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Professor sifts through dirt while excavating World War II crash site
July 31st 2025

PSU-led mission helping bring closure, connection at WWII crash site

More than 80 years after a U.S. bomber was shot down in western Germany,...
Drawing of pencil on green background
July 28th 2025

Faculty Research - Changing landscapes for community engaged learning in Vietnam

Changing landscapes for community engaged learning in Vietnam: Exploring...
Three photos: West Burnside Street, the Vancouver Amtrak Station, and the International School of Portland
July 22nd 2025

Better Block PSU Updates: Students Move Transportation Projects Forward for the Portland Metro Area

Portland State University (PSU) students are once again transforming ideas...
Aeral view of a grass-covered wildlife overcrossing, spanning over six highway lanes
July 22nd 2025

Mapping Oregon’s Wildlife Corridors: PSU Research Supports Safe Travel for People and Animals

Wildlife everywhere faces a growing challenge: moving safely across an increasingly...
wearing blue lab coats, From left: Savannah Krupa, Anna Meneely, Cass Blum, and Andrew Greenberg in Oxnard, CA dropping off OreSat0.5
July 10th 2025

Inside the Portland State Aerospace Society: Building Rockets, Satellites, and Careers

In the basement of the Engineering Building at Portland State University...
Announcement of InnovAIte and the InnovAIte Academy
July 9th 2025

Introducing the Inaugural Cohort of the InnovAIte Academy

Portland State University is thrilled to announce the inaugural cohort of...
Sunny skies
July 1st 2025

Study: What we learned from record-breaking 2021 heat wave and what we can expect in the future

The deadly, record-breaking heat wave that hit the Pacific Northwest in June...
E-bikes and people under tents during an outdoor e-bike event
June 18th 2025

Expanding Access to Micromobility: E-Bike Lending Libraries Across The United States

The concept of e-bike lending libraries is simple: they allow people to borrow...
A bridge with red gusset plates
June 18th 2025

PSU Researchers Develop Better Ways to Assess Transportation Infrastructure Risk

A report by Portland State University (PSU) researchers offers an improved...
PSU graduate student Pat Clouser stands next to rows of labeled tanks containing killifish
May 28th 2025

Exploring Molecular Genomics at PSU and Providence

At ten o'clock in the morning, Pat Clouser feeds the fish in the Podrabsky...
Forest after 2020 wildfire
May 27th 2025

Slowly dying trees impact forest recovery post-wildfires, PSU study of 2020 fires finds

Across the western U.S., wildfires are becoming larger and more severe —...
Courtney Hermann teaches a group of film students on the Park Blocks
May 9th 2025

Film faculty Courtney Hermann receives College of the Arts Dean’s Council Award for Research, Scholarship and Creativity

Courtney Hermann, associate professor in the School of Film, has been awarded...