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PSU President Wim Wiewel highlighted his goals to expand the university’s research funding and boost revenues during his Convocation address Wednesday. Wiewel acknowledged the progress faculty members have made to increase PSU’s externally funded research to $63 million and encouraged...

The Portland State University Board of Trustees has appointed a 21-member search committee and selected a national search firm to find a new president to succeed Wim Wiewel when he retires next year. The search committee will determine the finalists to recommend to the board, who will...

U.S. News & World Report has ranked Portland State University among the top 10 “most innovative” national universities in its Best Colleges 2017 rankings. This is the second high ranking Portland State University has received in a week. PSU was ranked No. 14 among the Sierra Club’s...

After building prototypes of their eco-friendly inventions in just three short months, 10 teams from Oregon colleges and universities competed this week for a total of $25,000 in funding at the final round of the PSU Cleantech Challenge...

When heatwaves hit the Pacific Northwest, researchers from Portland State University hit the streets, driving around with highly sensitive thermometers mounted to their cars to collect real time information about the hottest places...

Portland State University ranked today No. 14 among the Sierra Club’s top colleges and universities nationally for sustainability practices, making it the highest ranking school in Oregon. The “Cool Schools” ranking is published...

Craig Leets, director of the Queer Resource Center; Turbo, a doctoral student; and Melanie Altaras, office manager Campus Pride today named Portland State University among the Top 30 LGBTQ-friendly college campuses in the country on...

Christof Teuscher staggered into Lake Owyhee State Park on July 29, filthy, exhausted, and sleep-deprived, having just run the entire 750 miles of the Oregon Desert Trail in 17 days, 15 hours — a speed record. In his professional life, the 44-year-old...

Peter Boghossian, a philosophy professor at Portland State University, and a team of PSU students have created a new app called Atheos to facilitate respectful debates between atheists and people with different religious beliefs. Atheos,...

Portland State University social work professor Ann Curry-Stevens today released a 186-page report calling for vast improvements in the way Portland-area government services support immigrants and refugees moving to the area. The release was held at PSU’s Native American Student and Community...

The Portland State University Board of Trustees took the first step Thursday in what will be a long process to appoint a new president to succeed Wim Wiewel when he retires in 2017. In a special meeting, the board unanimously approved...

(Portland, Ore.) Aug. 3, 2016 – Water testing at Portland State University found levels of lead that exceed federal standards in eight faucets in four of the university’s smaller and older residence halls. None of the faucets are in rooms that are currently occupied. The tests were...