NEWS

A person with a white cane waits to cross the train tracks
April 15th 2025

Navigating Transit With Low Vision: PSU Works With TriMet To Improve Wayfinding

For people who are blind or have low vision, navigating public transportation...
Two images, side by side. On the left, a woman with glasses, Michelle Jackson, smiles in front of a pink background. On the left, a woman with a large camera stands outdoors, smiling at the camera.
April 8th 2025

College of the Arts announces Kamelia Massih Outstanding Student and Faculty Prize recipients

Portland State University’s College of the Arts has announced the recipients...
push button for crosswalk sign on a road in USA
March 21st 2025

Portland State Partners with ODOT to make pedestrian data more accessible

Every time a pedestrian pushes a button to cross the street, it creates a...
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...
A teacher reads aloud to a classroom full of elementary-age students
February 26th 2025

Learning Beyond Labels: How Social Factors Impact Student Success

When researchers study why some students perform differently in school, they...
Illustration of people improving Oregon
February 25th 2025

Oregon’s Urban Research Leader

From the Cascades to the coast, small towns to downtowns, Portland State...
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...
Participants in a September 2024 Mentoring Academy training workshop
February 12th 2025

Portland State Mentoring Academy Helps Students and Faculty Navigate Professional Relationships

In higher education and the workplace, whether you know it or not, you are...
A 3D printed maple leaf next to some real maple leaves
January 27th 2025

It's Raining Microchips: PSU Researcher Works To Expand Environmental Sensing Capabilities

In 2020, while looking at data from a local air quality sensor, Assistant...
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,...
Six species of Oregon finfish and shellfish
January 6th 2025

Microplastics widespread in seafood Oregonians eat, PSU study finds

The tiny particles that shed from clothing, packaging and other plastic products...
Dr. Antares Boyle
January 3rd 2025

Antares Boyle recognized for scholarship in music theory

For the third year in a row, Portland State University’s School of Music...