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Two PLU students spend the summer reading the stars
Did you know that PLU has an observatory ? See how students and professors spent this summer learning about the stars. “Capturing astronomy images is rewarding but can be challenging,” said professor of physics Katrina Hay. “It requires long exposures or stacked images, focusing in…
![Kara Atkinson is a PLU senior majoring in history with minors in religion and Holocaust & genocide studies. (Photos by Emma Stafki ’26)](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2023/05/web-banner-kara-atkinson-725x408.png)
Kara Atkinson ’23, transfer history major and former military linguist, on her PLU experience
Kara Atkinson ’23 earned an associate degree while serving as an Arabic linguist in the United States Army prior to her arrival at PLU. A history major with minors in religion and Holocaust and genocide studies , Atkinson’s passion for research, academia, and higher education…
![Elizabeth Larios is pictured sitting at a lab table. She is wearing goggles and is using a water dropper to pour liquid into a beaker.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/11/elizabeth-larios-lab-600x408.jpeg)
PLU alum returns to Namibia to research infections and teach marimba
Biology major Elizabeth Larios ’21 was awarded a Fullbright scholarship for her work in Namibia. When she was in fourth grade, Larios wanted to be a neurosurgeon. That’s when her class took a field trip to a science museum and Larios saw an exhibit about…
![Amy Siegesmund is seen speaking to two students in a lab space. She's wearing a white coat and goggles.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/09/amy-siegesmund-biology-featured-image-725x408.jpeg)
PLU Biology professor nationally recognized
Pacific Lutheran University Professor of Biology Amy Siegesmund received the American Society for Microbiology’s 2023 Carski Award for Undergraduate Teaching. The award recognizes a university educator for outstanding teaching of microbiology to undergraduate students. What I love about teaching microbiology is that I get to…
![Parker Simpson stands in front of a yellow PLU sign on the university campus. He is smiling at the camera in a dark suit.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2022/08/05698d43-3ab8-4934-b280-50eac800aa05-725x408.jpeg)
Summer Job Spotlight: Nursing
Parker Simpson ’24 is spending his summer working at an assisted living facility in his hometown of Spokane, Washington. He comes from a family of healthcare professionals and has always wanted to help people. We sat down with him to discuss his experience taking classes…
![Professor Dean Waldo is speaking to an unidentified student wearing a lab coat and goggles.](https://www.plu.edu/admission/wp-content/uploads/sites/16/2021/12/waldo-3-725x408.jpeg)
Students return to in-person research at PLU
Thanks, to a $213,500 three-year research award from the National Science Foundation, four undergrad PLU students spent 10 weeks this past summer participating in intensive lab research. “The first week or two of working in the lab was very stressful. I, like my coworkers, lacked…
Interested in studying Psychology?
Are you interested in becoming a psych major? Curious about the PLU Psychology program? Hear from PLU faculty and students as they share five reasons you should study Psychology at PLU.
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