If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the collection of historic family photos found beneath a stairwell in a Northeast Portland home speaks volumes. Continue reading ‘You just want to know these people’: PSU students archive historic Black family’s photo collection
Portland State students in spring term’s Public History Lab: Women Scientists & Wikipedia will write Wikipedia articles for forgotten women scientists. The course is taught by Catherine McNeur, who is publishing a book about two forgotten scientist sisters this fall. Continue reading Want to help forgotten women scientists get their due? PSU has a course for that!
Baorong Luo spent the summer in Elliott Gall’s Healthy Building Research Lab at PSU where she researched how to clean indoor air during wildfires. Continue reading Student studies how to clean indoor air during wildfires
The upcoming “Creating a Just Climate Future: Community Dialogue” event is an opportunity for PSU’s community members to consider ways to build better together in identifying opportunities for PSU’s future climate action. Continue reading Join the effort to increase PSU’s collective impact for climate justice
Through his work with PSU’s Institute for Natural Resources, environmental science and management student Reagan Thomas is learning about rare Oregon species and gaining important job skills. Continue reading PSU student helps track rare species in Oregon
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. Continue reading Undergrads: get hands-on research experience (and maybe get paid!)
Understanding Homelessness, a new podcast from Portland State University’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative, tackles the underlying causes of homelessness, explains systems that perpetuate it, explores innovative solutions and shares stories from those with lived experiences. Continue reading New PSU podcast sheds light on homelessness
