Author: Ryan Deming

Those walking through Portland State’s Parking Structure One may have noticed an addition to the four Toyota RAV 4 electric vehicles: a silver Toyota Prius Hybrid Plug-In (PHV) vehicle.

Portland State computer engineering graduate student Arpita Sinha received a letter last month informing her that she is the recipient of a prestigious grant from the Sigma Xi Scientific Research Society.

The economic recession that is just now starting to subside has affected every aspect of students’ lives, especially the job market.

Though it may seem that Portland State is in line with the national trend of four-year colleges graduating a decreasing number of students, some university officials say otherwise.

After serving for 17 years, Marvin Kaiser, the dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, notified the university of his retirement.

Last Friday, the city installed its third “Portland Loo,” a 24-hour public restroom.

New York City has been in the news a lot lately for the bedbug infestations in various high-rise buildings.

The U.S. Department of Economic and Development Administration (EDA) has awarded a $495,000 grant to Portland State for triple bottom line development.

Today is the second day of the annual EcoDistricts Summit, hosted by the Portland Sustainability Institute, which will bring together experts to address sustainable development strategies at the neighborhood—or EcoDistricts—level.

This evening, the Portland State Alumni Association will host PSU Weekend with New York Times journalist Nicholas Kristof as the keynote speaker. Kristof has won two Pulitzer Prizes with his wife, Sheryl WuDunn.

Since its inception at Portland State in 2003, the Ronald E. McNair Scholars program—which introduces underrepresented, first generation and low-income students to academic research—has seen 170 individuals pass through its ranks.