Portland
Gov. Ted Kulongoski and Microsoft Corp. CEO Steven Balmer
joined Portland State University dignitaries for a grand
opening ceremony of the $35 million Northwest Center for Engineering, Science
and Technology last month. PSU alum and engineer
Fariborz Maseeh contributed $6 million to the project. The
130,000-square-foot building, housing 41 research and teaching
labs, will also offer a Microsoft Innovation Center, a
750-square-foot lab aimed to bring technology closer to the
community.
