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TACOMA, WASH. (March 17, 2016)- Joshua Cushman ’08 stood in front of a crowd at the Wang Center Symposium last month and recalled his childhood in which nobody asked him about his future. The Tacoma native was the product of a broken home, plagued by…
. Instead, the hardships he endured were his instruction. “I was first educated in the adult world,” Cushman said, adding that domestic violence, drug abuse and gang violence were his teachers. “These experiences taught me that unless I worked as hard as I could to get out of where I was, I would only repeat what was being shown to me.” Determined to break the cycle, Cushman thus motivated himself to earn his diploma from Lincoln High School and pursue a degree in English from Pacific Lutheran
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While many of their classmates braved a chilly winter back in Parkland, three Lutes sat on a beach in Hawaii watching whales. No, it wasn’t vacation. It was research.
were staying under the water longer and then staying at the surface longer.” For pods with calves, this is a problem; calves can’t spend nearly as long under water as adult humpback whales. “We noticed after the boats were impacting, the whales were diving deeper and swimming out further to get away from the boats that were disrupting them,” Higgins said. “The calves were spending much longer than normal underwater and then coming to the surface to rest.” Higgins, a biology major and environmental
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Ann Auman, professor of biology and program director for the study away program in Namibia, is bringing a research component to her students’ semester away in spring 2017 thanks to Wang Center
funding. Auman, a microbiologist, is guiding her students in an experiment studying so-called “gut biology.” Students will swab stool samples (yes, science can be dirty work) and mail them to a lab for testing before and during their time in Namibia to compare how microbes in their bodies change, due to shifts in diet, environmental conditions and more. Microbes share a lot of information about human health, Auman says. Imbalances may be affected by diseases, such as diabetes. They also may affect a
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The PLU Department of Social Work program is preparation for generalist social work practice with individuals, families, households, groups, communities, and organizations.
PLU BSW Class of 2024! Congratulations to our 2024 Graduates PLU launches new Master of Social Work (MSW) degree You can open doors and be a voice for change as a social worker. Learn about the program Social work major and working mom Teranejah Lucas ’23 explores the politics and power of Black hair in her capstone More Confronting Mental Health: How the PLU community is demonstrating transformative care. Learn How! Congratulations, Dr. JoDee Keller, Claudia Miller, Chance LasDulce, and Rachel
Heidi Brocious, BSW Program ChairXavier Hall, Room 104 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003Anissa Rogers, MSW Program ChairXavier Hall, Room 144 12180 Park Ave S Tacoma, WA 98447-0003 -
Interested in the Field of Environmental Public Health? Posted by: alemanem / February 22, 2018 February 22, 2018 If you would like to investigate this field which protects the air we breathe, the food we eat, the water we drink and other environmental factors that may impact human health and well-being the 2018 WSEHA Student Scholarship application is now open. See the 2018 WSEHA Scholarship Flyer or visit https://www.wseha.org/student-scholarships for more information and to apply. March
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FT Medical Scribe Openings At Multicare Health System Posted by: alemanem / May 11, 2021 May 11, 2021 Looking for FT employment and experience in the medical field during your gap year? Current full-time medical scribe openings at Multicare Health System with multiple locations in: Tacoma Gig Harbor Auburn Puyallup Covington Olympia Federal Way The pay rate for FT scribes is $14.91 and includes health benefits and paid time off. For more information see the2021-Scribe-Job-Description and the
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Virtual Open House – Oregon Health and Science University Posted by: nicolacs / September 24, 2021 September 24, 2021 Oregon Health and Science University (OHSU) graduate students will develop a broad understanding across biomedical disciplines with strong foundations in quantitative literacy and critical thinking. This allows our students to identify important biomedical questions, design and execute experimental approaches, conduct data analysis and interpretation, and communicate rigorous
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Webinar On Careers In Worker Health and Safety NWCOHS Information Session Posted by: alemanem / October 8, 2021 October 8, 2021 The Northwest Center for Occupational Health and Safety (NWCOHS) at the University of Washington prepares graduate students for careers in worker health and safety through training programs, significant financial support and community-engaged research opportunities. The NWCOHS offers funded graduate training for MS and PhD degrees. They are hosting a webinar on careers
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Occupational Health for Animal Workers Education and Prevention (pdf) view download
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How the PLU community is addressing mental health Posted by: vcraker / February 23, 2022 February 23, 2022 By Veronica CrakerPLU Marketing and CommunicationsWalk across campus and you can see the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic everywhere. Masks on faces, signs reminding you to wash your hands, restrictions on classrooms and more. But the pandemic hasn’t just caused physical changes, but also unexpected mental challenges. And that is harder to identify and address.In the winter of 2021, a
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