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NIST SURF Program – Boulder Posted by: nicolacs / January 11, 2022 January 11, 2022 You are invited to participate in the Boulder, Colorado, Laboratories’ National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program for students majoring in science, mathematics, and engineering. Applications for participation in the Boulder SURF program are accepted only on USAJobs.Gov. Opportunities are available in the fields of: Chemical Engineering Electrical

biostatistical approaches and research by exposing participants to the principles, methodologies, uses, and applications of statistical methods in biomedical and clinical research. There are two summer opportunities: Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics and Data Science at Columbia Big Data Summer Institute at the University of Michigan You can register for an information webinar on Friday, December 15th from 12-1PM eastern time at  https://myumi.ch/EPGXe Read Previous Caltech WAVE Fellows Program

Ricky Haneda ’22 | Psychology Major Posted by: tpotts / February 18, 2022 February 18, 2022 Ricky Haneda ’22, a Japanese international student, share his experience at an American international school in Japan, how he decided to attend PLU, and how PLU has shaped his path toward a psychology major and a career in mental health and wellness. YouTube Link Read Previous The Evolution of Behavior LATEST POSTS The Evolution of Behavior November 12, 2021 Dr. Laura Shneidman awarded research grant

experiences. He’s kicking off his next chapter at the University of Washington’s School of Medicine in July. Get ready to dive into Isaiah’s story! Tell us a little bit about you and your educational background.IB: I’m from Wenatchee, Washington. My mom homeschooled my brother and me for most of my education until 11th grade, when I began Running Start at Wenatchee Valley College. I completed a B.S. in biology with a minor in mathematics at PLU. I graduated in 2021 and applied to medical schools the

Q&A with pre-med student David Yun ’22 Posted by: vcraker / March 30, 2022 March 30, 2022 By Zach Powers '10Marketing and Communications David Yun ’22 has been busy throughout his four years at Pacific Lutheran University. The pre-med student and chemistry major has been an academic standout, serving as a chemistry teaching assistant presenting research at the Murdock Conference and the American Chemical Society convention. He’s held down a variety of jobs, including working as a medical scribe

curious about what kind of labor was happening within those hotels, especially hotel chains where the labor is largely invisible. I started asking questions and doing research. I learned about how national security was becoming part of hotel workers’ jobs. This was post 9/11, during the days of the “See Something, Say Something” campaign, so the tourism sector had invested in a lot of technology to train people, like hotel workers, to report suspicious activity to police and law enforcement

. “So that style of radio is very close to my heart.” This fall, Rich is pairing their love of audio storytelling and theatre education to create an independent production of “The War of the Worlds.” Based on the H.G. Wells novel, the show’s themes include colonialism, superstitions and prejudices — topics Rich believes are still prevalent today. “I can’t speak to what H.G. Wells was thinking when he was writing it, but a lot of it is more inwardly reflective,” Rich said. “The Martians coming down

experience, students develop a tight bond,” said Megan Grover, the assistant director and short-term study away program manager for PLU’s Wang Center for Global and Community Engaged Education. “So it’s a great way for first-year students to meet other students and to have kind of a bonded experience.” The first U.S. college to have concurrent classes on all seven continents, PLU has a proud history of students studying away. Almost 50 percent of the university’s graduating seniors have taken advantage

finding and delivering solutions – from active on-site intervention and benchmark research to the formulation of public policy. Currently, the Wang Center is hosting a film series about global health. This is the third in a series of symposia sponsored by the Wang Center and PLU. It follows “China: Bridges for a New Century” in 2003, and “Pathways to Peace: Norway’s Approach to Democracy and Development” in 2005. For more information contact wangcntr@plu.edu or call 253-535-7577. University

Buddhist to talk about it as well.” He spent part of his time doing research for his dissertation as a Fulbright Fellow at Taiwan National University. During that time he was also able to examine hundreds of digital copies of documents from that era. It had been the first time they were available digitally. Previously, he would have had to travel to each location they were kept. “There was just this massive explosion of resources,” Hammerstrom said. For whatever reason, he thinks not enough had been