Portland State’s Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies recently released a report on poverty in Oregon called, “Where The Ends Don’t Meet: Measuring Poverty and Self-Sufficiency Among Oregon Families.” The report…
Faculty, administrators discuss Portland State’s future at Winter Faculty Symposium
Faculty and staff gathered inside Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom on Tuesday, Jan. 27 for this year’s Winter Faculty Symposium. Portland State President Wim Wiewel and the Coraggio Group oversaw…
Intel seeks student innovation with NUC Challenge
Intel looked to PSU students for innovation with the multinational corporation’s Next Unit of Computing (NUC), a small form factor PC, Jan. 31. The NUC Challenge kickoff, hosted in the…
Queer Resource Center and Advising and Career Services host Queer Career Week
Last week, Portland State’s Advising and Career Services and the Queer Resource Center co-hosted a series of events called Queer Career Week from Jan. 26–29. The events included a job application…
Rally to Restore Higher Education battles tuition increases
Thursday, Feb.12, students are invited to join the Oregon Student Association (OSA) for the Rally to Restore Higher Education. The event will take place on the Capitol Steps in Salem….
Angela Davis speaks on racism and social justice
On Jan. 21, in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Portland State hosted an event featuring Angela Davis, a civil rights activist, author and educator. Davis spoke to the…
Scientists map landslide risk with laser tech
Laser detection technology is making it easier to identify landslide hazard areas in Portland, according to Dr. Scott Burns, Professor Emeritus of Geology at Portland State. The laser detection system,…
Science of green streets
Jacob Stone, a junior in the Honors College at Portland State, has recently been awarded the national Greater Research Opportunities Fellowship for Undergraduate Environmental Studies from the Environmental Protection Agency….
Migration Brewing unveils new carbon-friendly beer
Last Thursday, Migration Brewing Company celebrated the limited release of its new environmentally-friendly beer, produced in partnership with Portland State and the Emerging Leaders Board of the Oregon Environmental Council….
PSU donates 453 pints of blood at Red Cross blood drive
Portland State and the American Red Cross host a blood drive every term for students, faculty and members of the community. This year, the winter blood drive took place from…
General scholarship applications due Feb. 1
Portland State’s scholarship applications are due Feb. 1. The applications are open to graduate and undergraduate students, including students transferring into the university. The application was officially released on Oct….