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Kelly Rodgers (right) and a PSU skyline (left)
February 3rd 2021

Introducing the Newest NITC Dissertation Fellow: Kelly Rodgers of Portland State

The National Institute for Transportation and Communities (NITC) is proud...
People board a public bus
February 1st 2021

PSU Experts In Transportation And Homelessness Collaborate On National Transit Project

Photo by Page Light Studios/iStock Two national research centers at Portland...
Children paint designs on the street near the school
February 1st 2021

Re-Imagining a Safer Route to the César Chávez School

Photos by Sam Balto Since 2013, local transportation activist group Better...
A woman poses in the stacks of the PSU library
January 28th 2021

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for February 1, 2021

Rochelle Bloom, anthropology research assistant, and Douglas Deur,...
Apy Das and Natalie Chavez
January 19th 2021

Two Portland State Students Awarded WTS Transportation Scholarships

Each year, the Portland Chapter of WTS bestows scholarships to assist exceptional...
A woman performs calculations on a whiteboard
January 6th 2021

Currently Accolades: Grants for January 11, 2021

Andrés Holz, geography faculty, won a $22,418 UPP 2020 Seed Grant...
Two researchers stand on an iced-over body of water
December 23rd 2020

Currently Accolades: People for January 4, 2021

Every week during the academic year, Currently celebrates faculty and...
Portland State University
December 16th 2020

PSU researchers among top in the world

A new study published in PLOS Biology Journal lists Portland State researchers...
an illustrated logo depicting a bike, a train, and two pedestrians walking together, with "ITE STEP" written below the images
December 9th 2020

ITE-STEP Introduces 2020-21 Board Members

ITE-STEP Introduces 2020-21 Board Members Transportation engineering and...
Inmates sewing garments at sewing machines.
December 3rd 2020

Mass incarceration results in significant increases in industrial emissions, PSU study finds

Mass incarceration is as much an environmental problem as it is a social...
food pantry
November 16th 2020

PSU participates in National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week through discussions and service projects

Portland State University will be one of more than 700 sites around the country...
A group of three students brainstorming ideas around a table
November 12th 2020

Propel PSU: A Pipeline to Innovation

At the corner of Broadway and Morrison, perched high above the busy streets...