NEWS
March 16th 2022

Concrete slabs and memories come together to tell Vanport's story

Exposed concrete slabs and metal anchor points where seats had been bolted are all that remain of the Vanport Theater, once the hub of community and leisure in the World War II-era housing development. "From what we can see of the slab and also with the historical photos, we're guessing...
People talking around a table with different building material samples
February 11th 2022

Student voices centered in design of renovated science building

Malcolm Peavy, a senior biology major, tends to avoid Science Building 1...
Avel Gordly
January 31st 2022

Black PSU alumni who shaped Portland’s history

From the founding of Vanport Extension Center to the current day, Portland...
PSUCE 10th Anniversary
January 9th 2022

Portland State University's Center for Entrepreneurship Hits Major Milestone: 10 Years of Catalyzing Innovation and Inspiring Future Entrepreneurs

PORTLAND, Oregon — Since its inception in 2012, the Portland State...
Students attending KickStart are seated at tables listening to a program presentation.
December 8th 2021

KickStart Weekend: From Ideation to Product Development

KickStart Weekend, a two day event held at Portland State University (PSU),...
Plum tree
November 10th 2021

New grant aims to reduce food waste in East Portland by providing fresh fruit to residents in low-income, multifamily properties

Portland State University's Community Environmental Services (CES) unit,...
Students sit around table with laptops
October 25th 2021

Ooligan Press: 20 years in the books

Denise Morales Soto still remembers the first time she saw one of the books...
The Filipino -American family of Ethelyn Tumalad stand next to her at Clackamas High School. She holds a plaque and her parents hold a large-size check for $5,000 from the state, the prize for her award.
October 12th 2021

Oregon's 2022 Teacher of the Year is PSU Alumna Ethelyn Tumalad

Governor Kate Brown announced the honor for the first generation Filipino-American...
Claudia Ochoa Cosio
August 9th 2021

PSU’s Nancy Ryles Scholarship helps women come back to college

The Nancy Ryles Scholarship at Portland State helps women whose college education...
photo of apartment
June 28th 2021

New PSU Report Calculates Cost of Oregon Evictions

A new report by Portland State University’s Homelessness Research & Action...
The historic Columbia River Quarantine Station
May 13th 2021

Q&A: PSU professor revisits historic quarantine station in timely new book

As the saying goes, history repeats itself, and a quarantine station in Knappton...
March 1st 2021

History class tells stories of forgotten women scientists

Women have been actively studying and advancing the sciences for centuries, but their stories have gone largely untold. Look up a female scientist on Wikipedia — beyond the Marie Curies and Jane Goodalls of the world — and chances are you might find little, if any, information. "When...