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Closeup of a drinking fountain that also includes a water-bottle refilling station.
January 29th 2024

How A Gen Z Habit Could Help Save the Public Water Supply

If you've spent any time on social media recently, you may have seen a much-coveted...
A capital red bus pulls up to a stop on Capitol hill H street in city road.
January 22nd 2024

Beyond Transit: Collaborative Strategies for Public Transportation Agencies in Responding to Homelessness

Public transportation agencies are well acquainted with the consequences...
Sam Balto and the Alameda Elementary School Bike Bus. Photo by Jonathan Maus, BikePortland
January 18th 2024

Transforming the School Commute: PSU Researchers Explore the Impact of Bike Buses

The trip to and from school is made by nearly every child in Oregon every...
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...
nathan mcneil and keith bartholomew accept the award
January 8th 2024

Transportation Academy Researchers Win Charley V. Wootan Award

Nathan McNeil, a Research Associate at PSU's Transportation Research and...
Headshots of Owen Christofferson, Sara Goldstein, Nick Hadfield, Zhouheng (Brian) Liu, Jenny Mazzella and Victoria Young
January 5th 2024

PSU MURP Team Wins Student Group Award for Planning and Policy from National Council of University Transportation Centers

A team of students in Portland State University's Master of Urban & Regional...
Music alumna Emily Cadiz teaching.
January 3rd 2024

PSU Music alumna is in the news for her innovative, adventure-based preschool curriculum

After a devastating brain injury, special education teacher Emily Cadiz found...
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...
Wildfire smoke illustration
January 2nd 2024

Targeted household cleaning can reduce toxic chemicals post-wildfire, research shows

After the last embers of a campfire dim, the musky smell of smoke remains.
Coffee beans in grinder
December 6th 2023

Brewing discoveries: PSU volcanologist perfects espresso using geophysics

What happens when a volcanologist and a coffee expert walk into a bar? They...
Cyclists ride on a Portland, Oregon street painted in a spiral of rainbow colors with a piano key design in the center.;
November 30th 2023

Year in Review: Transportation Research Projects Launched at PSU in 2023

It has been a record-breaking year in research for Portland State University,...
A woman examines a glass container in a laboratory
November 16th 2023

25 PSU Faculty Members Ranked Among Most-Cited Science Researchers in 2022

25 PSU faculty members were ranked among the top 100,000 most-cited science...