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, innovations in technology and statistical analysis help research psychologists run their calculations using programs like SPSS Statistics. These computing innovations have increased researchers’ capabilities and given them opportunities for more advanced analysis through a much simpler process. Innovation is not just technology, of course, and in Psychology many areas of the discipline are undergoing rapid change. In fact, Psychology is relatively new in comparison to other sciences such as biology, and

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Chagas disease in the Pastaza province of Ecuador. After he spent the 2006 J-Term in Ecuador with Professor of Biology William Teska, Wauters knew he wanted to return to Latin America. The plan was to spend a year after graduation immersing himself in another culture and working on his Spanish before returning to the United States to attend medical school. When the Fulbright came through, his short-term goals didn’t change, but he noted, “I no longer had to sweat the details of funding my dream.” But

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that PLU is already doing for the environment. “Student after student proved to me change in this world is occurring at a classroom at Pacific Lutheran University,” said Pavel, who sat in on an environmental studies capstone class earlier in the day. “Your commitment to the environment is a hallmark to what an institution should do.” Read Previous Caring at the Core Read Next Tearing Down the Studio COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad

forgotten. Griech-Polelle, who moved this summer to Tacoma from Ohio, where she taught at Bowling Green State University, said she enjoys lecturing and discussing “history as a narrative, like telling a story.” “It’s fine to listen to lectures and those can be powerful,” Griech-Polelle said. “But hearing from someone that actually survived and can attest to what happened will change your life forever.” Other than scheduling lectures, teaching, and adapting the Holocaust and Genocide Studies courses

. “Throughout this whole process, I realized how amazing students can be,” Rosenberg said. “(Nguyen) did an amazing job, learning as she went along.” One of the highlights of the lecture series was welcoming Col. William “Bill” Green, who lectured about the Baptist faith and his life on Joint Base Lewis-McChord. Green is the pastor at JBLM and talked about how his job had to change over time to mesh with American culture. He has to try and accommodate soldiers’ different religious needs while on duty

what many in the PLU community are feeling this week? It speaks to the fact that all of us must make our own contribution to this effort of listening and understanding if anything is ever to change. All voices have to be heard. Another of the texts in this concert is “A Drop in the Ocean” by Mother Theresa. She wrote: “My work is but a drop in the ocean, but if I did not put that drop, the ocean would be one drop the less.” We all must do our part, this horribly divisive election — no matter the

change. Our interactions over the years have only strengthened my respect, appreciation and commitment to partner with her in these important endeavors,” Hacker said. Klein is a graduate of Columbia University and currently sits on the Board of Directors of CHILD USAdvocacy, an organization committed to protecting children’s civil liberties and keeping children safe from abuse. The event will be held in the Anderson University Center (Chris Knutsen Hall), with introductory remarks beginning promptly

inequities. “We are understanding more just how connected our processes are in creating disparities,” she says. “We’ve been educating our workforce on what equity is, how to look at things through an equity lens, and dissecting how we do what we do. We’re typically one piece of the system, but often, the piece that we can change can still make a difference.” She’s enthusiastic about encouraging community member participation in Tacoma commissions, explaining commission work and reasons to volunteer. “I