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January 31st 2024

Currently Accolades: Grants for February 5, 2024

Andrés Holz, Geography faculty, and Buzz Nanavati, former postdoc at PSU,...
A student-designed street painting honoring Pride was painted by volunteers during the Montgomery Pop-Up Plaza
January 22nd 2024

Better Block PSU – Unlock the Potential of Your Public Space

The Better Block PSU program at Portland State University (PSU) has opened...
A capital red bus pulls up to a stop on Capitol hill H street in city road.
January 22nd 2024

Beyond Transit: Collaborative Strategies for Public Transportation Agencies in Responding to Homelessness

Public transportation agencies are well acquainted with the consequences...
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January 8th 2024

Joint Cybersecurity Center formed at Oregon’s Three Largest Universities

Cybersecurity experts from the state’s three largest research universities...
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January 5th 2024

PSU MURP Team Wins Student Group Award for Planning and Policy from National Council of University Transportation Centers

A team of students in Portland State University's Master of Urban & Regional...
Flooded road in Tillamook
January 3rd 2024

Flood-prone communities have low trust in the agencies responsible for helping them, PSU survey data finds

Tillamook residents have always dealt with flooding — they sit at the confluence...
Cyclists ride on a Portland, Oregon street painted in a spiral of rainbow colors with a piano key design in the center.;
November 30th 2023

Year in Review: Transportation Research Projects Launched at PSU in 2023

It has been a record-breaking year in research for Portland State University,...
This picture shows the team, fellow PSU students, and ITE leaders with their $600 winner's check.
November 29th 2023

PSU Transportation Students Win 2023 Oregon ITE Traffic Bowl

Earlier this month, Portland State University’s Students in Transportation...
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November 16th 2023

25 PSU Faculty Members Ranked Among Most-Cited Science Researchers in 2022

25 PSU faculty members were ranked among the top 100,000 most-cited science...
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November 9th 2023

Currently Accolades: Presented for November 13, 2023

Lisa K. Bates, Urban Studies & Planning and Black Studies faculty and the...
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November 2nd 2023

Currently Accolades: Published/Exhibited for November 6, 2023

Heejun Chang, Geography Faculty and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate...
A red streetcar pulls up to a transit stop in Portland, Oregon, with several passengers waiting to board.
October 30th 2023

PSU Transportation Researchers Receive $250,000 to Create Equity Research Roadmap

Portland State University (PSU) researchers will create a "Research Roadmap...