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is one actually in Vail, Colo., that I’d love to be a part of because I love that town. Ultimately,  I’d eventually like to be a professor somewhere, but that would be later on in life. What do you plan on doing immediately after you graduate from PLU this spring? I’m applying for a program called YAGM, which is Young Adults In Global Mission. It’s through the Evangelical Lutheran Church. It’s a year of service abroad. I’m hoping to be accepted into the program based out of Hungary. It would be a

SURF 2019 At University of Pittsburgh Posted by: alemanem / November 7, 2018 November 7, 2018 The Department of Chemistry at the University of Pittsburgh is pleased to announce the 2019 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship program (SURF Pitt 2019).  Summer research opportunities are available for up to five female or minority undergraduate students majoring in chemistry who are expected to graduate in 2020.  Students selected for the program will receive a stipend of $378.40 per week for 10

Caltech WAVE Fellows Program Posted by: alemanem / October 27, 2020 October 27, 2020 Caltech is now accepting applications for our WAVE Fellows undergraduate research program. The WAVE Fellows program provides support for undergraduate students, who are underrepresented in STEM and intent on pursuing a Ph.D., to conduct a 10-week summer research project under the mentorship of Caltech faculty. Research opportunities in biology, neuroscience, chemistry, chemical engineering, engineering and

funds supplemental salary for the Mayer Chair, research and travel related to scholarship, enhanced library resources, student-faculty research fellowship opportunities, coordination of the annual Lemkin Student Essay Contest and the Lemkin Lecture (named for Raphael Lemkin, who coined the term “genocide”), as well as the annual Holocaust conference. At first glance, PLU might seem to be an unlikely place to be a center of Holocaust study and scholarship. But really, it embraces the Lutheran

this recognition.  Published by Oxford University Press, Wilkin and Hunter’s work is the first-ever edition of selected translations of Dupin’s massive project, developed from manuscript drafts. What’s the origin story of this book? At first, I had no intention of editing – much less translating – Dupin’s work. At first, I just wanted to write an article about Dupin with PLU French and Global Studies major Sonja Ruud ‘12, who had held a Kelmer-Roe Student-Faculty Research Fellowship with me. The

Renzhi Cao innovates in the classroom Posted by: Marcom Web Team / June 5, 2022 June 5, 2022 By Lisa Patterson ’98ResoLute ContributorIf 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 most rewarding is bringing his students alongside and sharing with them the value of hard work, hands-on learning

War I was fighting the second wave of the 1918 Influenza Pandemic that engulfed Camp Colt.  Responding to this medical crisis, Eisenhower’s extraordinary skills as a military manager matured.  Characteristically, he went all out to fight the flu virus, meeting the emergency with firmness and innovation. First, he did not meddle with the medical staff, but placed full confidence in his chief surgeon Lt. Colonel Thomas Scott of the Oklahoma National Guard.  Eisenhower authorized the doctors to

Washington University Ph.D. Program Posted by: nicolacs / September 13, 2021 September 13, 2021 The McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis is not only a partner in our Dual Degree Program – they also offer 11 doctoral programs that may interest students who have a strong motivation to contribute to STEM research. They frequently admit excellent applicants to their Ph.D. programs straight from an undergraduate program, depending upon their undergraduate degree. The

social threats. Cook says these motives, such as establishing social ties, gaining status, self-protection, and finding and retaining mates, were essential for human survival throughout evolutionary history and still drive social behavior today. For Cook, the award feels like a significant milestone marking the next step in his research career. “The Fulbright is a very prestigious award, and to be a recipient constitutes recognition of leadership and expertise in my field of research,” he said. “As a

Studies program at PLU, a venture that led to networking with local indigenous leaders. Hall even worked with her current Samish supervisor for her language studies, part of the curriculum in her individualized interdisciplinary major in Native American and indigenous studies. “I’m the first Samish member to get college credit for studying my own language,” Hall said. Her academic journey culminated in a passion for cultural revitalization. The seed that was planted with Hall’s initial research in