Portland State University

Ode to joy

On February 24 the PSU symphony and choir will combine for a spectacular performance of Beethoven's 9th Symphony.

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Get a jump on jobs

Major employers from across the region come to PSU this week for the largest career fairs of the year at the Smith Memorial Student Union Ballroom.

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By modifying the early malaria drug Chloroquine, chemistry professor David Peyton has developed a newly potent weapon against this deadly and drug-resistant disease that has decimated impoverished populations worldwide.

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Let Knowledge Serve the City

Portland State University (PSU), a 50-acre campus located in downtown Portland, is a nationally acclaimed leader in sustainability and community-based learning. The University's position in the heart of Oregon's economic and cultural center enables PSU students and faculty to apply scholarly theory to the real-world problems of business and community organizations.

Portland State offers more than 220 undergraduate, master's, and doctoral degree options, as well as graduate certificates and continuing education programs. PSU is Oregon's largest and most diverse university, with some 30,000 students who come from all 50 states and from nearly 100 nations around the world.