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How to Succeed in College After a Long Break
Returning to college after taking a long break is an exciting opportunity but comes with unique challenges. Getting your degree is an amazing achievement alone, but can be especially tough if you are working full-time and balancing a family. We know that non-traditional students face different challenges than younger students and we are here to…
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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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Exploring Fluid Mechanics in Space: Unlocking Secrets with Raúl Bayoán Cal
In the vast field of fluid mechanics, researchers strive to unravel the intricate dynamics and forces that govern the behavior of fluids. Raúl Bayoán Cal has dedicated his career to studying these physical phenomena, and recently in the context of space exploration.
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Ship Talk: A Portland State University Admissions Podcast
Ship Talk, a new Portland State University Admissions Podcast, has launched! Co-hosts Stacey Horton and Kanani Porotesano are joined by special guests each week as we share with you everything we love most and the opportunities that await you on our unique urban campus. The first episode, released earlier this week and available below, focuses…
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Summer of Art: Galleries to Get Your Art Fix This Summer
As the year winds down, we students begin to plan to do all sorts of fun things on our summer break. Or heck, some of us might be starting now! Regardless, it’s always helpful to gather some good ideas of how you should spend your newfound freetime. Some of you may head home during break,…
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Meet Makenzie Lystrup, PSU alum and new director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
Portland State alumnus Makenzie Lystrup was appointed director of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight. In this Q&A, Lystrup reflects on her time at PSU and her new role.
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PSU alum leads Byzantine chant during King Charles’ coronation
Portland State alum Alexander Lingas can now say he is a part of history in a way that no one else since 1953 can. Lingas was tapped to form and direct the Byzantine Chant Ensemble as part of King Charles’ Coronation at Westminster Abbey on May 6. The seven-member choir performed selected verses of Psalm…
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2023’s Best Study Spots on Campus
Spring term is finally here! It’s a time of year that brings excitement to some and fear to others. But with two thirds of the school year done, it’s time to buckle down and get into gear in order to finish it strong! It’s helpful to keep good study spots in mind for when you’ll…
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‘You just want to know these people’: PSU students archive historic Black family’s photo collection
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.