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PSU student ‘living his dream’ with USGS internship
Never in his wildest dreams did Pascal Caraccioli Salinas imagine that he would be working with the U.S. Geological Survey as an undergrad, let alone an internship exploring geothermal resources — his dream career. “I thought I wasn’t going to be able to do this until after grad school,” Caraccioli Salinas said. For the internship… Read more
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5th grader teams up with PSU prof to show us her ‘Happy Place’ in new exhibit
The exhibit, on display through March 17, is a curated collection from the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. School Museum of Contemporary Art (KSMoCA), a contemporary art museum inside the Northeast Portland pre-K-5 school Read more
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Faculty Feature: Kiara Hill—Art History
Dr. Kiara Hill, Visiting Assistant Professor of Art History in the Art and Social Practice Program at Portland State, came to the art world in an indirect way. But that, she says, is maybe the point. Be sure to check out her current exhibit, in conjunction with KSMoCA, at the Littman Gallery in Smith Student Union… Read more
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PSU violin professor Tomás Cotik performs at Portland Winter Light Festival: video and Q and A
This year’s Portland Winter Light Festival features two performances by Tomás Cotik, assistant professor of violin at Portland State: a video projection of Ombra Musicia II (“musician’s shadow”) at PSU’s Urban Plaza on Feb. 3-4 and a performance of his Trio for Violin, Light and Shadow at the Lincoln Recital Hall on Feb. 11. Portland… Read more
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9 courses to learn about Black history + present and future
Don’t limit Black History Month to a month. Here are nine courses offered in spring term that focus on African and Black life. Read more
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Student research: Better design for the neurodiverse
PSU architecture students worked with Portland-based Relay Resources to study ways to improve design for neurodiverse individuals. Read more
