant to improve understanding of green roofs

Across the country, cities are increasingly embracing green roofs due...