NEWS

Photo of April Dodson at the PSU Community Counseling Clinic
April 29th 2025

More than a training ground: PSU's Community Counseling Clinic fills critical mental health gap

This July, thousands of Oregonians could lose their mental health counselors...
Raul Bayoan Cal
April 17th 2025

2025 PSU Presidential Career Research Award Winner Raúl Bayoán Cal Is Building Science That Moves

Raúl Bayoán Cal doesn’t talk about science in abstracts. He talks about...
Stylized image of the Portland Loo, an outdoor public restroom pod.
April 16th 2025

The Origins of the Portland Loo

Portland State University and its alumni are deeply woven into the fabric...
Sentilla Hawley headshot
April 7th 2025

'You don't have to put yourself in a box'

At Verde, a Portland-based environmental justice nonprofit, you might have...
Turnign pain into purpose illustration
March 17th 2025

Turning Pain into Purpose

From a young age, Roberta Suzette Hunte attended theater productions whenever...
I4J students gather around the Vanport Mosaic at the Delta Park/Vanport MAX Light Rail Station in Portland, Oregon.
March 10th 2025

PSU Secures Funding to Expand Access for High School Students to Dual Credit Programs and College Pathways

The University Studies Program is proud to announce that professors Sarah...
Members of the PSU campus community gathered for the Time to Act celebration
March 5th 2025

‘The time to act is always’: PSU celebrates successes of equity plan

In 2020, at the height of a national and local racial reckoning, Portland...
Group of people standing in front of Palais des Sciences building in Tunisia
February 28th 2025

PSU professor helps launch Tunisia's first STEAM Academy

When Madhu Narayanan, assistant professor of Education, Leadership, and Policy...
Illustration of people improving Oregon
February 25th 2025

Oregon’s Urban Research Leader

From the Cascades to the coast, small towns to downtowns, Portland State...
Yumei Wang studies liquefaction in Japan.
February 17th 2025

PSU helps Portland Prepare for The Big One

When Franz Rad came to teach at Portland State University in 1971, scientists...
Alex Blackwill, PSU class of ‘22
January 28th 2025

Going Places: How One New Leadership Oregon Alum Discovered a Passion for Migrant Rights

It all started with the Mothers. Alex Blackwill, PSU class of ‘22, remembers...
illustration depicting comic books, tiny homes, a blueprint, and students working
January 28th 2025

Innovating Solutions: How PSU is reshaping the homelessness crisis

Mention homelessness and a certain picture comes to mind. Tents lining sidewalks....