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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...
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March 12th 2025

Portland State University Celebrates Henna’s Acceptance into the USC and Techstars Digital Economy Program

Henna, a Techstars portfolio company and a startup with deep ties to Portland...
Emeritus faculty Doug Morgan
March 7th 2025

Emeritus faculty Doug Morgan donates $1 million to strengthen the Hatfield School of Government

The PSU Foundation and the College of Urban and Public Affairs announced...
Photo of Dr. Roberta Hunte
March 7th 2025

Dr. Hunte Researching Maternal Health Disparities for Families of Color

Pregnancy and having a child is one of the most vulnerable times in a birthing...
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...
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February 25th 2025

Oregon’s Urban Research Leader

From the Cascades to the coast, small towns to downtowns, Portland State...
People waiting at a crosswalk intersection outside of Pioneer Place in Portland, Oregon.
February 20th 2025

PSU Will Work With Oregon Department of Transportation to Advance Safety At Intersections

Can changing the timing of traffic signals improve pedestrian safety? Portland...
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...
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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...
A promotional image the reads 2025 point-in-time count and includes the drawing of several raised hands.
January 23rd 2025

Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas counties join in second PSU-led tri-county Point in Time Count

Starting Thursday, Jan. 23, outreach workers, service providers and volunteers...