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February 19, 2021<February 19, 2021

A Minimum Requirement of Neutrality
U.S. Supreme Court ruling blocks N.Y. Governor’s strict capacity caps on attendance numbers for religious gatherings

by Conor Carroll

In a 5-4 majority ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court sided with religious institutions in a dispute over COVID-19 restrictions established by New York Governor…

February 9, 2021<February 19, 2021

Pigs Saving the World
Pigs are candidates to help solve America’s organ donation problem and diabetes

by Sophie Meyers

Illustration by Hlie Moua Recently, great strides have been made in the research and development of xenotransplantation from pigs to humans. The transplantation of…

January 18, 2021<February 19, 2021

Georgia on Everyone’s Mind
Two seats from Georgia just reshaped the U.S. Senate after historic and fraught campaigns

by Conor Carroll

The 2020 election results surprised pundits and politicians alike with many contradicting polls for President and Congress across the United States, but one of…

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…