Center for Urban Studies

NEWS
March 3rd 2022

Better Block PSU: Unlock the Potential of Your Public Space in Oregon

The Better Block PSU program at Portland State University (PSU) has opened the annual call for community organizations to reimagine their streets and underused public spaces in a way to bring people together and reclaim it for their community’s future. A partnership between the public...
A view of Portland State University's Hoffman Hall in springtime, with large pink blooms on trees in the foreground.
February 17th 2022

Spring 2022 Graduate Courses in Transportation at Portland State

The Spring term at Portland State University starts March 28, 2022, and registration...
Cameron Bennett, Kyuri Kim, and Trevor Luu
February 17th 2022

Celebrating Three New PSU Transportation Scholars

We are proud to recognize three new transportation scholarship recipients...
a person holding the Changing the Narrative comic book
February 10th 2022

Comics about homelessness educate and create community connection

When Portland State University instructor Kacy McKinney got the idea to create...
People graphic
February 9th 2022

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for February 14, 2022

Heather Burns, educational leadership and policy faculty, published...
People graphic
February 9th 2022

Currently Accolades: People for February 14, 2022

Scott Burns, geology faculty emeritus, was interviewed for a Feb. 1...
Professor Emeritus David Ervin
January 26th 2022

The American Association for the Advancement of Science elects Professor Emeritus David Ervin as a Fellow

At the American Association for the Advance of Science's (AAAS) Annual...
CYBERCOM
January 12th 2022

The Hatfield School of Government National Center for Academic Excellence in Cyber Research (NCAE-C) joins the Academic Engagement Network (AEN) for U.S. Cyber Command (CYBERCOM)

On January 6, 2022, Dr. Birol Yesilada joined a virtual event formally inviting...
Kelly Rodgers, Darshan Chauhan and Apy Das
January 10th 2022

Meet the 2021 NITC Students of the Year: Kelly Rodgers, Darshan Chauhan and Apy Das

The Outstanding Student of the Year award is presented during the Council...
Kelly Rodgers
January 10th 2022

Student Spotlight: 2021 NITC Student of the Year - Kelly Rodgers, Portland State University

Kelly Rodgers is a Portland State University PhD student in Urban Studies...
Illustration of a piece of paper
December 21st 2021

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for January 3, 2022

Diana Abu-Jaber, English faculty, wrote an article, “For Many Members...
A view of the PSU campus at 6th avenue, with snow on the streets, and the university's "Let Knowledge Serve the City" motto visible on a skybridge over the street.
December 16th 2021

Winter 2022 Graduate Courses in Transportation at Portland State University

The winter term at Portland State University starts January 3, 2022, and...