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PSU researcher Nacho de la Higuera collecting samples from Boiling Springs Lake in Lassen Volcanic National Park
September 23rd 2026

PSU virologists help discover record-breaking organism at Lassen Volcanic National Park

For more than 20 years, Portland State virologist Ken Stedman has led his...
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...
Yellow banner with PSU logo and botanical design of camas on the left with text camas in the right corner
September 10th 2026

New signage celebrates Portland State's Oak Savanna District

Forty interpretive banners now wind through Portland State University's campus,...
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...
Two students in white clean room suits look closely at a silicon wafter in a lab setting.
July 14th 2026

Federal funding to accelerate semiconductor research, career training at Portland State

Portland State University is a core partner in a new NSF Regional Innovation...
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...
Coffee Creek graduates process in to Pomp and Circumstance.
July 2nd 2026

Portland State celebrates first graduating class from Coffee Creek

Dressed in her cap and gown at the podium, Sarah Martin held up her first...
Jennifer Morales Mendoza
June 11th 2026

Leroy E. Bynum, Jr. Endowed Scholarship awarded to Graphic Design and Sociology student Jennifer Morales Mendoza

Jennifer Morales Mendoza has been selected as the recipient of the Leroy...
Packed stadium with crowd waving Congolese flags
June 10th 2026

2026 World Cup: What the FIFA archives reveal about representation on the pitch

As the expanded 48-team FIFA Men's World Cup kicks off June 11, much will...
Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, one of the 16 host cities for 2026 World Cup
June 10th 2026

2026 World Cup: How the tournament reshapes host cities, fandom

The 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup kicks off June 11 with the United States, Canada...
Map of daytime high temperatures across the western United States on June 23-28, 2021
May 28th 2026

What makes a heat dome? PSU experts explain

The summer of 2021 was one for the record books as the now-infamous "heat...
Portland State students in Parks & Portland class at the summit of Mt. Tabor
May 18th 2026

Exploring Portland's parks, one class at a time

On a recent sunny afternoon, Laurelhurst Park was filled with Portlanders...