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Archaeology Roadshow
April 30th 2025

13th Annual Archaeology Roadshow to take place at East Portland’s Gateway Discovery Park May 31

Celebrate the archaeology and history of our region at the Archaeology Roadshow...
Sentilla Hawley headshot
April 7th 2025

'You don't have to put yourself in a box'

At Verde, a Portland-based environmental justice nonprofit, you might have...
Andrea Goforth
February 26th 2025

PSU professor honored as ‘emerging inventor’ by national academy

A Portland State chemistry professor is being recognized as an emerging inventor...
Changes in the Great Salt Lake’s levels in 1985, left, and 2022, right
January 21st 2025

Here’s what’s causing the Great Salt Lake to shrink, according to PSU study

The Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere,...
Native graduates wrapped in honor blankets at an Honor Day ceremony
November 20th 2024

PSU gets $1.8M to bolster career pathways for Native communities

Portland State has been awarded $1.8 million for two workforce development...
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,...
Graphic of Earth over moss
September 25th 2024

Fall lecture series explores environmental issues, open to public

Portland State’s School of Earth, Environment and Society is kicking off...
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...
Aurora supercomputer
September 23rd 2024

PSU English professor to lift curtain on one of world’s most powerful supercomputers

Supercomputers are the largest and most powerful computers in the world and...
Three men outside Dr. Millner Building in North Portland
September 16th 2024

Portland affordable housing project named after PSU professor

Portland State’s Darrell Millner has spent his life teaching others about...
Upper Klamath Lake
July 25th 2024

Stitching a Path Forward

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but what about a quilt? Portland...
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...