College of Urban and Public Affairs

NEWS

Sarah Heinike, PSU Dir. Planning & Sustainability
May 19th 2025

PSU Names Alum New Director of Planning & Sustainability

Portland State University has named Sarah Heinicke, the new Director of its...
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December 3rd 2024

Celebrating Student Success, Fall 2024

Wafi Albalawi, Institute on Aging and School of Public Health graduate student,...
Native graduates wrapped in honor blankets at an Honor Day ceremony
November 20th 2024

PSU gets $1.8M to bolster career pathways for Native communities

Portland State has been awarded $1.8 million for two workforce development...
Highway and trees during wildfire with deep red and orange sky
September 24th 2024

New grant will train PSU students to support community resilience in the face of extreme events

In a world where extreme weather events and natural hazards are becoming...
Jennifer Dill headshot
June 27th 2024

TREC Director Jennifer Dill Named Editor-in-Chief of Transportation Research Record

Jennifer Dill, director of Portland State University's Transportation Research...
Jeremy Youde
May 23rd 2024

Jeremy Youde joins PSU as Dean of the College of Urban and Public Affairs

Portland State University named Jeremy Youde as the Dean of the College of...
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February 28th 2024

Currently Accolades: Grants for March 4, 2024

Jennifer Dill, TREC Director and Urban Studies and Planning faculty, received...
Image of Earth as data connections
January 8th 2024

Joint Cybersecurity Center formed at Oregon’s Three Largest Universities

Cybersecurity experts from the state’s three largest research universities...
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October 5th 2023

Currently Accolades: Presented for October 9, 2023

Priya Kapoor, Politics and Global Affairs faculty, presented a paper titled,...
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September 29th 2021

Currently Accolades: Grants for October 4, 2021

1. Jennifer Allen, public administration faculty, Liliana Caughman, Institute...
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September 29th 2021

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for October 4, 2021

Jola Ajibade, geography faculty, co-authored the article “Equity...
Two people read the back cover of a book at the Portland State University bookstore.
September 21st 2020

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for September 21, 2020

Every week during the academic year, Currently celebrates faculty and...