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November 2, 2020<November 18, 2020

Portland State University’s First Homelessness and Housing Insecurity Study
Pre and Post Covid 19 survey conducted at PSU is the first to include staff

by Sophie Meyers

A recent survey conducted by Portland State University’s Homelessness Research and Action Collaborative (HRAC) showed that 44.6% of student responders experienced housing insecurity, 16.1%…

November 2, 2020<November 18, 2020

Airborne Innovation
Drones and Robots Battling COVID-19

by Sophie Meyers

Inshuti Mu Buzima (IMB), a sister organization to Partners in Health (PIH) based in Rwanda has partnered with Zipline to acquire more reliable cancer…

digital illustration of the country of Brazil with their flag in the middle of it.

October 6, 2020<November 18, 2020

Crisis in Brazil
Indigenous Communities of Brazil Under Compound Threat

by Sophie Meyers

The Indigenous communities of Brazil have recently been impacted by government incursions onto Indigenous lands and have been disproportionately affected by the novel coronavirus….

illustration of a gang of picket signs, one in the middle keeps focus as it says "The far reaching effects of police violence in America"

October 2, 2020<October 2, 2020

The Far Reaching Effects of Police Violence Across America

by Sophie Meyers

Since its founding in 2013, Black Lives Matter protests have been shining a light on the inequitable treatment of marginalized communities in America. This…

illustrated jellyfish with a data prosthetic inside the bell of the jellyfish.

October 1, 2020<October 1, 2020

Swimming Robots Versus Cyborg Jellyfish

by Sophie Meyers

Jellyfish cover the ocean, they can survive in varying temperatures, salinities, oxygen concentrations and below 3700 meters deep (about 2.3 miles). Scientists are currently…

an illustrated spot of red blood on a white background

October 1, 2020<October 1, 2020

Untold Costs
The Lasting Harm of CS Gas

by Vivian Veidt

In the months since nightly demonstrations began in Portland following the police killing of George Floyd on May 25, the deployment of CS or…

drawings of faceless people grasping at their throats for breath

September 28, 2020<October 1, 2020

Waiting to Exhale
The stress of unemployment and governmental stalement

by Conor Carroll

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 2020 had the highest rate of unemployment nationally and the largest month to month increase since…

illustration of a sickly looking jail building, blue sky behind it, barbedwire surrounding the jail.

June 4, 2020<June 4, 2020

Added Punishment
COVID-19 pandemic strains prisons across the U.S.

by Sophie Meyers

There is no difference between prison health and public health when it comes to communicable diseases; what you see within a prison environment will…

illustration of four faces sticking their tongues out at each other, with little viruses slipping off the tongues.

June 3, 2020<June 3, 2020

Oregon Reopens
Coronavirus Remains a Risk to the Public

by Vivian Veidt

As states across the nation enter their first phases of reopening, the novel coronavirus persists as a threat to public health. Nationwide, as of…

Illustration of a video classroom with orange, blue and pink faces fill the twelve squares.

June 3, 2020<June 3, 2020

The Shift to Remote Learning
Challenges, drawbacks, and various approaches in continuing to educate during the spread of coronavirus

by Emma CrowE

Governor Kate Brown has announced that kindergarten through twelfth grade and post-secondary education in Oregon has transferred to remote learning until the fall of…