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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...
The Portland streetcar passes in front of the PSU Urban Center. On the side of the streetcar are the PSU logo and the words "Anything But Ordinary."
May 7th 2025

A Data-Driven City: Portland Bureau of Transportation Recognized With PSU Public Impact Partner Award

Portland State University (PSU) is proud to recognize the Portland Bureau...
Portland State graduates in cap and gown with green stoles of gratitude chatting before the commencement ceremony
April 17th 2025

Commencement Tickets Now Available for All PSU Spring 2025 Graduates

Spring 2025 graduates can now claim their PSU commencement tickets. Each...
Sentilla Hawley headshot
April 7th 2025

'You don't have to put yourself in a box'

At Verde, a Portland-based environmental justice nonprofit, you might have...
push button for crosswalk sign on a road in USA
March 21st 2025

Portland State Partners with ODOT to make pedestrian data more accessible

Every time a pedestrian pushes a button to cross the street, it creates a...
Emeritus faculty Doug Morgan
March 7th 2025

Emeritus faculty Doug Morgan donates $1 million to strengthen the Hatfield School of Government

The PSU Foundation and the College of Urban and Public Affairs announced...
Illustration of people improving Oregon
February 25th 2025

Oregon’s Urban Research Leader

From the Cascades to the coast, small towns to downtowns, Portland State...
Hatfield's Highlights Banner
February 20th 2025

What's New in the Hatfield School of Government

A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Dear Friends of...
Alex Blackwill, PSU class of ‘22
January 28th 2025

Going Places: How One New Leadership Oregon Alum Discovered a Passion for Migrant Rights

It all started with the Mothers. Alex Blackwill, PSU class of ‘22, remembers...
A promotional image the reads 2025 point-in-time count and includes the drawing of several raised hands.
January 23rd 2025

Multnomah, Washington, Clackamas counties join in second PSU-led tri-county Point in Time Count

Starting Thursday, Jan. 23, outreach workers, service providers and volunteers...
A man crosses the street at a striped, midblock crosswalk.
January 22nd 2025

PSU Researchers To Develop Guide for the Design, Spacing, and Placement of Marked Crosswalks

Pedestrians are unlikely to use a marked crosswalk if it is too far out of...
Campus skybridge
January 21st 2025

Portland State releases new statewide homelessness report for 2024

In Oregon, sheltered homelessness increased 24% between January 2023 and...