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Students and professors in class
February 16th 2024

‘Build as We Fight’: Mellon grant will help PSU reimagine social justice in Pacific Northwest

Portland State’s Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies — one of the oldest...
Illustration of an integrated control system simulation in a smart city. Aerial view of an intersection with overlaid lines and boxes indicating which items are being tracked as data in real time.
February 13th 2024

Building Data Power To Enhance Active Transportation

The transportation safety crisis in America persists. People walking and...
Left: An overhead view of the proposed skatepark site, with possible entrances marked on the map. Right: A street-level view of the vacant lot.
February 13th 2024

How Better Block PSU Helped Launch the Steel Bridge Skatepark

Portland's Old Town neighborhood is getting a new skatepark, and a team of...
Clive Knights Exhibition
February 9th 2024

Clive Knights’ recent collages on display at William & Mary Muscarelle Museum of Art in Virginia

Clive Knights, professor of architecture, will give a guest lecture at The...
Alison Heryer stands in front of several dress forms
February 9th 2024

Art + Design faculty Alison Heryer receives College of the Arts Dean's Council Award for Research, Scholarship and Creativity

Alison Heryer, the Sue Horn-Caskey & Charles F. Caskey Professor in Textile...
a PSU student drafting a floor plan for their business
February 6th 2024

Meet the 2024 Everyday Entrepreneurs Teams

Witness the debut of the first Everyday Entrepreneur competition! See the...
Fariborz Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science building
February 6th 2024

Meet the 2024 Cleantech Challenge Teams

Get ready for the annual PSU Cleantech Challenge! This year's Cleantech...
Dr. Antares Boyle
February 2nd 2024

Antares Boyle receives Music Theory Emerging Scholar Award

Portland State University’s School of Music & Theater Assistant Professor...
Portland State campus
February 2nd 2024

Portland State releases 2023 Oregon statewide homelessness report

Homelessness in Oregon increased by 8.5 percent from 2022, according to...
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...