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Graduates walking down the steps at Viking Pavilion
June 10th 2025

From Campus to Community: How PSU's Class of 2025 is Serving the City

As Portland State University prepares for commencement, a new cohort of...
Downtown portland
July 5th 2024

With drug possession re-criminalization looming, PSU researchers study impacts of Measure 110

Researchers at Portland State University have released Year Two findings...
Portland skyline
June 5th 2023

Portland State researchers delve into impact of Oregon’s historic drug decriminalization effort

In 2021, Oregon made history becoming the first state to decriminalize the...
photo of PSR team member
October 5th 2021

New PSU report examines effectiveness of Portland Street Response

Portland Street Response (PSR), the city's new first-response unit, demonstrated...
Back of three students wearing backpacks walking away
April 21st 2021

PSU research center earns national fellowship to address homelessness

Portland State University’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative...