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Education
Oregon’s researchers ordered to stop their studies by Trump administration face uncertainty, anxiety and frustration
Stop-work orders for research projects are landing at Oregon universities from numerous federal agencies.
Portland State faculty union steps closer to potential strike, declaring impasse in contract negotiations
Administrators and faculty members continue to work toward a deal, but an impasse declaration sets off a process that could lead to the union’s first-ever strike at PSU.

Multiple criminal cases against PSU protesters dropped after attorneys discover footage
Prosecutors were unaware how Portland police officers handle protest footage and how city attorneys store it. Defense attorneys nonetheless say prosecutors failed to provide it in time.

Federal funding
Judge temporarily blocks cut to medical research funding, after states sue Trump administration
Oregon joined with 21 other states to protect funding to universities, especially those involved in medical-related research, from a Trump Administration effort to cut ‘indirect’ costs.

Government oversight
Trump administration targets Portland State for alleged antisemitism
The war in Gaza sparked protests at universities across the U.S. last school year, including at Portland State. Reports of both antisemitism and Islamophobia were rampant.

Education
Research, inclusivity efforts at stake as Oregon college leaders respond to Trump administration orders
Federal funding for research projects is a particular worry for the state’s larger public universities, which receive millions of dollars in federal research funding each year.
Sir Francis Drake’s ‘Fair and Good Bay’ was long thought to be in California. Now some experts point to Oregon
The English explorer could have careened his Golden Hind for repair at Whale Cove near Depoe Bay, Oregon, in the late 16th century, according to scholars such as Portland State University anthropologist Melissa Darby.

Education
Students, faculty argue Portland State University’s financial sustainability plan does more harm than good
Portland State University is on track to close an $18 million budget gap this school year. But faculty and students are unhappy with how the university is getting there.

Shelter expansions lead to big rise in Oregonians with temporary roofs over their heads
A new report from Portland State University found a 24% increase in sheltered homelessness, based on the most recent point-in-time counts.

At Portland State, this revamped building centers inclusion and Indigenous values
Portland State University’s newly revamped Vernier Science Center, a transformational project four years in the making, is designed to create a more welcoming and inclusive learning environment grounded in Indigenous values that benefits all, especially BIPOC students in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics (STEAM) disciplines.