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image of people on a bridge
July 1st 2025

Urban Design graduate certificate provides students with tools to create better public spaces

Creating a city is complicated. Everything, from the biggest skyscraper to...
Graduates walking down the steps at Viking Pavilion
June 10th 2025

From Campus to Community: How PSU's Class of 2025 is Serving the City

As Portland State University prepares for commencement, a new cohort of...
Sentilla Hawley headshot
April 7th 2025

'You don't have to put yourself in a box'

At Verde, a Portland-based environmental justice nonprofit, you might have...
Emeritus faculty Doug Morgan
March 7th 2025

Emeritus faculty Doug Morgan donates $1 million to strengthen the Hatfield School of Government

The PSU Foundation and the College of Urban and Public Affairs announced...
Illustration of people improving Oregon
February 25th 2025

Oregon’s Urban Research Leader

From the Cascades to the coast, small towns to downtowns, Portland State...
Alex Blackwill, PSU class of ‘22
January 28th 2025

Going Places: How One New Leadership Oregon Alum Discovered a Passion for Migrant Rights

It all started with the Mothers. Alex Blackwill, PSU class of ‘22, remembers...
Native graduates wrapped in honor blankets at an Honor Day ceremony
November 20th 2024

PSU gets $1.8M to bolster career pathways for Native communities

Portland State has been awarded $1.8 million for two workforce development...
Screenshot from BikePed Portal showing the Portland, OR regional dashboard. A Map on the left & a list of corridors on the right.
October 1st 2024

Bike-Ped Portal: Making the Most of Nonmotorized Data

In recent years, cities and counties all across the United States have invested...
Highway and trees during wildfire with deep red and orange sky
September 24th 2024

New grant will train PSU students to support community resilience in the face of extreme events

In a world where extreme weather events and natural hazards are becoming...
Portland State campus
February 2nd 2024

Portland State releases 2023 Oregon statewide homelessness report

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