Lelani Lealiiee, Portland State University senior and BUILD EXITO scholar, is in the process of recruiting members for a PSU branch of the American Medical Women’s Association. The student organization…
Rideshare horror stories
Nightmares from behind the steering wheel of a nightcrawler Driving Mrs. Pukey Nightcrawlers are what some people in the rideshare industry call people who work the graveyard shift. Personally, I…
PDX March for Science 2017: making America great again
Protesters marched all across the United States for the nationwide event “March for Science,” on Saturday, April 22, 2017. Participants carried signs and spoke out against President Donald Trump’s proposed…
Earth Day 2017
Portland State students and community members celebrated Earth Day 2017 on Friday, April 21, sharing their message and hopes for a global vision of environmental and climate literacy. A diverse…
Planning for Jupiter with Les Johnson
Portland State Aerospace Society hosted a free event featuring Les Johnson, a world-renowned author, physicist and self-described “space nerd” on April 18 at PSU in conjunction with Rose City Astronomers….
Space newbies celebrated by PSAS
The Portland State Aeronautical Society gathered together on April 12 in the new and spacious rocket room to celebrate Yuri Gagarin, the first man in space, along with the arrival…
Weed science 101
Since recreational marijuana has become legal in Oregon, you may have noticed a familiar, skunky scent more often or walked into a dispensary yourself to try some special chocolates. Popularity…
Calling all space nerds
The National Aeronautical and Space Administration’s deputy manager in its Advanced Concepts Office at the Marshall Space Flight Center, Les Johnson, will give a free lecture at Portland State commencing…
PSAS tested, NASA approved
Portland State Aerospace Society announced a major milestone on March 6 after receiving approval from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for its CubeStat Launch Initiative titled, “The Oregon Satellite…
PSU professor goes to space?
Portland State professor Dr. Evan Thomas has been selected as one of 32 final candidates for two astronaut positions at the Canadian Space Agency. Thomas was an aerospace engineer at the…
Upcoming eclipse inspires NASA-approved capstone
For the first time since 1918, a total solar eclipse will traverse the entire United States and is set to do so on August 21, 2017. The eclipse is projected…