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Somaye Nargesi, a second-year business professor, came to PLU from a large research institution. She immediately noticed a stark difference in how her new institution approached the field. “At PLU, the business curriculum is mostly designed around soft skills, meaning how you build insightful inquiries,…
, connect the concepts that you’re learning across your business and general courses.” “All companies can have their own set of desired skills and they can train their employees. Here, we’re not just doing that,” Nargesi continues. “We’re not training people to go be successful workers. We are trying to raise a generation of business people that care, who see the big picture and who are able to be problem solvers at an integrated level. Not just workers who repeat quantitative techniques.” That
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Peruse NSF-related undergraduate research experiences in mathematical sciences here: https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/list_result.jsp?unitid=5044
Internship Program October 29, 2024 Sports Analytics Data Challenge October 29, 2024 Mathematics of Finance at Columbia University October 29, 2024
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Jacob Yeager, the Analytical Chemistry Branch Head of the Laboratory Division at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard in Bremerton, reached out to inform us that they have entry-level chemist positions available to recent chemistry program graduates. Yeager says: “My laboratory team is comprised of 41 enthusiastic…
email your resume/CV, cover letter, and college transcripts to jacob.e.yeager@navy.mil by July 24th. Read Previous Carnegie Mellon ChemE MS Application Extended! Read Next Interested in Hydrogen Storage Material Analysis? LATEST POSTS Mississippi State University Now Accepting 2025 Summer REU Environmental Science Applications November 15, 2024 Dept of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship October 30, 2024 2025 Fred Hutch Summer Undergraduate Research Program October 30, 2024 Allen
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If you search for the CV of Assistant Professor of Computer Science Renzhi Cao, Ph.D., you’ll find a list of published research papers longer than Foss Field. He says it’s a great feeling when a new piece of research is published. But what he finds…
and timely scholarship. “One of my goals at PLU is to promote early engagement of undergraduate students – especially for women and underrepresented students – in machine learning, bioinformatics, and the data science field,” he says. “I want to inspire students to pursue advanced STEM education and research careers.” Cao explains: “Not only is research interesting for the students, I think it’s truly an important part of their education in computer science. I liken it to the Chinese proverb, from
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Pacific Lutheran University has been recognized as the No. 1 school in Washington state for financial aid by LendEDU, an online marketplace for personal finance products. The report, released October 28, 2020, also ranks PLU ninth in the country. “This ranking reflects PLU’s institutional commitment…
to leaving no stone unturned when it comes to financial aid and making our university as accessible as it can possibly be,” said Mike Frechette, PLU’s dean of enrollment management and student financial services. In the report, LendEDU analyzed financial aid data from 2018 – 19 of nearly 500 four-year colleges. PLU received a total score of 86.187 after recording a need-based score of 81.793, a non-need-based score of 99.97, and an international score of 52.02. “Each year, LendEDU uses the most
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When Anchormen Attack. A look at media bias. Comments about whether Sen. Barack Obama is “black enough” or is just “an affirmative action candidate.” Remarks about Sen. Hillary Clinton’s “cleavage.” And finally political operatives chastising the mean-spirited media for harassing Gov. Sarah Palin with foreign…
dominated and in many cases distorted coverage in this year’s presidential election, as well as past elections. “Many, if not all of us, rely on the media for the information we need,” Pozner said. “We assume that broadcasts journalists have the public interest at heart and will present hard-hitting analysis that will help us decide how to vote.” Not necessarily the case. In fact, one study shows that the more television voters watch, the more misinformed and confused they become. In her multi-media
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Chance Brock (middle top row) and Colin Peterson (bottom left row). Nice ties BTW. Recent PLU students from the Natural Sciences Division presented posters and talks at the Murdock College Research Program Conference in Vancouver, Washington. Two of the chemists won poster awards! Chance Brock (faculty…
based on recommendations from a panel of judges. The criteria included knowledge, creativity, and analysis of their research as well as presentation aspects including good communication, poise in interacting with the audience, and clarity. Congratulations to Chance and Colin as well as to the whole of the PLU contingent presenting at this meeting. Chance Brock’s poster title was “Exploring mutational strand bias in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae to implicate retromutagenesis as a pathway for
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If you missed last month’s PLU session, we invite you to join us THIS FRIDAY! The Knight Campus Graduate Internship Program at the University of Oregon provides an opportunity to earn a master’s degree and a 9 month paid internship in science or engineering – in…
applied physics. Focus areas: PV/ Semiconductors, Polymers, Molecular Sensors and Optics. A professional network. That will provide the foundation for a career. A resume with something on it. Close to 90% of student interns have regular positions within 3 months of completing their internships. More data about what industry is all about. Even if you think you want a Phd, this program allows you to gain insight on what the marketplace is looking for – allowing you to be more strategic in choosing
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University Named a College of Distinction and Ranked No. 14 in the West TACOMA, Wash. (Sept. 9, 2015)—The accolades continue to amass for Pacific Lutheran University, which has been honored as a College of Distinction for 2015-16 and ranked No. 14 in the West on…
make sense of learning in community.” PLU also is included on the Washington Colleges of Distinction and the Christian Colleges of Distinction lists, and a profile of PLU is part of the 2015-16 Colleges of Distinction eGuidebook. High-school college counselors and educators nominate colleges and universities for recognition by Colleges of Distinction, which then evaluates each institution based on qualitative and quantitative research. The colleges and universities are not ranked but instead are
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Student and Alumni Research and Technical Opportunities at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) – Oak Ridge, TN Appointments for Spring and Summer 2018! Apply now to the Nuclear Engineering Science Laboratory Synthesis Programs (NESLS) Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) – Spring or…
, Government, Policy, Risk Analysis, Science Writing, Public Affairs, and Computer Sciences · Stipend based on academic status – range from $529/week to $935/week for full-time; pro-rated for part-time · Travel/Housing assistance (if eligible) · Professional development activities · Minimum GPA – 3.0/4.0 · Open to U.S. and Eligible International Citizenship Visit http://www.orau.org/ornl or contact NESLS@orau.org for more information! Read Previous Summer Research
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