NEWS

Last month Portland State University President Wiewel put his signature on the Sustainable Procurement and Life Cycle Consideration Policy after a formal vetting process by the University Policy Committee. The policy outlines required and...

(Portland, Ore.) June 2, 2016— Portland State University has awarded a new $10,000 arts prize to film student Paul Newman to make a documentary following a refugee family newly arrived in the United States. Newman is the first...

The Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS) and its partners across campus hosted the 9th Annual PSU Sustainability Celebration this week in the Smith Ballroom, toasting with more than 200 attendees to another year of outstanding achievement in sustainability—in...

PSU’s Institute for Sustainable Solutions (ISS) announced this week a new roster of 98 ISS Faculty Fellows from 30 departments across the University who are actively engaged in sustainability-related teaching and research. The ISS...

More than 30 students spoke with the Portland State University Board of Trustees on Wednesday in a special two-hour meeting to try to open a more constructive dialogue on issues such as health insurance, campus safety and tuition. The...

Members of Kaibigan, PSU's Filipino American Student Association, perform a traditional Filipino dance at the 12th Annual President's Diversity Awards. The 12th Annual President’s Diversity Awards, held Wednesday, May 25, honored a...

This month, denizens of the Sustainability Suite in PSU’s Market Center Building bid a sledgehammer-wielding farewell to a well-used classroom and event space in anticipation of a new data visualization hub outfitted with wide screens and the latest technology. The new space is being...

Photo credit: John Donaho Portland State University senior John Donaho worked alongside microbiologists at the University of Texas Marine Science Institute (UTMSI) last summer, as a participant in the National Science Foundation’s...

After nearly six years as Portland State’s first Vice President for Research, Jonathan Fink will be leaving the post on June 30 to focus on "smart city" research projects. The university will conduct a national search for a replacement...

Nine students from Portland State University are heading abroad as recipients of international cultural scholarships: the Fulbright Student Program, David L. Boren Scholarship and Fellowship Award, and the Critical Language Scholarship. The Fulbright program provides grants for individually...

The spring exhibit at Portland State University Library features Portland politician and activist Gretchen Kafoury (1942-2015). Through a wide range of materials curated from the Gretchen Kafoury Papers at PSU Library Special Collections, the exhibit connects the passion she brought to the...

The US Department of Education awarded the PSU Graduate School of Education a $1,247,470 grant to develop a new certificate program to train orientation and mobility (O&M) specialists. This program will be linked to the existing PSU Visually Impaired Learner (VIL) program. Over the next...