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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...
Rose Hill seated in center, surrounded by friends, family, community members and city councilors
October 31st 2024

Street outside Native center to be named after beloved Indigenous leader and student advocate

The street outside Portland State’s Native American Student and Community...
Speakers at podium in front of new building at grand opening
September 27th 2024

Portland State celebrates grand opening of Vernier Science Center

Portland State celebrated the grand opening of the Vernier Science Center,...
Highway and trees during wildfire with deep red and orange sky
September 24th 2024

New grant will train PSU students to support community resilience in the face of extreme events

In a world where extreme weather events and natural hazards are becoming...
Rendering of PSU Art + Art History + Design building
September 17th 2024

PSU Marks Start of Construction for New Home for Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design

Portland State University faculty, students, funders and friends gathered...
A man preparing to read a poem, while a woman looks on. Photos projected on the screen behind them.
May 24th 2024

Education behind bars

A DREAM COME TRUE The effort has been years in the making with Walidah Imarisha,...
Professor and students in chemistry lab
March 7th 2024

PSU researchers named to National Academy of Inventors

Three Portland State professors are being recognized by the National Academy...
Students and professors in class
February 16th 2024

‘Build as We Fight’: Mellon grant will help PSU reimagine social justice in Pacific Northwest

Portland State’s Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies — one of the oldest...
Paul K. Halverson, new dean of OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
February 6th 2024

New dean of OHSU-PSU School of Public Health shares goals and achievements to drive future community partnerships

In a move to shape the future of public health education, the Oregon Health...
Marta Petteni
February 2nd 2024

Marta Petteni named AFO 2024 Van Evera Bailey Fellow

Marta Petteni, a longtime contributor to the Center for Public Interest...
Portland State campus
February 2nd 2024

Portland State releases 2023 Oregon statewide homelessness report

Homelessness in Oregon increased by 8.5 percent from 2022, according to...
A photo of a Little Vikings daycare room.
December 13th 2023

Oregon Lacks Child Care to Meet Family Needs

A statewide household survey of over 3,000 families in Oregon with young...