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Google streetview image of Burnside at 3rd Avenue.
September 25th 2024

A Bridgeless Interval: Better Block PSU Reimagines Burnside Street

As plans move forward for an earthquake-ready replacement of Portland's Burnside...
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...
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September 23rd 2024

Integrating Socioeconomic Vulnerability Into Resilient Infrastructure Planning

Transportation networks are a vital lifeline essential to the functionality...
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...
Anne Johnson headshot, 3MT logo
September 19th 2024

PSU's Three-Minute-Thesis Winner Moves Forward To National Competition

Anne Johnson, a Portland State University doctoral candidate in sociology,...
Annie Lindgren
September 17th 2024

PSU names Annie Lindgren as Associate Vice President for Research

Portland State University is pleased to announce the appointment of Annie...
The stretch of South Sheridan street that is the focus of the project. Highway overpasses are overhead and no sidewalks are present.
August 29th 2024

Better Block PSU Gives International School of Portland a Neighborhood Makeover

Not far from Portland State University, down a little road tucked under three...
Arsh Haque and Henna
August 27th 2024

Henna Secures $30,000 from PSU’s University Venture Development Fund to Enhance AI Fairness & Safety

Henna, a startup with deep ties to Portland State University (PSU), has successfully...
Zein Sadek and Natalie Frank are performing experiments in the wind-wave facility
August 14th 2024

PSU partnership seeks to unlock floating offshore wind potential

A collaboration between researchers from Johns Hopkins Whiting School of...
Depoe Bay coastline
July 29th 2024

PSU awarded $1.9M NOAA grant to address microplastic pollution in coastal communities

Portland State University (PSU) has been awarded $1,976,806 from the National...
Student in chemistry lab feels a ziplock bag filled with salts and distilled water.
July 29th 2024

Breaking Barriers

On a recent Saturday morning in a Portland State chemistry lab, the smell...