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Visiting PSU scholar Daniel Pollack-Pelzner’s new book, Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist, reveals the influences behind the creator of Hamilton and In the Heights. In conversation with PSU, Pollack-Pelzner shares how Miranda’s story highlights relentless learning, collaboration, and cultural trailblazing.

At Portland State, graduate students train to guide people who are blind, deafblind or have low vision toward independence. This summer’s intensive “cane class” had students navigating blindfolded at Fort Vancouver, gaining skills to meet the national shortage of Orientation and Mobility specialists.

PSU’s Aerospace Society partnered with space technology company AscendArc, giving visitors a firsthand look at student-built rockets, liquid-fuel engines, and Oregon’s first CubeSat. With open-source designs and plenty of trial and error, students are turning ambitious space concepts into real-world innovations.