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Female firefighter rests on rock in forest

March 26th 2021

Creating a More Resilient, Just Future

Sasha Burchuk was working as a freelancer and running her own furniture design...

March 5th 2021

Streets for People workshop asks community to explore future of Portland urban design

Nearly 200 community members, students, faculty and staff gathered for...

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...

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...

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...

September 28th 2020

PSU launches Campaigning to Win a U.S. Political Campaign certificate program

This fall, Portland State University is launching a timely new certificate...

March 21st 2019

PSU study: Low-income neighborhoods in East Portland more vulnerable to flooding, extreme heat

Portland experiences both extreme heat in the summer months and frequent nuisance flooding in the winter and spring, and that's only expected to worsen with climate change. A new Portland State University study found the potential for flooding and extreme heat is most acute in East Portland’s...

August 23rd 2017

Portland’s history told through its trees

History student Madelyn Miller researched, wrote, and posted several tree stories on Canopy Story. Portland State researchers have launched a new website that pinpoints trees in Portland and connects them with historic events, family...