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  • school because there was no need for her to attend anymore. It is not difficult to read about the challenges facing Indians today: a stagnant literacy rate, deficient infrastructure, environmental degradation, poor sanitation, malnourishment, repression of its women and a domineering caste system. It is a much more tangible reality when you are sitting and talking to one of the families where such challenges apply. I cannot fairly describe the humility I often felt talking with my neighbor’s daughter

  • will continue as a university priority for the immediate future. The transformed center will provide 88,500 square feet of classroom and research space for biology, chemistry, computer science, geosciences, physics and environmental studies. Among the projects planned for Rieke that were completed during the campaign was the Louis and Lydia Sheffels Biology Laboratory. It was made possible by the support of Carol (Sheffels ’58) Quigg, Jerry Sheffels ’54 and the entire Sheffels family. Carol Quigg

  • also work in Spanish.”Call, an affiliated faculty member with the NAIS program and Environmental Studies, has published more than 70 poem translations in U.S. literary journals and has a full-length collection of poem translations forthcoming, from the work of Mexican-Zapotec poet Irma Pineda. Expanding to another Latin-American country was a natural progression for her. “Colombia is just coming out of a long civil war and so it’s really interested in having foreign scholars come to the country as

  • permeation, photocatalyzed oxidation, and thermal degradation. Additionally, the contents of many popular metal halide perovskites contain lead and pose a considerable environmental risk in the case of industrial upscaling. This Account highlights recent strategies towards combating decomposition pathways for long-term stability, explores the feasibility of lead-free perovskites, and provides a discussion of manufacturing techniques that balance simple processing methods with high quality film production

  • studied away a total of four times.  In my study away programs I had classes ranging from politics to environmental studies, languages to archaeology.  The classes were all amazing and life changing, but what made the experience worthwhile were the skills I brought from PLU.  The professors have so much passion for their subjects and there is an abundance of course topics to choose from.  These classes showed me a new way to look at the rest of the world.  Anthropology taught me how to think

  • Loading... It’s FREE to apply to PLU When you're ready, we're here. Apply now and fulfill your potential! Get Started Related Programs: Chemistry Data Science Earth Science Environmental Studies Mathematics Physics Pre-Health Sciences Psychology PLU Biology plu.natsci There has never been a dull moment with this major. Whether it be in lecture or during a lab, I know I will gain knowledge and experiences that will only uplift my time at PLU. I will be honest, it can be tough at times, but I am

  • about these different cultural groups, I identify the different definitions of wilderness and examine the history of colonization in the United States through lenses of environmental and colonial criticism. 3:30-3:50pm - Bailey Williams¿Bruja o curandera?: Bless Me Última y la creación de una mejor representación literaria y fílmica de las brujas y curanderas / Witch or Faith Healer? Bless Me Última and the Creation of Better Literary and Film Representations of Witches and Faith Healers My

  • Four Semester Hours HIST 248 – Innovation, Ethics, and Society (S0), PHIL 248 – Innovation, Ethics, and Society (PH), or HIST 346 – History of Innovation and Technology (SO) 2) Innovation Principles Eight Semester Hours Economics principles (4 credits from the following): ECON 111: Principles of Microeconomics: Global and Environmental Design and Communication principles (4 credits from the following): COMA 215: Writing in Communication Careers 3) Elective Four Semester Hours COMA 361: Public

  • Aboriginal Education Research Centre at the University of Saskatchewan April 19 | 7:30 p.m. |   Scandinavian Cultural Center | More Information Kevin O’Brien, Chair of Environmental Studies with PLU faculty Troy Storfjell and Jen Smith. Take Back The Night April 21 | 5:00 p.m. | Red Square | More Information The PLU Center for Gender Equity’s annual ‘Take Back the Night’ march and rally, part of an international campaign to raise awareness about sexual assault. TEDxTacoma: Healthy Future April 22 | 7:00

  • people have migrated from China’s rural areas to the cities – the largest internal migration in history. China faces enormous long-term development challenges, including the need to invest more in public health, environmental protection, and education, as well as the need to secure adequate, reliable access to natural resources and energy. Much more than an economic powerhouse, it is also emerging as a political player with high potential to contribute to regional and global stability. The U.S. would