Center for Urban Studies

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February 25th 2021

Currently Accolades: Grants for March 1, 2021

Amie Thurber, social work faculty, and Lisa K. Bates, urban studies...
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February 25th 2021

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for March 1, 2021

Lisa K. Bates, urban studies and planning faculty, recently released...
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February 25th 2021

Currently Accolades: People for March 1, 2021

Lisa K. Bates, urban studies and planning faculty, was appointed to...
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February 19th 2021

Alumni Spotlight: Abeer Etefa PhD ’05

When the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize went to the United Nations (UN) World Food...
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February 9th 2021

Report estimates that evictions could cost Oregon as much as $3.3 billion

A new report from Portland State University’s Homelessness Research...
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February 4th 2021

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for February 8, 2021

Heejun Chang, geography faculty, co-authored a paper titled “Understanding...
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...
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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...
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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...
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January 6th 2021

Currently Accolades: Grants for January 11, 2021

Andrés Holz, geography faculty, won a $22,418 UPP 2020 Seed Grant...