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peacemaking efforts around the world. The Forum features keynote speeches by leading international peacemakers as well as faculty-student led sessions on diverse aspects of peace and peacemaking. The multidisciplinary focus of the Forum is emphasized through designating specific days to address peace in relation to science and health, business and global studies. The keynote speaker for the March 2013 forum is the Yemeni journalist and peace activist Tawakkol Karman. She is one of three women awarded the

doesn’t—and he’s found beer-making requires a lot of math and science. So many variables come into play to create a consistent product: hundreds of compounds, beer-storage options, water types, brew times. “It’s a lot of little adjustments, and learning plays a big part in it,” Thoburn said. Turns out there are always things to learn in a craft that has spanned millennia. “Every beer we make is a little better than the last one,” Thoburn said. “Sometimes you think you know, but you have no idea what

March 1, 2011 From Microsoft to Martin Luther, and back again In 1994, Mike Halvorson was the first one to write a book about something nobody else cared about. The book? How to use a little-known software program called Microsoft Office. We can guess how that turned out. Halvorson graduated PLU in 1985 with a degree in computer science and a minor in history. That unique combination seemed to help when, soon after graduation, Halvorson found himself working for Microsoft, back in the days when

else is there to be discovered via Hubble? “That’s the value of science,” Rush said. “You just never know where some of these discoveries are going to go.” Read Previous Student Voices Read Next Alaska governor and Lute visits campus COMMENTS*Note: All comments are moderated If the comments don't appear for you, you might have ad blocker enabled or are currently browsing in a "private" window. LATEST POSTS Three students share how scholarships support them in their pursuit to make the world better

undergrad degree in geosciences, will be the only new member of the team that includes researchers from the University of Washington, the University of Maine and Berkeley Geochronology Center. And of course, a mountaineering expert. The trip is funded through a National Science Foundation grant secured by Todd, who is making her fourth trip back to the Antarctic. It never gets old, she said. “There is always something new to see, at a new location,” she said. Todd and Hegland obviously can’t wait to get

keynote address on three problems in food ethics from Paul B. Thompson, the W.K. Kellogg Chair in Agricultural, Food and Community Ethics at Michigan State University. About 50 students, staff, professors, and community members turned out for the event, including junior Political Science and Global Studies double major Kenny Stancil. “Food is just one of my general academic interests,” Stancil said. “I was intrigued when he pointed out both Singer and Sen’s frameworks for thinking about food ethics

list of researchers, and PLU Chemistry alum Kyle Siemers ’20 is in the Baack Lab! She’s offered to have further conversation with any interested students, in medicine, the summer research program, or otherwise! Summer Program Tracks REU Site in Cellular and Molecular Biology: This National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded opportunity provides research experience in basic cellular and molecular biology. Students perform cutting-edge research in diverse areas, such as signal transduction

.” Hannah will pursue her Master of Science in Marketing Analytics next year at PLU. Read Previous Life Under Drones Symposium Read Next Tacoma-area Conference for Innovation Students LATEST POSTS Heven Ambachew ’24 combines her passions and experiences to design major in innovation studies June 7, 2024 10 Innovation Studies Students Graduate June 10, 2023 Benson Research Fellows to Present March 31, 2023 Neurotechnology Lecture “Enhancement” March 13, 2023

system, collaborate with interprofessional teams to improve health outcomes, and be leaders in the nursing profession.  Our DNP program prepares nurses at the highest level of proficiency as they learn to translate science into clinical practice. Students develop the skills to lead collaboratively, integrate research into care, and design better healthcare delivery systems. Interested in getting a DNP? Connect with PLU today!Attend Info SessionSign up for an info session to see if the DNP program is

prepares students to develop and evaluate quality care within a health system, collaborate with interprofessional teams to improve health outcomes, and be leaders in the nursing profession.  Our DNP program prepares nurses at the highest level of proficiency as they learn to translate science into clinical practice. Students develop the skills to lead collaboratively, integrate research into care, and design better healthcare delivery systems. Interested in getting a DNP? Connect with PLU today!Attend