Portland State will join the growing number of smoke and tobacco-free campuses with its own expanded policy, which goes into effect on Sept. 15, 2015. The new policy prohibits the use…
Professor finds similarity in viruses SSV1, HIV
Hunting viruses combines danger, detective work and potential leaps forward in medical science and astrobiology. In the Portland State Center for Life in Extreme Environments, professor of biology Ken Stedman…
Students rally against arming of CPSO
Students gathered in front of the Smith Memorial Student Union on Nov. 24 to rally against a resolution being considered by the Portland State Board of Trustees to have deputized…
Portland takes to the streets, calls for reform after Ferguson decision
Following the Nov. 24 announcement that a grand jury had decided not to indict Ferguson, Missouri Officer Darren Wilson on charges of murder against unarmed, black teenager Michael Brown, Portland…
President Wiewel issues statement on Ferguson decision
A grand jury voted on Monday evening to not indict Ferguson, Missouri Officer Darren Wilson on all charges in the shooting of 18 year old Michael Brown. Following the announcement,…
Ballot measure to create state financial aid endowment is defeated
Oregon State Ballot Measure 86, also known as the Oregon Opportunity Initiative, was defeated in the general election on Nov. 4, with 57 percent of Oregon voters opposing the measure….
Give, take, share at the PSU ReUse Room
Despite its small appearance, Portland State’s ReUse Room is making an impact on campus sustainability. In the last fiscal year, the ReUse Room diverted more than $46,000 worth of materials…
New TREC website moves transportation studies at PSU forward
The Center for Transportation Studies has marked Portland State as a leader in transportation research since its initiation in 1966. The center has made years of transportation and urban livability…
42 percent of freshmen come from underrepresented backgrounds
Portland State is making leaps toward providing students with a diverse and welcoming campus. According to Interim Chief Diversity Officer Chas Lopez, more than 42 percent of incoming freshmen for…
PSU raises record scholarship funds
The Portland State University Foundation announced that it raised $44 million in donations to fund scholarships for a broad variety of academic disciplines. The sum, collected in the last two…
Stimulus awarded for EPA grant application
A student-led team of researchers was awarded a stimulus grant to support their preparation of a proposal to the Environmental Protection Agency P3 (People, Planet, Prosperity) Award Program. They were…