In April, Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber announced his appointed 13-member task force to create a report on genetically modified organisms. This report may possibly come into play in legislation in…
Biotech business awarded $3 million for development of malaria drug
DesignMedix, a biotech business in Portland State’s Business Accelerator building, co-founded by chemistry professor David Peyton, has just won its fifth small business grant for $3 million from the National…
President Wiewel holds discussion with student media
On May 2, Portland State President Wim Wiewel held a press conference and Q&A with PSU’s student media to discuss changes happening around the university, as well as some of…
PSU’s Institute for Sustainable Solutions hosts ‘Glacial Balance’ screening
On Tuesday April 22, a free and public screening of the documentary film Glacial Balance will take place in room 296 of Smith Memorial Student Union starting at 5 p.m….
PSU celebrates the trees for Arbor Month
Whether Portland is experiencing rain, shine or everything in between, spring has officially arrived and Portland State will be welcoming it this year by celebrating Arbor Month with a day…
Oregon passes ‘Good Samaritan Law’
The “Good Samaritan Law,” or House Bill 4094, was officially signed through by the Oregon State Legislature early last month This law gives medical amnesty specifically to minors in possession…
ASPSU stays busy with upcoming elections and potential faculty strike
With the upcoming student government elections, a possible faculty strike and renegotiations with Higher One, the Associated Students of Portland State University have been busy. With spring term approaching, student government…
Professor quality survey takes steps in creating better teaching
If you check your pdx.edu email, you’ve probably seen a few emails from a bearded viking who seems to know a lot about Portland State and likes to update you…
Panel discusses the connection between veterans and war journalists
On Feb. 24, the second Annual College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Classroom to Community Lecture was given in the Smith Memorial Student Union ballroom at Portland State. This year’s…
PSU reduces in the 2014 Campus Conservation Nationals
Ready. Set. Go. Campus Conservation Nationals, a three-week challenge to reduce energy and water usage in dorms kicked off last Monday. Portland State will be taking part in the CCN for…
Bernice King speaks on equality at PSU
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. We are caught in an inescapable network of inequality, tied in a single garment of…