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Four members of PSU’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative (HRAC) trekked to Anchorage, Alaska in the middle of winter to help launch a community project on homelessness. Todd Ferry and Marta Petteni worked with the Anchorage Museum on the exhibit “Houseless,” which features...

A new initiative, Propel PSU, combines three existing PSU programs to help PSU students, faculty and Portland entrepreneurs transform their innovations into products and companies that benefit Portland, the region and the world. “We believe that entrepreneurship and commercialization contribute...

Pioneering Portland State College of Education (COE) alumna Penny McDonald is not only a fervent volunteer for the Portland Womxn’s March, she wrote a book on it. “Yes, I am a feminist: yes, yes, yes,” McDonald said. McDonald is the author of “We March for You: Messages to Girls...

Portland State University's Digital City Testbed Center (DCTC) is partnering with researchers inside and outside the university to track the health of urban trees using ground, aircraft, and satellite-based sensor technology. The tiny sensors placed high up in the canopy combined with...

Portland State University will arrive at Concordia University’s campus Thursday, Feb. 20, to help graduate and undergraduate students plan how they’ll finish their degrees in Portland at the city’s most affordable university. From 11 a.m. until 7 p.m., advisors will be available to...

Portland State has seven U.S. students enrolled in the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, the exchange program sponsored by the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Out of 23 applications submitted, six Portland State students landed new Fulbright Student...

Accountable Care Organizations — or ACOs — formed for the first time in 2011, designed to combat rising medical costs and provide more coordinated care to Medicare patients. But the savings have been inconsistent nationwide. A new...

Portland State University is one of several partners committed to renewable energy that will participate in Portland General Electric’s new Green Future Impact program. The program provides organizations with an opportunity to use renewable...

A Portland State University College of Education (COE) alumnus with a 30-year career in education has now distinguished himself as not only the 2020 Oregon Superintendent of the Year, but the 2020 National Superintendent of the Year. American Association of School Administrators, the School...

From left to right: Emilie Walker and Laurel Monroy were honored during a celebration for Portland Teachers Program graduates May 31, 2019, at the Portland Community College Cascade Campus. Photo by Jillian Daley Portland State University...

Transfer students can expect a smoother journey through college thanks to tailored advising and close collaboration between community colleges and Portland State University. “Our success is basically built on a foundation of the success of our community colleges,” says Provost Susan...

Great news! Portland State is increasing the number of Oregon residents who qualify to attend PSU tuition-free. PSU is expanding eligibility for Four Years Free, a program that covers tuition and fees for income-eligible PSU students for four years. To qualify for the program, first-year...