News

April 7th 2025

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

At Verde, a Portland-based environmental justice nonprofit, you might have...

February 25th 2025

Oregon’s Urban Research Leader

From the Cascades to the coast, small towns to downtowns, Portland State...

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...

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...

November 10th 2021

New grant aims to reduce food waste in East Portland by providing fresh fruit to residents in low-income, multifamily properties

Portland State University's Community Environmental Services (CES) unit,...

February 19th 2021

Alumni Spotlight: Abeer Etefa PhD ’05

When the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize went to the United Nations (UN) World Food...

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...

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...