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Portland State University banner against backdrop of fall foliage on Park Blocks
June 4th 2024

PSU launches new School of Earth, Environment, and Society

Portland State is launching a new School of Earth, Environment, and Society...
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...
Faculty and graduates at Portland State’s Commencement.
January 12th 2024

Sloan grant will help PSU graduate more diverse STEM doctorate students

Portland State is home to Oregon’s most diverse undergraduate student population...
Flooded road in Tillamook
January 3rd 2024

Flood-prone communities have low trust in the agencies responsible for helping them, PSU survey data finds

Tillamook residents have always dealt with flooding — they sit at the confluence...
View of Mount Hood
September 18th 2023

PSU joins Northwest Climate Adaptation Science Center

Portland State University is joining the Northwest Climate Adaptation Science...
Road damage following an earthquake
September 15th 2023

PSU a partner on new earthquake research center

Portland State University is partnering with several other universities on...
Panelists at Future Ready Oregon Conference
June 9th 2023

PSU’s ‘Future Ready Oregon’ conference puts climate, Indigenous values at center of workforce development

Portland State brought together dozens of regional workforce, community and...
artistic image of silhouettes of people
May 10th 2023

Breaking new ground in racial justice research

From examining portrayals of refugees in literature to measuring the effects...
Banner that says Portland State University
February 6th 2023

Grant makes exploratory trips to Vietnam, Hawaii possible for PIAA Studies

A multidisciplinary group of Portland State faculty and community partners...
Mt. Hood
January 21st 2023

Latest climate assessment says Oregon is getting warmer — what's that mean for the state?

The latest climate assessment for Oregon says the state is getting warmer...
Woman with hearing aid working on laptop
January 12th 2023

How supervisors can create a better work environment for deaf or hard-of-hearing employees

Hearing loss cases are climbing globally — 1 in 5 adults are affected —...