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8th WANG CENTER SYMPOSIUM Migration: Towards an Interdisciplinary and Cross-Cultural Understanding of Human Mobility
arduous and treacherous treks, to search for water and food, flee from danger, or find more hospitable environments to achieve their goals. More recently, migration patterns have been disrupted and accelerated as all species confront the very real consequences of climate change, which include an increase in global health crises and the destruction of fragile ecosystems and the life that dwells in them. “While movement is not a required element of trafficking, it is the case that those fleeing are
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Lutheran Studies at PLU welcomes students, faculty, staff, and alumni into this global network, into the significant dialogue between cultures as we engage the pressing economic, political, and
presentations, musical performances, seminars on vocation, summer theological institutes, and an excellent collection of Lutheran works in the library mark PLU as a place where the study of this reforming movement continues to flourish.Quick Links 2023 Lutheran Studies Conference 2022 Lutheran Studies Conference 2021 Lutheran Studies Conference 2020 Lutheran Studies Conference 2019 Lutheran Studies Conference 2018 Lutheran Studies Conference 2017 Lutheran Studies Conference 2016 Lutheran Studies
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If you think anthropology is limited to the study of stones and old bones, think again! Though anthropology does look at stones and bones, it also examines the politics, medicine, kinship, art and
Minors Anthropology Laboratory The departmental lab emphasizes archaeological teaching and provides an excellent opportunity for students to apply scientific methods of hypothesis testing in the context of the social sciences. Among the goals of the program are to teach archaeological recording techniques, to develop an understanding of the procedures and mastery of the techniques of specific scientific instruments, and to familiarize students with the analysis of artifactual and paleoenvironmental
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Pacific Lutheran University has announced the intention to return to in-person learning for Fall 2021. The news was shared with campus last Friday in an email from President Allan Belton. “Like every action we’ve undertaken as a community during the pandemic, this decision is being…
which allows for significantly more in-person instruction. In the past two months, PLU athletics have safely returned to competition, and plans are in the works to safely and responsibly expand rehearsal and performance opportunities for music, dance, and theatre students. More information about PLU’s COVID-19 management and recovery plans can be found at plu.edu/coronavirus. Campus Status DialLearn more about the campus status dialThe campus status dial is a visual representation of our staged
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(served in Togo from 2014 – 2015) At PLU, Sarah majored in Global Studies (responses to violence concentration) and French and minored in Anthropology and Political Science.
learning (improving teachers’ techniques and students’ capacities to think critically and engage with language learning in new, creative ways), but it also promoted teaching techniques and programming which would empower young girls and help young boys and teachers and administrators to do the same. Essentially, her primary project consisted of two elements: 1. teach English for 8-10 hours/week (two classes) to over 200 middle-school-aged students; and 2. plan and implement programming in her school
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Audrey Borloz ’24, Fani del Toro ’24, Aidan Donnelly ’25, Grady Lemma ’25, and Angela Rodriguez Hinojosa ’24 spent the summer focused on synthesizing organic compounds called antenna ligands for lanthanide ions. When these molecules interact with specific ions like europium(III) or terbium(III), they exhibit…
PLU researchers shine light on RNA activities Professor of chemistry Neal Yakelis works with five summer research students to gain a deeper comprehension of RNA and its intricate workings within the realm of cells. Posted by: nicolacs / November 8, 2023 Image: Professor of chemistry Neal Yakelis leads his students in summer research in the Rieke Science Center at PLU. The team employed advanced organic chemical synthesis methods and characterization techniques. These include NMR spectroscopy
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Audrey Borloz ’24, Fani del Toro ’24, Aidan Donnelly ’25, Grady Lemma ’25, and Angela Rodriguez Hinojosa ’24 spent the summer focused on synthesizing organic compounds called antenna ligands for lanthanide ions. When these molecules interact with specific ions like europium(III) or terbium(III), they exhibit…
PLU researchers shine light on RNA activities Professor of chemistry Neal Yakelis works with five summer research students to gain a deeper comprehension of RNA and its intricate workings within the realm of cells. Posted by: mhines / November 8, 2023 Image: Professor of chemistry Neal Yakelis leads his students in summer research in the Rieke Science Center at PLU. The team employed advanced organic chemical synthesis methods and characterization techniques. These include NMR spectroscopy
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The major program outcomes of the Chemistry Department's curriculum are: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental concepts of chemistry by using critical thinking and analytical
Chemistry Department Learning OutcomesThe major program outcomes of the Chemistry Department’s curriculum are: Students will demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental concepts of chemistry by using critical thinking and analytical skills to solve chemical problems. Students will conduct experiments and demonstrate proficiency with appropriate lab skills, techniques, and instrumentation. Students will demonstrate the ability to search, understand, and put into use chemical literature as
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Dr. Vandana Shiva trained as a Physicist at the University of Punjab, and completed her Ph.D. on the ‘Hidden Variables and Non-locality in Quantum Theory’ from the University of Western Ontario,
Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology in Dehra Dun – dedicated to high quality and independent research to address the most significant ecological and social issues of our times, working in close partnership with local communities and social movements. In 1991 she founded Navdanya, a national movement to protect the diversity and integrity of living resources – especially native seed – and to promote organic farming and fair trade. For last two decades, Navdanya has worked with local communities
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On Thursday, February 20, the 2014 SOAC Focus Series on Entrepreneurship will kick off with the Black History Month Concert in Lagerquist Concert Hall. Directed by David Deacon-Joyner, the concert plays tribute to the entrepreneurship of African-Americans featuring the legacy of their music, literature, and…
obscurity. Because of this, the program not only showcases the music of African Americans but of European composers from the early 20th Century that were inspired by African-American music, including French composer Darius Milhaud’s La Creation du Monde and the second movement of Czech composer Antonin Dvorak’s From the New World Symphony. The PLU jazz ensemble will present the music of Duke Ellington, accompanied by the PLU Swing Dance Club. Ellington and his jazz orchestra became the house band at the
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