Author: pdxclas
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A PSU student’s guide to advocacy
Portland State grad student Janae Hicks shares practical ways that you can make advocacy happen.
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Flying high: PSU math student lands full-ride scholarship, Air Force job
Portland State grad student Rebecca Bryant is carrying on her family’s legacy in the U.S. Air Force — but blazing her own path as a math researcher, thanks to a scholarship from the Department of Defense.
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‘Is a hotdog a sandwich?’ (and 6 other reasons why PSU Philosophy Camp was awesome)
This camp for rising high school juniors and seniors provided an intensive but fun introduction to philosophy for college credit.
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PSU grad student wins Department of Energy fellowship
Ashlynn Crisp is one of just 33 doctoral students in the country to land a Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship.
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Alum named 2022 Women of Influence honoree
Chandra Robinson ’98, a licensed architect — one of only four Black architects in the state of Oregon — and principal at LEVER Architecture, has been named a 2022 Women of Influence honoree by Portland Business Journal.
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Undergrads: get hands-on research experience (and maybe get paid!)
PSU is offering 3 research programs for students this summer. Apply now! Research Experiences for Undergraduates, or REUs for short, can be anywhere between 6 and 10 weeks long and are often paid.
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PSU professor’s book shows you how to be a climate activist
A new book written by PSU chemistry professor John Perona and published by our student-run publishing house Ooligan Press can help you join the fight for climate action.
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Student becomes PSU’s first Native Ph.D. in math
Benjamin Quanah Parker just became the first Native student to earn his Ph.D. in mathematical sciences at PSU. “When they told me I was a doctor, it was surreal. I was in disbelief. I still am at times.”