PSU News

Cover of SoFA Journal, with photo of people walking on a beach
January 27th 2026

Art and Social Practice MFA program publishes Fall 2025 SoFA Journal

The Portland State Schnitzer School of Art + Art History + Design’s Art...
students working on computer engineering
January 27th 2026

New federal funding to power PSU’s state-of-the-art semiconductor center

New federal funding will allow Portland State University to enhance its semiconductor...
Illustration of astronaut in space and a man in front of a computer terminal
January 26th 2026

When 911 is millions of miles away: PSU researcher builds AI guardian for Mars missions

Forty minutes. That’s how long it takes for a distress signal to travel...
Actors on stage with an orchestra pit in front of them.
January 23rd 2026

City’s market feasibility study supports new Performing Arts + Culture Center

A market feasibility study commissioned by the City of Portland recommends...
Alumna Marilyn DeVault owner of Piece of Cake bakery in her shop holding up a cake box with her logo on it.
January 22nd 2026

PSU Alum Marilyn DeVault’s Sweetest Gift

The eccentrically charming Sellwood bakery A Piece of Cake is an unmistakable...
Colored lights splash across Montgomery Plaza at the Portland Winter Light Festival
January 15th 2026

PSU joins LAIKA to celebrate “All the Little Things” with Portland Winter Light Festival

Portland State University (PSU) is proud to partner with award-winning Portland-based...
Panorama of downtown Portland
January 15th 2026

Portland State releases new 2025 statewide homelessness report

Portland State University’s Homelessness Research & Action Collaborative...
Julia Lee sits in front of an open piano
January 14th 2026

PSU piano professor Julia Lee inducted into Steinway & Sons Music Teacher Hall of Fame

Julia Hwakyu Lee, PSU School of Music & Theater professor of piano, has been...
Abandoned playground
January 13th 2026

PSU professor launching national study on parenting under immigration stress

Portland State professor Susana Beltrán-Grimm has been studying how bilingual...
Community Safety Worker Certificate Graduates and program organizers pose in the Vanport Room at PSU.
January 9th 2026

Pilot program awards Community Safety Worker certificates for violence prevention workers

In an intimate and boisterous ceremony this week at Portland State University’s...
Five PSU Percussion Ensemble students perform in the middle of the Viking Pavilion basketball court.
January 9th 2026

PSU Percussion Brings a New Pulse to the Court

Basketball and percussion came together in the spring of 2025, when the PSU...
Modesta Minthorn speaking at the grand opening
January 6th 2026

PSU initiative brings Oregon Tribal languages to campus

Inside the lobby of Portland State's Vernier Science Center, a QR code on...