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Left: Katherine Keeling Headshot. Right: Daniel Duford Painting at the NE 60th Ave MAX Station.
July 22nd 2025

Transportation Alumni Highlight: Katherine Keeling, Class of 2022

Katherine Keeling graduated from Portland State University (PSU) in 2022...
Three photos: West Burnside Street, the Vancouver Amtrak Station, and the International School of Portland
July 22nd 2025

Better Block PSU Updates: Students Move Transportation Projects Forward for the Portland Metro Area

Portland State University (PSU) students are once again transforming ideas...
Students and instructors in Copenhagen, Denmark
July 22nd 2025

Learning From Copenhagen: How Experiencing a Cycling City Shapes Future Professionals

The 2025 Portland State University (PSU) Sustainable Transportation Study...
Nick Foster and his daughter watching the PSU’s women’s basketball team play in the Big Sky basketball tournament, in Boise, ID
June 18th 2025

Transportation Alumni Highlight: Nick Foster, Class of 2014

Nick Foster graduated from Portland State University (PSU) in 2014 with a...
A bridge with red gusset plates
June 18th 2025

PSU Researchers Develop Better Ways to Assess Transportation Infrastructure Risk

A report by Portland State University (PSU) researchers offers an improved...
June 9th 2025

CEE Announces the Winners of the 2025 CEE Student Excellence Awards

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS Academic Achievement This award is given to students who excel in academics in the Department. Jeff Morse came into the CE program as a postbac, following an initial career in physical therapy. He will graduate with a 3.97 PSU GPA. Jeff has shown interest in both water...
The Portland streetcar passes in front of the PSU Urban Center. On the side of the streetcar are the PSU logo and the words "Anything But Ordinary."
May 7th 2025

A Data-Driven City: Portland Bureau of Transportation Recognized With PSU Public Impact Partner Award

Portland State University (PSU) is proud to recognize the Portland Bureau...
Research Week
May 2nd 2025

Honoring Innovation and Mentorship: PSU Recognizes the Impact of Maseeh College Faculty

At Portland State University, research is about more than academics: it is...
Diane Moug (left), recipient of the MCECS Researcher of the Year Award, doing work in the field with a colleague
April 21st 2025

2025 PSU Research Award Winners Announced

Today, Portland State University announced its 2025 Research Excellence Awards,...
push button for crosswalk sign on a road in USA
March 21st 2025

Portland State Partners with ODOT to make pedestrian data more accessible

Every time a pedestrian pushes a button to cross the street, it creates a...
March 21st 2025

CEE MS Student Receives G.A Harris Fellowship

Portland State Civil & Environmental Engineering Master's student Fadzai Zivanai received the 2025 G.A. Harris Fellowship for her research proposal on microbially induced desaturation (mid) to mitigate in liquefiable silty soils. The G.A. Harris Fellowship awards a select few proposals related...
Yumei Wang studies liquefaction in Japan.
February 17th 2025

PSU helps Portland Prepare for The Big One

When Franz Rad came to teach at Portland State University in 1971, scientists...