NEWS

Richard L. Corsi, chair of the Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin, has been named dean of Portland State University's Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science....

Steve Percy, dean of the College of Urban and Public Affairs, and Lisa Grady-Willis, director of diversity education & learning, Global Diversity and Inclusion. The Portland State community honored a dozen students, faculty and staff...

A new Portland State University study shows that not all populations of a single, widely spread tree species respond the same to climate change, something scientists will need to consider when making climate change projections. The study,...

Mark McLellan, a 30-year veteran of university research leadership, has been chosen as the new vice president of research at Portland State University. He will begin work at PSU on Monday, Aug. 6. McLellan the vice president for research...

Plenty of people have ideas about how to solve the homelessness crisis in Portland. Only one of them involves a storytelling kiosk mounted on an art-covered bicycle. Such a contraption is a key piece of Cheryl Leontina’s project...

The College of Urban and Public Affairs (CUPA) at Portland State University is proud to announce that Ed Washington will receive this year’s Nohad A. Toulan Urban Pioneer Award for Public Service. The Urban Pioneer Award is given...

Using records of water levels, tides and high-water marks that had been untouched for over 100 years, a researcher at Portland State University and his colleagues found that sea levels in Boston Harbor rose by nearly a foot over the past 200 years, with the greatest increase occurring since...

Fires ignited by lightning have and will likely continue to increase across the Mediterranean and temperate regions in the Southern Hemisphere under a warmer climate, according to a new study co-led by a Portland State University researcher. ...

Students in David Peterson del Mar's Freshman Inquiry seminar learn as much outside the classroom as they do in by volunteering. PSU history professor David Peterson del Mar, left, is pictured with a group of his students who volunteer...

Susan Jeffords, the chief academic officer at the University of Washington Bothell (UW Bothell), has been chosen as Portland State University's new provost. She will begin her new position on Aug. 15. Jeffords has been UW Bothell's vice chancellor for academic affairs since 2007. During...

A new study by Portland State University researchers finds billions of dollars could be saved if the nation's aging dams are removed rather than repaired, but also suggests that better data and analysis is needed on the factors driving dam-removal efforts. ...

We are saddened to inform you about a serious incident on campus this morning. A vehicle struck pedestrians walking on the sidewalk near SW 6th Ave. and SW Montgomery St. on the PSU campus. Three pedestrians who were injured are hospitalized. The names of the victims have not been released....