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Portland State University will join eight institutions as part of a new National Science Foundation-backed research team tasked with investigating how brains interact with their surrounding environment. The team, known as NeuroNex: Communication,...

Portland State University announced today that starting this fall Campus Public Safety officers will begin conducting campus patrols without firearms PSU also launched a new process to Reimagine Campus Safety, an effort that will look carefully at all aspects of campus safety and devise a...

At the same time every school district faces the choice of whether to open this fall, every household with teachers or school-age kids weighs a web of decisions over how to address the new normal. There are fears and tears aplenty, whether...

The Oregon Legislature approved funding this week for Portland State University’s Vernier Science Center, a state-of-the-art renovation of PSU’s undergraduate science building. Legislators approved funding of $60 million through the sale of state bonds. The university will raise an additional...

It took two years and $11 million, but eventually ranchers, politicians and scientists came to a consensus about how to prevent flooding in Tillamook, a coastal Oregon town. A recent study by Portland State University researchers examining the social factors involved in this decision-making...

A new study suggests that future reductions in seasonal snowpack as a result...

When it comes to water, Oregon is looking to the future. The State’s 100-Year Water Vision aims to ensure Oregon has “enough clean water for our people, our economy and our environment, now and for future generations.” Portland State University is home to many scientists and engineers...

When a natural disaster strikes, it often takes years for vulnerable communities...

The Invent Oregon Collegiate Challenge — Oregon’s only statewide invention competition — announced today a new sponsor, The Ford Family Foundation, that will provide financial support for Oregon college inventors and entrepreneurs with a focus on rural student-led teams, during their...

Data scientists from Oregon’s three largest universities have received a $1.4 million National Science Foundation grant to help fellow scientists across the Pacific Northwest address challenges such as earthquake preparedness, securing electrical power systems and improved environmental...

Congratulations to the 3,356 students named to PSU's spring term honor rolls Portland State University announced its undergraduate honor rolls for spring term 2020. There are two PSU honor roll lists: the President's List and Dean's List....

Willie Halliburton was sworn in Tuesday as the Director of Campus Public Safety and Chief of Police, capping a law enforcement career that spans three decades characterized by his proven commitment to community policing. Halliburton,...