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Portland experiences both extreme heat in the summer months and frequent nuisance flooding in the winter and spring, and that's only expected to worsen with climate change. A new Portland State University study found the potential for flooding and extreme heat is most acute in East Portland’s...

Portland State leaders Monday detailed the daunting budget and tuition challenges facing the university over the next two years and the need to rally for more state support. At a packed campus forum for faculty and staff, President Rahmat Shoureshi and other administrators said current...

With her smart phone in one hand and a leash for her guide dog in the other, Portland State University student Katie Durden tested the latest in indoor navigation to explore the PSU library this week. “Main Elevator. Six Yards,” said a female voice from her phone. “Today is the...

Research has increasingly shown that an employee's ability to mentally detach from work and recoup during non-work hours is important for their well-being. But a new study co-authored by a Portland State University professor suggests the opposite is just as important: employees who mentally...

U.S. News & World Report ranked Portland State University’s schools of Social Work and Public Health in the top 35 of its Best Graduate Schools for 2020. PSU’s new partnership with OHSU-PSU School of Public Health — only in its...

Nothing will stop Portland State campus police from raising money for the Special Olympics. Not even the frigid Columbia River in the dead of winter. PSU Police Chief Donnell “Tank” Tanksley took the bone-chilling plunge in February to raise money for the Special Olympics of Oregon,...

The U.S. Department of Energy has approved a $2 million, three-year grant to Portland State University engineering professor to study a novel method of generating electricity from ocean waves. Jonathan Bird (pictured), associate professor...

In celebration of International Women's Day, we’re highlighting six former Vikings who went on to become leaders and contributors in Oregon. BARBARA ROBERTS: First woman Oregon governor...

Mohamed Fahkry, an undergraduate architecture student in his fourth year at Portland State University, has received the 2019 Hatfield Architectural Award from the Architecture Foundation of Oregon. He shares this honor with Zachary Sherrod,...

The Portland State Board of Trustees on Thursday heard campus safety recommendations from security firm Margolis Healy at a meeting largely focused on whether campus police should be armed. Students, faculty, staff and others packed the Smith Memorial Student Union ballroom to hear consultants...

The Yukon Arctic Ultra is an annual competition in Canada that pushes participants to their physical and emotional limits. Considered “the world’s coldest and toughest ultra,” the race begins in Whitehorse, Yukon, and ends 435 miles away in Dawson City. Competitors can choose how far...

Employees bullied by their bosses are more likely to report unfairness and...