Portland State Magazine Spring 2013

SPRING 2013 PORTLAND STATE MAGAZINE 5 Fueling Oregon’s economy OREGON’S ELECTRIC vehicle industry has grown significantly despite the recent recession, according to a new report by Portland State’s Northwest Economic Research Center. The report found the electric vehicle industry—including parts suppliers, engineering firms, and manufacturers—plugged $266.6 million into the state’s economy and paid an estimated $32.7 million in local, state and federal taxes in 2012. The study sets a baseline to gauge future industry performance. Electric Avenue, a block of charging stations on campus (pictured here), is another way Portland State is studying EV use in the region. IT’S NOT HOW MUCH violence a child is exposed to that can create emotional and behavioral problems. It’s exposure to a variety of different types of violence. That was a surprising finding in a five-year study by Laura Hickman of Portland State and researchers at the RAND Corporation. The study, published in the Journal of Interpersonal Violence , found that children had the most negative symptoms when exposed to more than one category of violence, including sexual abuse, maltreatment, or witnessing violence such as last year’s fatal shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut. Photo©Shannon Hicks/Newtown Bee /ZUMAPRESS.com. PA R K B L O C K S Children and violence