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Professor Bill Griesar faces camera, standing, laughing and throwing a model of the human brain in the air
April 22nd 2024

2024 PSU Research Award Winners Announced

Today, Portland State University announced its 2024 awards for excellence...
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April 17th 2024

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for April 22, 2024

Natalie J. Cholula, Sociology graduate student, Lisa Bates, Urban Studies...
Portland, Oregon | Photo by NashCo
April 16th 2024

New report indicates alternative shelters lead to better outcomes for people experiencing homelessness

A new report from Portland State University’s Homelessness Research & Action...
Headshots of Eun Jun Choi, Holly Querin, and Isa Swain
March 20th 2024

Three Portland State University Students Receive WTS Transportation Scholarships

Each year, the Portland Chapter of WTS awards scholarships to assist exceptional...
The Portland streetcar, TriMet bus, and TriMet MAX train all pass through an intersection near the Urban Center on the Portland State University campus. Overlaying the image are columns of 1s and 0s in the PSU green color.
March 20th 2024

What's new in Transportation Data at PSU? Updates on PORTAL and BikePed Portal

Portland State University's Transportation Research and Education Center...
March 15th 2024

What's New in the Hatfield School of Government

A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Dear Hatfield School Community, As we find ourselves three months into 2024, I am pleased to connect with you through our Winter/Spring edition of the Hatfield School Newsletter. We are thrilled to showcase the incredible talents...
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March 12th 2024

Currently Accolades: People for March 18, 2024

Alida Cantor, Geography faculty, was interviewed in an article titled “‘We...
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February 28th 2024

Currently Accolades: Grants for March 4, 2024

Jennifer Dill, TREC Director and Urban Studies and Planning faculty, received...
Illustration of an integrated control system simulation in a smart city. Aerial view of an intersection with overlaid lines and boxes indicating which items are being tracked as data in real time.
February 13th 2024

Building Data Power To Enhance Active Transportation

The transportation safety crisis in America persists. People walking and...
Left: An overhead view of the proposed skatepark site, with possible entrances marked on the map. Right: A street-level view of the vacant lot.
February 13th 2024

How Better Block PSU Helped Launch the Steel Bridge Skatepark

Portland's Old Town neighborhood is getting a new skatepark, and a team of...
Concrete bridge with the words let knowledge serve the city.
February 12th 2024

What's New in the Hatfield School of Government

A MESSAGE FROM THE DIRECTOR Happy holidays! ...
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February 2nd 2024

Portland State releases 2023 Oregon statewide homelessness report

Homelessness in Oregon increased by 8.5 percent from 2022, according to...