NEWS

The two fastest growing companies in Oregon are run by Portland State University alumni, according to the latest list released by the Portland Business Journal. Peter Stott took the No. 1 spot with his trucking company Market Express....

The quality of the daily interactions between an employee and their manager has the potential to positively or negatively impact their well-being over time, according to a new study with authors from The School of Business at Portland State University. The study, “Daily perceptions of...

Shifting Oregon’s property tax structure to a land-value tax base could improve equity among homeowners of various income levels, according to a study conducted by Portland State University's Northwest Economic Research Center (NERC)....

Portland State University was included in The Princeton Review’s list of the 127 best Western colleges and one of the best 385 colleges in the nation in its annual rankings list, which were announced this week. The colleges were chosen...

nPictured from left to right are: Haley Jones, Sofia Jasani and Marissa Cano at the 2019 NBCC Bridging the Gap Symposium: Eliminating Mental Health Disparities. Three Portland State University master’s students are among just 30 students...

"A 7-story fall broke my back. But it won't break my will." Jimmy Pierce landed in this wheelchair after falling seven stories. It wasn’t the life he ever imagined for himself, especially as a former electrical lineman. But rather that take his fate sitting down,...

"I'm working on a major tech innovation. Gender equality." Aleena Watson is living proof that women can excel in high tech, given the opportunity and encouragement. She is putting herself through college, double majoring in computer science and math. Her dream? Proving...

Linda Tesner, former gallery director at Lewis & Clark, chosen as interim head of PSU’s new Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art Linda Tesner, a veteran art director, curator and lecturer, has been chosen as the interim director of the Jordan...

Veterans living with HIV rarely get opioid addiction treatment in a timely manner after receiving a diagnosis, according to a new Portland State University-OHSU joint study. The study, “Predictors of timely opioid agonist treatment...

A number of juvenile school shooters in the U.S, including those suffering from serious mental illness, have been sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. Regardless of their age- and mental-health- related competencies, these...

Despite a housing market that continues to fail people with disabilities and push neighbors from their homes, the number of people counted as homeless in Multnomah County has fallen over the past two years, according to results from the 2019 Point in Time Count. ...

Learning English for academic communication is one of the fundamental hurdles international students face when they want to come to the United States for college. Fortunately, Portland State University has one of the best — and one of the oldest — Intensive English Language (IELP) programs...