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Ken Stedman collecting samples in Lassen Volcanic National Park in California.
October 21st 2026

PSU virologist Ken Stedman named Collen-Francqui Professor in Belgium

Most people around Portland State already know Ken Stedman, or at least know...
PSU community members marching in Pride parade
October 14th 2026

PSU doubles down as a university that protects and celebrates LGTBQ+ students

At Portland State University, you can take gender and sexuality courses —...
Man wearing traditional dress hands out red envelopes during Lunar New Year celebration
October 1st 2026

'The right kind of social worker'

On a recent morning, the Asian Health & Service Center in Portland's Lents...
PSU K-Pop Dance Club performs on building rooftop.
September 23rd 2026

Powering the Korean Wave at PSU

The Korean wave is going strong at Portland State University. As the global...
Students with laptops in a classroom.
August 19th 2026

Welcome to PSU: Portland State named a top university for transfer students

Portland State, long a destination for Oregon’s transfer students, was...
Portland State biologist Anne Thompson in her lab
July 31st 2026

The hunt for what eats the ocean's most abundant life

In a lab on Portland State's campus, Anne Thompson keeps two microbes alive...
Student presents research at Portland State's PhD Day
July 6th 2026

PSU launching new graduate pathway in Indigenous sciences with Sloan grant

Portland State has been on a path to become nationally known as a university...
Researchers from Portland State and Southern Oregon universities stand/sit in a circle in a forested area during a joint workshop.
April 24th 2026

PSU, SOU building climate coalition around research, teaching

Students and faculty from Portland State and Southern Oregon universities...
Abandoned playground
January 13th 2026

PSU professor launching national study on parenting under immigration stress

Portland State professor Susana Beltrán-Grimm has been studying how bilingual...
Modesta Minthorn speaking at the grand opening
January 6th 2026

PSU initiative brings Oregon Tribal languages to campus

Inside the lobby of Portland State's Vernier Science Center, a QR code on...
Rose Hill
November 21st 2025

Portland State to honor life, service of Native elder and advocate Rose Hill

Portland State University is honoring the life and service of Native elder...
People inside the first floor lobby of Vernier Science Center
October 2nd 2025

Vernier Science Center marks first year of providing spaces that foster connections

On a recent Monday, more than 150 new and returning graduate students filled...