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A view of the PSU campus at 6th avenue, with snow on the streets, and the university's "Let Knowledge Serve the City" motto visible on a skybridge over the street.
December 16th 2021

Winter 2022 Graduate Courses in Transportation at Portland State University

The winter term at Portland State University starts January 3, 2022, and...
Two researchers stand talking to each other in front a poster at TRB.
December 16th 2021

Highlighting Portland State University Transportation Research at TRB 2022

The 101st annual meeting of the Transportation Research Board (TRB) is coming...
Thumbnails of small headshots of Cameron Bennett, Asif Haque, Nick Meusch, and Christian Galiza
November 18th 2021

Introducing the 2021–2022 STEP Leadership Board

Studying transportation, or even just curious about it as a career? We encourage...
A young girl on a bicycle wearing a pink helmet approaches a green-striped "cross-bike" and a man next to her, jogging, approaches the white-striped crosswalk next to it.
November 18th 2021

PSU Masters Student Frank Boateng Appiah Works to Improve Bicycle Crossings at Unsignalized Intersections

An increasing trend in the number of bicycle crashes in the U.S since 20...
A cyclist crosses at a green crosswalk
November 16th 2021

PSU Masters Student Frank Boateng Appiah Works to Improve Bicycle Crossings at Unsignalized Intersections

We're proud to announce the publication of a new masters thesis in civil...
STEP students gather on the PSU Urban Center rooftop. A smiling student faces the camera; others help themselves to drinks and sandwiches.
October 22nd 2021

PSU Transportation Students Kick Off Fall Term at Urban Center

Last week, we celebrated a return to in-person learning on the Portland State...
Jaclyn Schaefer with cheerleading pom poms
October 7th 2021

Student Spotlight: Jaclyn Schaefer, Portland State University

Jaclyn Schaefer is a graduate of the civil engineering master's program at...
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October 7th 2021

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for October 11, 2021

Jola Ajibade, geography faculty, co-authored “Climate Change Adaptation...
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September 22nd 2021

Currently Accolades: People for September 27, 2021

Jola Ajibade, geography faculty, was featured in “Amazon Faces Activism,...
Birds-eye view of a crosswalk, with scattered pedestrians passing in both directions.
September 21st 2021

PSU Awarded NITC funding for "Exploring the Use of Crowdsourced Data Sources for Pedestrian Count Estimations"

A new study launches next month, funded by the National Institute for Transportation...
A view of the PSU Urban Center from the roof of the Rec Center, showing the red-bricked plaza and a MAX train stopped on 5th avenue.
August 19th 2021

Fall 2021 Graduate Courses in Transportation at Portland State

Returning to primarily on-campus learning, the fall term at Portland State...
A view of the Portland skyline with Mt Hood visible in the distance
August 19th 2021

World Society for Transport and Land Use Research 2021: Recorded Sessions

The 2021 World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research was held virtually...