Music class in sync with higher math scores — but only at higher-income schools, PSU study finds
Daniel Mackin Freeman, a doctoral candidate in sociology, and Dara Shifrer, an associate professor of sociology, used a large nationally ...
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Republicans and Blacks most hesitant to get COVID vaccine, PSU spatial analysis finds
Vaccine hesitancy remains a public health challenge that cuts across the country as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, but Republican ...
Overconfidence bolsters anti-scientific views, PSU study finds
Historically, the scientific community has relied on educating the public in order to increase agreement with scientific consensus. New research ...
PSU study shows vaping cannabinoid acetate leads to formation of deadly gas
A new study by Portland State University’s Robert Strongin doctoral student Kaelas Munger provides insight into the potential risks of ...
PSU, WSU researchers to study atmospheric ridges, a factor in Pacific Northwest’s extreme weather events
Last year's record-breaking heatwave, recent droughts and the 2020 Labor Day megafires that swept across Oregon and Washington all share ...
PSU planning students seek to improve safety for houseless pedestrians
In 2022, a PSU Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) team made headlines with their strategies to improve safety for houseless ...
New PSU research predicts the disappearance of Olympic Peninsula glaciers
By 2070, the glaciers on the Olympic Peninsula, in Washington State, will have largely disappeared, said Andrew G. Fountain, professor ...
PSU study challenges idea that college degree is still the great equalizer
A college degree has long been touted as the great equalizer in our country, but a new Portland State study ...
Parents can influence children’s choice and success in STEM major, PSU study finds
If one of your parents majored in a STEM (science, technology, engineering or math) field, there's a better chance you'll ...
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New study shows snacking on mixed tree nuts may impact cardiovascular risk factors and increase serotonin
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Ignoring Native American data perpetuates misleading white ‘deaths of despair’ narrative, study finds
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Mount Sinai researchers awarded $12 million NIH grant to create a center to unravel novel causes of food allergy and atopic dermatitis
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Hydrogen peroxide from tea and coffee residue: New pathway to sustainability
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Volcano-like rupture could have caused magnetar slowdown
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The next generation of global health innovators: Michelson Prize winners announced