Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science at PSU

While many think of the Emancipation Proclamation as the end of slavery in the United States in 1863, Juneteenth celebrates June 19th, 1865 when 250,000 enslaved people in Texas were declared free from Confederate control. Juneteenth is often celebrated with festivals, parades, barbecues, and eating red foods. Read about Virginia Tech's Juneteenth celebration: https://buff.ly/4hUpdr3

Loving Day celebrates the historic Supreme Court decision in 1967 to legalize in*******al marriage in all states. Richard Loving, a white man, and Mildred Jeter, a black woman, had been arrested for their marriage in 1958, which they brought to the attention of then Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy for violation of the 14th amendment. Learn more about Loving v. Virginia: https://buff.ly/2ZHLFib

Two graduate students in Electrical and Computer Engineering recently published a paper on neuromorphic computing in the Nature Portfolio Journal. You can read it here:

Fractional-order systems for neuromorphic computing: software and hardware opportunities and challenges - npj Unconventional Computing Fractional-order dynamics introduce scale-free memory and non-Markovian behavior into dynamical systems, offering a principled means of modeling long-term temporal dependencies. In this work, we extend the reservoir computing (RC) framework to include fractional-order neurons, yielding fractional-or...

Commencement is this weekend. Learn about one of our featured grads, Nadeem Sadek, and his research into studying how planets form under microgravity.

From Research to Real-World Impact: How PSU’s Class of 2026 is Serving the City As Portland State University prepares for commencement, a new group of graduates is ready to carry their research, creativity and public service into communities in Portland and beyond. Among them, Akasha Lawrence-Spence, Nadeem Sadek and Shelby Morgan reflect the spirit of curiosity, resilience and...

The school year’s final stretch is here and, while exciting, can also make us feel overwhelmed. Visit https://buff.ly/4iMVa5G to access Portland State’s Basic Needs Hub so that your studies can be the only thing on your mind.

The Hajj is a pilgrimage that every Muslim must make at least once in their lives where they travel to the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia to walk around the Kaaba, the most sacred place on Earth. Other rituals accompany the pilgrimage, such as changing into specific clothing and removing hair. The pilgrimage absolves the pilgrim of all previous sins. Read about engineering's impact on the Hajj: https://buff.ly/3CLVbDu

The Indian Citizenship Act granted Native Americans US citizenship in 1924, though it was still illegal for them to vote depending on which state they lived in until 1957. After the Citizenship act was passed, the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act also passed which gave individual tribes more autonomy from the US government. Visit Maseeh College's American Indian Science and Engineering Society: https://buff.ly/4gK5FEB

This Wednesday, come to the Spring Engineering Seminar to hear from Boeing Tool Engineering Manager, Theresa Hailey about tool engineering at Boeing. See you in EB 92 from 1:30-2:15pm! For the full seminar schedule, visit bit.ly/mme-spring-seminars.

Pride Month began in the 1970s and it has only grown more celebratory as LGBTQ+ identities and communities flourish. Portland State University is considered one of the most inclusive and friendly places for LGBTQ+ identities. Visit the Q***r Resource Center: https://buff.ly/3ECqtka to not only access support, but also learn about upcoming Pride events happening on campus.