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Christian Galiza smiles into the camera. He has short dark hair and brown eyes, and poses against a gray portrait background.
January 6th 2023

Student Spotlight: Christian Galiza, PSU Civil Engineering

Christian Galiza is a senior in civil engineering. He is the Vice President...
A color illustration of a group of people, a dog, and a cat, waiting to cross the street at a signalized intersection. One adult is using a wheelchair, three of them wear glasses, and one talks on a cell phone. A child holds hands with another adult. The group is standing in front of a bank, facing the street, which has cars driving on it and several road signs visible.
January 6th 2023

Moving From Cars To People: A Comic About Transportation and Land Use

A new transportation comic, "Moving From Cars To People (PDF)," offers a...
Wang on Discovery
December 27th 2022

Geological Inevitability: Yumei Wang on the Discovery Channel

Recently, California was again rocked by a serious earthquake (with a magnitude...
Cameron Bennett stands in front of his e-bike poster at TRB 2022. He has long blonde hair tied back in a ponytail and wears a face mask, with a white shirt and dark jacket.
December 22nd 2022

PSU Masters Student Cameron Bennett Receives Second Eisenhower Fellowship

We are proud to acknowledge Portland State University engineering masters...
Photo collage of PSU researchers and partners attending TRB in DC
December 22nd 2022

Portland State University Transportation Research Highlights at TRB 2023

The 102nd annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) will...
Left: Four yellow "Bolt" e-scooters are parked in a designated e-scooter parking area near a curb in Portland, Oregon. Right: Mike McQueen smiles at the camera. He has blonde wavy hair and wears a tan leather jacket with a gray hood. Clouds against a blue sky are visible in the background.
December 22nd 2022

Assessing The Perception Of E-Scooters As A Practical And Equitable First-Mile/Last-Mile Solution

Portland State University graduate Mike McQueen, who earned his masters in...
Portland, Oregon skyline with Mt. Hood in the background
December 1st 2022

Winter 2023 Graduate Courses in Transportation at Portland State

The winter term at Portland State University starts January 9, and registration...
Illustration of the St. Johns Bridge
November 11th 2022

Seeing Science: Building Better Bridges

With a one-in-three chance that a massive Cascadia subduction zone earthquake—...
Illustration of PSU Science Building 1
November 11th 2022

Park Blocks: A Science Center that Represents PSU's Diverse Campus

A science center that reflects PSU's Diverse Campus The brutalist-style...
Four PSU students (the 2022 Better Block PSU team for "Hood River ALIVE") wearing orange and yellow reflective vests pose in front of Hood River middle school.
October 27th 2022

Better Block PSU Project Brings Safety Improvements to Hood River Middle School

Students at Hood River Middle School in Hood River, Oregon, will get some...
The front porch of an apartment with a welcome mat saying "Be Kind" and two bags of groceries sitting to the right of the door.
October 14th 2022

Online Grocery Shopping During COVID-19: Barriers, Access, and What Happens Next

When the COVID-19 pandemic first swept across North America and led to emergency...
Google Streetview image of Tualatin-Sherwood road, the corridor used in this study
October 4th 2022

Improved Methods to Evaluate Travel Time Reliability

Travel time reliability – or the consistency and dependability of travel...