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Portland skyline
June 5th 2023

Portland State researchers delve into impact of Oregon’s historic drug decriminalization effort

In 2021, Oregon made history becoming the first state to decriminalize the...
Spring people
May 17th 2023

Currently Accolades: People for May 22, 2023

Julia Freybote, Business faculty, was elected by the American Real Estate...
Aerial view of a highway onramp with another highway running underneath it
May 17th 2023

When People Who Are Houseless Have Nowhere to Go: Responding to Encampments on State Transportation Rights-Of-Way

Portland State University (PSU) has been awarded a new contract by the National...
Ken Stedman
May 1st 2023

RGS announces recipients of prestigious PSU research awards

Today, Portland State University announced the 2023 awards for excellence...
Spring people
April 27th 2023

Currently Accolades: People for May 1, 2023

Carl Abbott, Urban Studies and Planning faculty emeritus, was interviewed...
Headshots of some of the NITC scholars
April 20th 2023

Meet the 2022/23 NITC Scholars of Portland State University

Twenty-nine Portland State University students have been awarded National...
Hacienda CDC's main office in Portland's Cully neighborhood (Courtesy of Hacienda CDC)
April 5th 2023

Teaming up for greater impact: Hacienda CDC and PSU

Since Ernesto Fonseca took the helm of Hacienda CDC in 2017, the Latino community...
Spring presented
March 30th 2023

Currently Accolades: Presented for April 3, 2023

Jola Ajibade, Geography faculty, gave a talk, “Can Managed Retreat be...
Photo of Bell Street in Seattle, WA, taking by Dongho Chang. The street is a welcoming pedestrian space that allows people to use the street with various transportation modes, not only cars.
March 30th 2023

PSU Transportation Students Envision "Living Streets," Car-Free Corridors for Downtown Portland

In the 1970's, Portland had a dream: to create a "pleasurable human environment"...
Presented graphic
March 9th 2023

Currently Accolades: Presented for March 13, 2022

Jacen Greene, Assistant Director of the Homelessness Research & Action...
People graphic
March 9th 2023

Currently Accolades: People for March 13, 2023

Scott Burns, Geology faculty emeritus, gave the keynote talk to the Oregon...
Fives lanes of automobile traffic on 122nd avenue in Portland, with cars crossing a marked crosswalk at a pedestrian refuge island.
February 23rd 2023

PSU Researchers Will Work With PBOT To Evaluate New 122nd Avenue BIL Project

Portland State University transportation researchers will work with the Portland...