PSU News

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...
Semiconductor industry chips
April 13th 2026

PSU Awarded $1 Million Grant to Expand Semiconductor Career Pathways

The Higher Education Coordinating Commission (HECC) has awarded Portland...
Suresh Singh, left, and Shankar Rananavare
March 12th 2026

PSU researchers honored for tangible impacts with their inventions

From high-speed communications to semiconductor technologies, the inventive...
A colorful illustration with multiple panels depicting different scenes. Starting left from right, stop-motion puppet being arranged in a walk-cycle, the new art building with a crane towering in the background, a brightly illuminated stage with three figures in the foreground, a 3D printer with a Victor E. Viking being printed, and finally the Simon Benson House illuminated with colorful lights.
February 24th 2026

Nurturing Creativity on Campus & in Community

A building that will match the excellence within it. That’s how Dean Leroy...
Illustration of astronaut in space and a man in front of a computer terminal
January 26th 2026

When 911 is millions of miles away: PSU researcher builds AI guardian for Mars missions

Forty minutes. That’s how long it takes for a distress signal to travel...
A winter day with snow on the Portland State University campus
December 10th 2025

Research Wrapped: 2025 Saw Great Strides Forward In PSU's Urban Research Innovation Leadership

As the year draws to a close, Portland State University (PSU)'s office of...
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December 1st 2025

PSU Partners with Google to Launch Oregon AI Accelerator, Driving Regional Innovation

Portland State University joins a coalition of Oregon’s top innovation...
Mayor Wilson, Congressman Blumenauer and President Cudd sit at a table with people sitting in the foreground.
November 4th 2025

A shared vision for Portland’s comeback

Portland Mayor Keith Wilson joined Portland State University President Ann...
ascendarc tour
August 28th 2025

From Campus to Orbit: AscendArc and PSU Forge a Path for Portland's Aerospace Future

Recently, spacetech company AscendArc, visited the Portland State Aerospace...
Transportation summer camp students on tours of the Willamette and the Robertson Tunnel
August 20th 2025

82nd Avenue and Beyond: PSU Summer Camp Helps Teens Imagine Portland’s Transportation Future

The 2025 Transportation Summer Camp for high school students at Portland...
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September 17th 2024

Planting The Seeds

Growing up, Athena Rilatos’ auntie used to tell her, “When you build...