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Portland State campus photographed by a drone
April 9th 2026

PSU study: Unhoused individuals want permanent housing, face steep financial barriers

As local governments and service providers search for the most effective...
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April 8th 2026

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for April 13, 2026

Paul Collins, English faculty, published an article titled The Death of a...
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February 24th 2026

PSU-OHSU Center Awarded $1.25M Grant to Expand Behavioral Health Support for Older Oregonians

The PSU-OHSU Oregon Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health & Aging (OCEBHA)...
Panorama of downtown Portland
January 15th 2026

Portland State releases new 2025 statewide homelessness report

Portland State University’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative...
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August 11th 2025

PSU Researchers Release Final Report in Landmark Project Exploring Impacts of Measure 110 Decriminalization

Portland State University researchers have released the final findings in...
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...
Campus skybridge
January 21st 2025

Portland State releases new statewide homelessness report for 2024

In Oregon, sheltered homelessness increased 24% between January 2023 and...
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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...
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November 15th 2024

Currently Accolades: Presented for November 18, 2024

Paula Carder, Institute on Aging faculty, co-presented at the symposium “Memory...
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November 14th 2024

Shelter model improves outcomes for people experiencing homelessness

In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Oregon legislature funded 19...
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October 16th 2024

Currently Accolades: People for October 21, 2024

Gerry Sussman, Urban Studies & Planning faculty emeritus, was interviewed...