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  • The curriculum prepares students to pursue careers in research and the health sciences or to apply their biology interests to careers as diverse as science education and public health.

    Studying biology teaches you how to think and how to observe your world.To learn biology is more than just learning facts! It’s learning how to answer questions, how to develop strategies to obtain answers and how to recognize the answers as they emerge. The department is dedicated to encouraging students to learn science in both an intuitive and logical way.It encourages students to independently question, probe, experiment and experience the natural world around us as well as life under a

    Department of Biology
    Rieke Science Center, Room 159 Tacoma, WA 98447
  • lecture. Prerequisite: BIOL 226. (4) BIOL 369 : Marine Biology The ocean as environment for plant and animal life; an introduction to structure, dynamics, and history of marine ecosystems. Lab, field trips, and term project in addition to lecture. Prerequisite: BIOL 226. (4) BIOL 387 : Special Topics in Biology Selected topics as announced by the department. May be repeated for credit. (1 to 4) BIOL 388 : Special Topics in Biology To provide undergraduate students with new, one-time, and developing

  • Zealand, and there’s even a Marine Biology study away class in the Bahamas during our January term, taught by a PLU professor! Did you know? PLU biology students have interned at The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, Tacoma’s Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium, and more. Did you know? Top 10 Best Colleges for Biology in Washington - Niche DISCOVER About Calendar Campus Map Land Acknowledgement Careers at PLU Lute Locker PLANNING Student Payments Textbooks

  • Student athlete Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 excelled in biology and chemistry at PLU Vinny D’Onofrio ’24 majored in biology and chemistry at PLU, played at nationals with the men’s soccer team, and prepared for a career in the medical field. D’Onofrio recently sat down with PLU News to discuss his PLU experience. How did you learn about PLU?… June 4, 2024 BiologyChemistry

  • Ann Auman, professor of biology and program director for the study away program in Namibia, is bringing a research component to her students’ semester away in spring 2017 thanks to Wang Center

    Gut Biology Gut Biology https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2017/01/namibia-biology-1024x427.jpg 1024 427 Kari Plog '11 Kari Plog '11 https://www.plu.edu/resolute/winter-2017/wp-content/uploads/sites/17/2016/05/kari-plog-avatar.jpg January 12, 2017 February 16, 2017 Ann Auman, professor of biology and program director for the study away program in Namibia, is bringing a research component to her students’ semester away in spring 2017 thanks to Wang Center

  • July 23, 2009 One-on-one: Behrens By Barb Clements Being a marine biologist is a pretty good gig. And why wouldn’t it be? There are obvious perks, Michael Behrens admits, to having a job where diving is part of the package. Seeing creatures swim by as they hunt for food in the Galopagos is a nice benefit, as well as diving in the rocky shoals of Washington state, which he counts as among the most beautiful places on earth. For PLU Assistant Professor of Biology Michael Behrens diving gives him

  • TACOMA, WASH. (January 14, 2016)- The fifth episode of ‘Open to Interpretation’ features a discussion of the word ‘gender’ among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Women’s Center Director Jennifer Smith and Associate Professor of Biology Mary Ellard-Ivey. Mary Ellard-Ivey, Amy Young and…

    Women’s Center Director, Biology Professor and Communication Professor Discuss “Gender” (Podcast) Posted by: Zach Powers / January 14, 2016 January 14, 2016 TACOMA, WASH. (January 14, 2016)- The fifth episode of 'Open to Interpretation' features a discussion of the word 'gender' among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Women's Center Director Jennifer Smith and Associate Professor of Biology Mary Ellard-Ivey. Mary Ellard-Ivey, Amy Young and Jennifer Smith (Photo: Zach

  • Posted on December 1, 2017October 31, 2018 The Environmental Politics of Study Away: a US citizen’

  • The College of Natural Sciences houses the Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Studies, Geosciences, Mathematics, Physics, and Psychology programs.

    PLU professor awarded $2.5M from the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. Associate Professor of Psychology Tiffany Artime will use the funds to address trauma-related mental health challenges for college students. “This summer has been such a great experience in research,” said Fisher. “In our lab, I got to practice a lot of different chemistry and biology-based methods to understand marine microbes on a molecular level.” Computer Science major Chris Holland '24 appreciates PLU's

    College of Natural Sciences
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    Morken Center for Learning & Technology Floor 2 Tacoma WA 98447-0003