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Join us TOMORROW, Oct. 8 at 5 p.m., for Tag, We’re It: Voices on Gender and Social Change. We have a great lineup of @PDXCLAS profs: 🔸Manjusha Gupte 🔸Leni Zumas 🔸Emily Shafer 🔸Eric Mankowski 🔸Shirley Jackson Register 👉 bit.ly/tag-gender

“When they told me I was a doctor, it was surreal. I was in disbelief. I still am at times.” Benjamin Quanah Parker just became the first Native American student to earn his Ph.D. in mathematical sciences at PSU. 🙌 bit.ly/3ojC3pC

"(DNA barcoding) gives us a much broader perspective of where deep-sea animals are living, what they’re eating, what is eating them, and how they’re migrating,” says Annie Lindgren, @PSU_Biology prof and @clee_psu director. smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national…

Three of our profs joined @KGWNews' Straight Talk to analyze Oregon's historic wildfires, the impact of climate change and what can be done moving forward ⬇️ kgw.com/video/entertai…

What's the buzz about bees? 🐝 Local emerging entomologist and @PSU_Biology grad student Stefanie Steele is working to answer Qs about native bees in the Portland area ⬇️

What does outreach mean to you? Join our favorite @NWNoggin duo, Bill Griesar and Jeff Leake, tomorrow for a conversation about outreach and the brain 🧠🎨

Lauren Park, a @PDXCLAS grad student in industrial/organizational psychology, shares the five most important lessons for orgs at any point on their DEI journey via @forbes forbes.com/sites/sap/2020…

Hannah Prather climbs trees to learn how they will adapt to climate change. Or how they won’t. She is part of a Smart Trees Collaborative whose research indicates increased risks of wildfire — tragically illustrated by recent fires across the region. bit.ly/3mrpvtk

@PDXCLAS' Eric Mankowski joins a virtual roundtable discussion on gun suicide prevention strategies tomorrow at noon ⬇️

“Urban areas like the suburbs of Portland -- they’ll probably recover pretty quickly,” @PDXCLAS's Max Nielsen-Pincus says. “But these rural communities that are impacted by nearby fires -- this could be a drag on their economy that lasts months or years.’’ usnews.com/news/business/…

New month, new beginnings. Say 👋 to @pdxmoss, who started today as our new dean. Learn more about him ➡️ bit.ly/2YVvInq

Researchers in @reichowlab used cryo-EM to create a 3-D reconstruction of a membrane protein at an unprecedented level of resolution, setting the stage for more effective drug development Learn more ➡️ bit.ly/3hC0adu

The tree at the bottom of the world -- and the humbling and challenging journey to find it.📍 @GeogPDX's Andrés Holz was part of a @natgeo expedition to find the southernmost tree so scientists could study the edge of an ecosystem in a changing climate. on.natgeo.com/2PJreLJ

Roberto de Anda, prof and chair of #PortlandState's Chicano-Latino Studies program, says race is a complex story among Latinos in the United States. opb.org/article/2020/0…

PSU is hosting a fall term webinar for students Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 10 am PDT. Learn about student life, health & well being and more. Registration is required and a recording will be available. Register using your pdx.edu address 👉 bit.ly/2DH30Pd

@XtremeVirusProf Great photo! Can we share on our CLAS Instagram? Is your lab at Lassen NP again?

Virus Hunting COVID-19 style.

"The positivity rate gives you an indirect assessment of that reproductive rate of the virus," says @PSU_Biology's Luis Ruedas. katu.com/news/coronavir…

#PortlandState's Shirley Jackson, a Black Studies prof who focuses on race and social movements, cites a few examples of events during the Portland protests that have both helped and hindered the cause refinery29.com/en-us/2020/08/…

A research team led by #PortlandState's Jeremy Spoon followed 400 households after the 2015 Nepal earthquakes to better understand the factors that contribute to resilience and change in short-term rural natural disaster recovery. Read more ➡️ bit.ly/3fmktdb

#JobAlert: #BlackStudies @Portland_State is hiring an assistant prof. Ph.D. or terminal degree, and strong knowledge of history and culture of the Black Experience in Oregon req'd. #AcademicTwitter #HigherEdJobs jobs.hrc.pdx.edu/postings/32936