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Portland State University announced its undergraduate honor rolls for winter term 2020. There are two PSU honor roll lists: the President's List and Dean's List. Criteria for each are as follows: President's List Undergraduate students...

Despite longstanding popular belief, bicycle lanes can actually improve business. At worst, the negative impact on sales and employment is minimal, according to a new study from Portland State’s Transportation Research and Education Center...

The Portland State University Chamber Choir’s new album, “Ēriks Ešenvalds Translations” (Naxos) has been named an Editor’s Choice in Gramophone magazine’s May 2020 roundup of “The best new classical albums.” The magazine’s review of the seven-work recording praises the...

Last week, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown issued an executive order that extends the suspension of in-person educational activities at all of the state’s higher education institutions through June 13. PSU has already announced plans to deliver both spring and summer term education via remote...

While the state of Oregon continues efforts to get the coronavirus outbreak under control, testing kits are still in short supply outside of the urban core. Portland State University alum Jeremy Filip drew upon his experience working in a lab under Ken Steadman, a biology professor and...

On Mondays and Fridays, Izzy Villagomez, one of several dozen speech-language graduate students completing clinical training, has therapy sessions with her clients via video chat. She and another student work with three adults: two who have had strokes and struggle with memory, reading and...

The Portland State University Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its quarterly meeting Thursday to reduce or refund three types of student fees. With the university closing most campus operations to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the board approved the following: Full refund of...

Portland State University received more than $600,000 to continue its Russian Flagship Program, one of eight federally funded programs in the U.S. and the only one serving the Pacific Northwest. The innovative program is open to students from any major and allows them to develop professional-level...

Rising to the challenge Overnight, the world has changed. And with it, all of us. But PSU has always been resilient. When the floodwaters rose on our first college campus, our hope stayed intact and our spirit endured. Today another great challenge is upon...

Portland State University leaders were saddened to hear of the passing of Arlene Schnitzer on Saturday. The generosity of Schnitzer, her husband Harold and her son Jordan has been important to the arts programs at Portland State and across Portland. “Arlene Schnitzer’s name is synonymous...

We’re starting to see hopeful signs of a flattening coronavirus curve in Oregon, but Gov. Kate Brown’s Stay Home, Save Lives order is still in effect. Portland State is committed to do its part by supporting a virtual campus for spring term 2020. In an effort to better comply with the...

Trauma Informed Oregon, a program housed in the Regional Research Institute at Portland State University’s School of Social Work, is offering support to organizations across the state in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Trauma Informed...