On Friday Oct. 11, PSU Professor of Economics Rajiv Sharma led an economics seminar on campus discussing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as the Affordable Care…
What the federal shutdown means for PSU
The government shutdown began earlier this month, and many students are left wondering how this will affect life at PSU. While most financial aid and loans for this academic year…
PSU School of Social Work launches new online master’s program
Scheduled to begin in fall 2014, the Portland State School of Social Work has announced that they will offer an online version of their Master of Social Work degree program….
PSU Receives Federal Transportation Grant
A few days before the federal government shut down on Oct. 1, it awarded a $2.83 million grant to the Oregon Transportation Research and Education Consortium to fund various transportation…
Confirmation of PSU’s institutional board candidates delayed by Senate
Following a dispute in the Oregon Senate, the process for finalizing Portland State’s first institutional governing board is currently on hold. PSU Associate Vice President of University Communications Chris Broderick said…
Chemistry department hosts weekly seminar series
At 3:15 p.m. every Friday, about 200 people pack into room 107 in Science Building One to watch that week’s one-hour lecture as part of the chemistry department’s seminar series….
An appetite for Richard Dawkins
Can religion and science truly co-exist? According to Richard Dawkins, the answer is no. The critically acclaimed scientist and author visited Portland State on Friday while promoting his new autobiography,…
To end violence against women, ‘start with men’
On October 9, anti-violence educator Tony Porter delivered his keynote speech, “A Call to Action: Creating Safe and Healthy Communities,” to a large audience of PSU students, faculty and alum…
SHAC Hosting Flu Shot Clinic
On Thursday October 10 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the Center for Student Health and Counseling is hosting a flu shot clinic for students in the Smith Memorial Student…
Welsh writers eager for attention, clarity
On Friday the Portland Center for Public Humanities asked if Welsh writing in English should be taught as a separate course or module in U.S. universities. This and other questions…
Wordstock moves to Portland State in 2015
Wordstock, considered the premier literary festival in the Pacific Northwest, took place Oct. 3–6. First held in 2005, the annual event continues to grow in offerings and stature. This year,…