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  • Blogs – PLU Resolute Search Back to Landing Page Big Names on Campus Accolades Lute Library Class Notes Class Notes Obituaries Submit a Class Note Blogs Follow these beguiling blogs from the wide-reaching PLU community. All Alumni Departments Faculty   MBA in Germany Winter 2019 Ancient Mediterranean Winter 2019 Tudor England Winter 2019 PLU Uruguay Winter 2019 Tropical Marine Biology Winter 2019 Music Centers in Europe Winter 2018 J-Term in Uruguay Winter 2018 J-Term on the Hill Winter 2018

  • school scientists was Heather Eberhart, a senior in Bellarmine Prep’s Marine Chemistry program. Eberhart designed a light trap to study crab larvae, and won first place for her work. She also received the AAUW Outstanding Research award, the NSPE Innovative Engineering award, and the Possibility Realized Award. Eberhart is looking to study medicine at the University of Washington or at the University of Southern California, but “still would love to study marine chemistry.” Other noteworthy projects

  • Photo courtesy of Claire Todd Dear Pierce County Surface Water Management Division, Imagine if all of Clover Creek looked like this restored area, if all its concrete lining was torn up, its natural curves restored, and its native plants brought back. Native marine plants and wildlife would come back, and perhaps the salmon too one day. In addition, a winding, tree-shrouded creek making its way through the county, would be a reminder to all those that drive and walk past it of Pierce County’s

  • Margaret Murdoch ’24: Contributing to a cure at Fred Hutch Cancer Center Posted by: nicolacs / October 18, 2023 Image: Margaret Murdoch ’24 spent the summer at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center researching acute myeloid leukemia cells. (All photos provided by Murdoch.) October 18, 2023 By Ava EdmondsMarketing and CommunicationsMargaret Murdoch ’24, a biology and religious studies major with a minor in gender and sexuality studies, spent their summer in Seattle alongside some of the nation’s best

  • Gabriel Lau (Team)National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationTaking the Pulse of the Planet AwardBest project related to global environmental change or marine/coastal conservationPrivateBellarmine PrepatoryAnalyzing the Effect of Sea Star Wasting Disease Over the Last Five Years on the Titlow Beach Marine Preserve Sea Star Population12 ThomasPentimonti (Team)National Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationTaking the Pulse of the PlanetBest project related to global environmental change or marine

  • 2022 - Dr. Dayna BaumeisterCo-founder and Keystone of Biomimicry 3.8, Dr. Dayna Baumeister’s fascination with the natural world began with daily forays into the woods and mountains of Colorado, her childhood home. As an adult, nature has continued to inform her personal and professional endeavors. Dayna received a BS in marine biology from New College in Sarasota, Florida. After several years exploring the intricate relationships of coral reefs, she turned in her wetsuit and headed back to the

  • contaminant cycling in the Great Lakes, the Chesapeake Bay and coastal waters, and edited Atmospheric Deposition of Contaminants to the Great Lakes and Coastal Waters (SETAC Press, 1997). He was the lead author on a scientific review of PCBs in the Hudson River, a contributing author to the Pew Oceans Commission report Marine Pollution in the United States, and a member of the NRC’s Committee on Oil in the Sea. Dr. Baker is an ex officio member of the Puget Sound Partnership Science Panel, which he

  • and actions from the eighteenth century onward that illustrate how they have made and continue to maintain the surrounding marine waters as their own.” The cover of "The Sea is my Country" by Joshua L. Reid, published by Yale University Press. PLU History DepartmentLearn more about what the PLU History Department has to offer! The lecture will be on April 17 at 7 p.m. in Xavier 201. Admission is free and open to the public! This lecture is being held amidst many notable anniversaries. 2024 is the

  • Lydia Flaspohler ’25 and Ryan Fisher ’24 dive into the secrets of marine microorganisms Have you ever wondered how the ocean’s tiniest inhabitants play a significant role in shaping our world? Marine microorganisms, minuscule life forms, wield a vital influence over our planet’s climate. They manage crucial components like carbon and oxygen within the vast oceans and the atmosphere.… September 28, 2023 BiologyChemistryEnvironmental Studies

  • Shirley Winsley, a respected Washington State Senator and PLU alumna (’71), established the Gordon Winsley Scholarship Fund in 2009 to honor her husband, Gordon. After hearing her story, we are inspired by her support of the scholarship program at PLU, as well as her dedication to students as they pursue their vocations in the classroom and beyond. “Gordon Winsley graduated from PLC in 1952 with a degree in Business. As a WWII Marine Corp veteran, he received four years of tuition and books