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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...
Student recognition illustration
December 3rd 2024

Celebrating Student Success, Fall 2024

Wafi Albalawi, Institute on Aging and School of Public Health graduate student,...
Sam Balto and the Alameda Elementary School Bike Bus. Photo by Jonathan Maus, BikePortland
November 21st 2024

The Bike Bus Project: Research Explores Active Transportation to School

The Bike Bus movement is gaining momentum. All over the country, rain or...
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...