Institute for Tribal Government

Institute for Tribal Government News

Headshot of Ilke Celik. View of modern photovoltaic solar panels to charge battery. Rows of sustainable energy solar panels set up on the farmland.
March 1st 2024

Solar Energy Engineer Ilke Celik Receives NSF CAREER Award

The US has set a goal to eliminate fossil fuels as a form of electricity...
Wildfire smoke from the 2020 Labor Day wildfires
March 1st 2024

What caused 2020 extreme weather events? PSU study explores meteorology behind extreme fire, snow

The same weather system that led to the spread of the devastating Labor Day...
Students sitting at a table with notebooks
February 27th 2024

PSU study sheds light on racial inequality in higher education

A new collaborative study revealed that disparities in the share of Black...
Students and professors in class
February 16th 2024

‘Build as We Fight’: Mellon grant will help PSU reimagine social justice in Pacific Northwest

Portland State’s Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies — one of the oldest...
Illustration of an integrated control system simulation in a smart city. Aerial view of an intersection with overlaid lines and boxes indicating which items are being tracked as data in real time.
February 13th 2024

Building Data Power To Enhance Active Transportation

The transportation safety crisis in America persists. People walking and...
Left: An overhead view of the proposed skatepark site, with possible entrances marked on the map. Right: A street-level view of the vacant lot.
February 13th 2024

How Better Block PSU Helped Launch the Steel Bridge Skatepark

Portland's Old Town neighborhood is getting a new skatepark, and a team of...
Clive Knights Exhibition
February 9th 2024

Clive Knights’ recent collages on display at William & Mary Muscarelle Museum of Art in Virginia

Clive Knights, professor of architecture, will give a guest lecture at The...
Alison Heryer stands in front of several dress forms
February 9th 2024

Art + Design faculty Alison Heryer receives College of the Arts Dean's Council Award for Research, Scholarship and Creativity

Alison Heryer, the Sue Horn-Caskey & Charles F. Caskey Professor in Textile...
a PSU student drafting a floor plan for their business
February 6th 2024

Meet the 2024 Everyday Entrepreneurs Teams

Witness the debut of the first Everyday Entrepreneur competition! See the...
Fariborz Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science building
February 6th 2024

Meet the 2024 Cleantech Challenge Teams

Get ready for the annual PSU Cleantech Challenge! This year's Cleantech...
Dr. Antares Boyle
February 2nd 2024

Antares Boyle receives Music Theory Emerging Scholar Award

Portland State University’s School of Music & Theater Assistant Professor...
Closeup of a drinking fountain that also includes a water-bottle refilling station.
January 29th 2024

How A Gen Z Habit Could Help Save the Public Water Supply

If you've spent any time on social media recently, you may have seen a much-coveted...